Venica & Venica Ronco delle Mele Sauvignon

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In the glass

Aroma: elderflower, lime zest, white peach, fresh herbs, honeysuckle

Palate: grapefruit, white peach, lemon pith, saline finish

The estate's flagship single-vineyard Sauvignon from the Ronco delle Mele cru in Dolegna del Collio. Elderflower and lime zest aromatics over a saline finish, the textbook benchmark for serious Collio Sauvignon.

What it pairs with

• Goat cheese salad Elderflower aromatics handle the fresh chevre; high acidity scrubs the cheese fat.More wines for lamb →
• Asparagus with hollandaise Fresh herbs and grass aromatics echo the spring vegetable; saline pith handles the butter sauce.More wines for vegetables and salads →
• Pan-seared scallops White peach and lime aromatics lift the shellfish sweetness; medium body holds the pan jus.More wines for scallops →
• Sushi nigiri Saline finish complements the rice vinegar; lime zest aromatics lift delicate raw fish.More wines for sushi →

With cheese

Smoked ricotta (scuete fumade) Our pick Scuete fumade is a compact white whey cheese with a smoke note from juniper or beech. A dry Friulian Sauvignon with elderflower and high acidity lifts the mild paste, and its aromatic edge stands up to the smoke.

History

Venica & Venica's flagship Sauvignon from the Ronco delle Mele cru, a south-east-facing slope in Dolegna del Collio. The wine that established Collio Sauvignon as a serious-bottle category in Italy.

1. 1991First Ronco delle Mele Sauvignon vintage as a single-vineyard cru bottling

Facts

Producer

Venica & Venica · visiting guide

Grapes

Sauvignon (100%)

Classification

DOC Collio

Oak

Vinified in stainless steel with extended lees ageing; partial barrel maturation in older French oak

ABV

13.5%

Price

EUR 35 to 55 at retail

Drinking window

2-12 from vintage

First vintage

1991

Vegan

Yes (no animal-derived fining)

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