SAUVIGNON FRIULI GRAVE DOC 2017 HISTORY WINEMAKING I Magredi was founded in 1968 by Otello The grapes are destemmed and pressed. The Tombacco as a fruit farm with cultivation of juice is left to rest in cold state before fer- fruit trees and vineyards; in the late 80’s Mi- mentation. Aging in steel containers. chelangelo Tombacco, Otello’s son, chooses to cultivate only vineyards and to build the VINTAGE winery. The company symbol is the circular The unusually warm weather of July and vineyard with the rows of vines arranged like August didn’t negatively affect the harvest: rays, it calls to mind the symbol of the com- thanks to vineyards practices like the con- pany and heart planet. trolled defoliation we managed to protect the grapes and respect our quality standards. REGION Friuli Grave, Italy TASTING NOTES The wine is straw yellow with greenish high- VARIETAL lights. At the nose is extremely elegant and 100% Sauvignon complex with peach, tropical fruit, passion fruit and grapefruit aromas. VINEYARDS The vineyards are in the heart of Grave del TECHNICAL INFORMATION Friuli and the name “I Magredi” describes pH: 3.36 the typical soils of this area: soils of alluvial Total Acidity: 6.2 origin with pebbly materials (gravel) carried Residual Sugar: 3.5g/l downstream from the Pre-Alps by the flood- Alcohol: 12.5% ing of Cellina and Meduna rivers in the previ- ous centuries. The soil is very permeable; the water and the nutritional elements go down and allow the vine’s root to penetrate to deep levels. The vineyards were planted in 1989 and 2008 with Sylvoz, Casarsa and Guyot training methods. WINEMAKER Roberto Lavina 48 Harbor Park Drive , Suite D . Port Washington, New York . 11050 . (516) 918.6239.