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SKU 967124
$34.77/bottle
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The golden-colored Sauvignon Blanc 2020 Haloze Colles is based on a Slovenian massal selection from 120-year-old vines whose fruits have ripe seeds even if the color is still greenish. Michael Gross admits he picked the grapes too late in his first years, when the color was turned to yellow, but he switched to an earlier harvest in 2017. “A Sauvignon of that color would be at 75 °Oechsle at home in Styria,” he says. However, today the wine needs two years to get its initial tenseness into balance. It comes from a parcel inside the Gorca, a site that is too large for a single-vineyard designation in the eyes of the Slovenska Velika Lega (SVL).
The green skinned grapes of the Sauvignon Blanc varietal had their origins in Southern France, where they are still widely grown and used for many of the excellent young and aged white wines the region is famous for. Today, however, they are grown in almost every wine producing country in the world, and are widely revered for their fresh and grassy flavors, full of tropical notes and refreshing, zesty character. Sauvignon Blanc grapes thrive best in moderate climates, and ripen relatively early in the year. This has made them a favorite for many wineries in the New World, where they can still produce healthy and high yields in the earlier part of the summer before the temperatures become too hot. Too much heat has a massively adverse effect on Sauvignon Blanc, as the grapes become dull in their flavor, and the wine produced from them loses all its unique character and high points. As such, Sauvignon Blanc farmers have had a lot of trouble from global warming and climate change, as they are being forced to harvest their crops increasingly earlier in the year when it is cool enough to do so.
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Slovenia
WA92pts
Wine Advocate
The golden-colored Sauvignon Blanc 2020 Haloze Colles is based on a Slovenian massal selection from 120-year-old vines whose fruits have ripe seeds even if the color is still greenish. Michael Gross admits he picked the grapes too late in his first years, when the color was turned to yellow, but he switched to an earlier harvest in 2017. "A Sauvignon of that color would be at 75 °Oechsle at home in Styria," he says. However, today the wine needs two years to get its initial tenseness into balance. It comes from a parcel inside the Gorca, a site that is too large for a single-vineyard designation in the eyes of the Slovenska Velika Lega (SVL).
Winery Notes
This viticultural area was once known as “Kollos.” The name goes back to the Imperial period and was derived from “Colles”, a hilly wine land. The young sauvignon blanc vines planted here were given ideal conditions to take root in the hard subsoil of the terraced vineyards. After a significant skin maceration, spontaneous fermentation and malo take place in big oak (2600L) barrels, where the wine remains on the gross lees for 12 months, with an additional elevage in stainless steel.
