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1971 Sauvignon Blanc

SAUVIGNON BLANC 1971

This wine has a golden-yellow colour with a greenish tint. The aroma is intense, varietal and reminiscent of gooseberries, dried herbs, hay and hops. The taste is quite full, with residual sugar and a vibrant but mature acidity. Sensations of spices, dried fruits, gooseberries and smoke are interwoven with each other. The spicy aftertaste is medium-long and notes from the taste are continued, supplemented with a hint of caramel and slight tannins.

Colour: A golden-yellow colour with a greenish hue.
Aroma: A medium-intense aroma, mature, varietal, gooseberries, dried herbs, hay, with dried fruits and smoke in the background.
Flavour: A medium-full flavour, lively but mature acidity, with residual sugar, spices, dried fruits, caramel and tastes slightly spicy.
Life expectancy: 20-25 years € 108,95
Price ex. taxes

What happened in 1971?

The most notable wine variety of 1971 was undoubtedly the White Burgundy. Autumn proved to be ideal for the largest and finest late harvest of White Burgundy ever. In 1976, in Ljubljana, this wine was rewarded the title of ‘The Champion’ at the oldest and the largest wine competition. Often referred to as ‘the liquid candy’, the ’71 Sauvignon Blanc is a wine one simply should taste!

Apart from the Sauvignon Blanc, the vintage of 1971 is actually the finest vintage of the cellar’s first decade. It was a year in which every variety was of supreme quality and, as a result of subsequent decades of maturing in the bottles, developed tertiary aromas. Today, it constitutes the largest variety of wine stored in our vintage cellar.

Who were the winemakers in 1971?

Matija Kociper

After graduating, Matija’s initial involvement at the company was as a technician. He was responsible for managing the 600 hectares of vineyards, a very difficult and time-consuming task. Once the new cellar opened in 1967, he was entrusted with running it and overseeing the winemaking technology. To this day, he is an exceptional wine taster and assessor. Over the years, he has devoted his immense knowledge and experience to making quality wines. To this day, his energy and enthusiasm still inspire his winemaking colleagues.

Lidija Ruška

Professor Veselič, the architect of the newly-built wine cellar in Ormož, invited Lidija to join the company as a highly educated staff member from the field of food technology. With constantly higher requirements regarding the quality of wine, there was a need not only for knowledge of winemaking, but also for knowledge of biochemical structure and the processes of maturing the wine. Working with Matija, Lidija was a remarkable wine assessor who participated in various assessment committees at home and abroad. She also held lectures for sommeliers and educated numerous wine-growers and wine-makers.

Specifications

Location celler	box 187/213/214/215/216
Product code	90ZHA07A1971
Bottle volume	0.7
Type of bottle	Renana Standard
Type of cork	KS
Alcohol (% vol)	11.39
Residual sugar g/L	19.6
Total acidity g/L	7.57
pH	3.22
SO2 free/total (mg/L)	15/177