Sauvignon Potentilla

The name Potentilla comes from the Latin, combining potenza – power – and the diminutive form "illa", to create the meaning of great power in a small flower. The attribution of this virtue apparently depends on the fact that some types of this five-leaved plant have been used for the extraction of tannins for therapeutic purposes. In the language of flowers, potentilla symbolises maternal love, perhaps because the leaves enclose the flower when it rains. We decided we wanted to dedicate this wine to that flower which grows on our hillsides, to tell the story of a vineyard. The grapes used in Potentilla have a complex, persuasive character, like the warm summer evenings: they have an authentic story to tell about our hills.