white · Origin: Loire Valley, France

Sauvignon Blanc

The world's most aromatic white grape and the defining wine of New Zealand. Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc launched a thousand wine careers with its pungent passion fruit and cut-grass character. Loire Valley expressions (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) are drier and more mineral-driven. Bordeaux Blanc blends it with Sémillon for rich, age-worthy whites.

Flavor profile

Passion fruit, grapefruit, cut grass, gooseberry, lime, mineral

Structure

High acidity, low tannin, light-medium body

Ageability

Mostly drink young. Oak-aged Bordeaux Blanc: 5–15 years.

Best regions

MarlboroughSancerrePouilly-FuméPessac-Léognan

Food pairings

Goat's cheeseAsparagusShellfishHerb-crusted fish

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