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Sauvignon Blanc
white grape · also Fumé Blanc Marlborough; Sancerre / Pouilly-Fumé; Bordeaux (Pessac-Léognan, Entre-Deux-Mers) serve 6–9 °C ages 1–3 years
Sauvignon Blanc is a white grape: light-bodied, very high acidity, usually dry. 116 Sauvignon Blanc wines from £15.24. Typical aromas: gooseberry, passionfruit, grapefruit, cut grass, asparagus, elderflower.
Typical structure · knowledge base
dry
light
very high
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Is Sauvignon Blanc sweet or dry?
Usually dry.
What goes with it
goat cheese, asparagus, salads, white fish, sushi, Thai food, oysters, herbs. high acid and green notes match green vegetables and fresh dishes
Where it grows
Marlborough, New Zealand — pungent, tropical and herbaceous at once
Sancerre / Pouilly-Fumé, France — flinty, restrained, citrus, mineral
Bordeaux (Pessac-Léognan, Entre-Deux-Mers), France — blended with Sémillon; often oaked
Casablanca / Leyda, Chile — zesty, value
Constantia / Elgin, South Africa — between Loire and Marlborough
If you like Sauvignon Blanc
116 Sauvignon Blanc wines · ranked by critic score, then price · showing 30
sweetness · body on 1–5 · inferred