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Characteristics of Sauvignon Blanc grape varieties
Sauvignon Blanc originates from the Bordeaux region of France and is suitable for mild climates, especially on calcareous soils. Mainly used to make fruity, early-ripening, easy-to-drink dry white wines. Sauvignon Blanc has a strong acidity and a very strong aroma, often with a grassy smell.
Morphological characteristics
Sauvignon Blanc has countless Chinese translations, but the name “Sauvignon Blanc” has the most Chinese charm and is also the most accepted by the Chinese public. The variety is native to Bordeaux, France, and is widely grown in France, California, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Chile. The wine brewed with it has a distinct personality, and the most abundant content is the aroma of black currant spores or boxwood.
If it is not ripe enough when harvested, the wines made from it will also have a grassy smell. It is worth mentioning that Sauvignon Blanc from the Loire region often has a flint flavor, while Sauvignon Blanc wines from warmer regions often have tropical fruit aromas such as pineapple.
Sauvignon Blanc, native to Bordeaux, France, has an active taste, light color, and a unique spicy, grassy aroma. Words to describe it include gooseberry, grass, bell pepper, smoky, lemon, green tea, grapefruit, also known as cat urine smell. It is the opposite of Chardonnay and is not easy to accept.
But the unique personality also makes people unforgettable once they fall in love. Just like JAMIE LEE CURTIS, the heroine of the movie “True Lies” who has an excellent body and a slightly male face. It is mostly used to make dry white wines that are light or moderate and suitable for drinking at a young age, or blended with Semillon to make noble rot white wines.
In recent years, New Zealand’s Sauvignon Blanc has also emerged, its fruity fragrance is like perfume, very fragrant, and the older Sauvignon Blanc is much fatter, so a bottle of French Sauvignon Blanc and a bottle of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc In contrast, it is easy to know from the sense of smell which one is French Sauvignon Blanc and which one is not.
The average consumer of these aromatic New Zealand wines will prefer, while the true drinker will prefer the more traditional French Sauvignon Blanc. In other regions, Sauvignon Blanc is generally not aged in oak barrels, but in California, Sauvignon Blanc is grown in oak barrels. This Sauvignon Blanc is called Fume Blanc and rarely uses the name Sauvignon Blanc.
Sauvignon Blanc is an aromatic white grape that produces wines that often display powerful aromas of green fruits and plants (cassis buds, elderflower, green bell peppers, asparagus), high acidity, in order to be able to express its Botanical aroma characteristics, Sauvignon Blanc needs to be grown in cold climates. Although it can tolerate temperate climates, it lacks rich, spicy and complex plant aromas compared to wines from cold regions.
Most Sauvignon Blancs do not have oak aromas, this is to achieve a refreshing fruity style, there are some temperate Sauvignon Blancs that are usually matured in oak barrels, which add some toasty and spice to the wine (vanilla, licorice) ) aroma, most Sauvignon Blancs do not improve with age, and although they can be aged, it loses its attractive freshness and becomes stale.
The high acidity of Sauvignon Blanc is also suitable for making sweet wines, especially in the Sauternes region, to balance the sweetness of Semillons.
Main value
Sauvignon Blanc, English name Sauvignon Blanc, also known as Sauvignon Blanc, is a kind of wine grape. White grape varieties, mostly used to make dry white wines that are light or moderate and suitable for drinking at a young age, or mixed with Semillon to make sweet wines of noble rot. It is mostly used to make dry white wines that are light or moderate and suitable for drinking at a young age, or blended with Semillon to make noble rot white wines.
