Sauvignon Blanc is an aromatic white grape variety of French origin that is grown in wine regions around the world.
Sauvignon Blanc has distinctly green aromatics which can range from green bell pepper via freshly cut grass and boxwood to tomato leaf and pea shoot. These notions are often accompanied by vivid fruit notes of citrus, peach and passion fruit and underlined by fresh acidity. When aged in oak, some of the headiness is lost but a creamy texture is gained, which is sometimes augmented by blending with Sémillon. Young Sauvignon Blanc lives off its aromatics but mature wines shine with freshness and texture.
Sauvignon Blanc’s exact origins are unclear but since it is an ancient natural crossing of Savagnin and another, unknown variety, it is thought to have originated somewhere in central France.
Sauvignon Blanc is grown around the globe. It is widely planted in France, but it most readily associated with the wines of the Loire Valley in famous appellations like Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé. In the Bordeaux region it shines, usually blended with Sémillon, in the appellation of Péssac-Leognan. Its acidity is also prized in the sweet wines of Sauternes and Barsac. While there are pockets of Sauvignon Blanc in various European regions, the most famous region for Sauvignon Blanc, which gave the world a whole new appreciation of this grape variety, is Marlborough on New Zealand’s South Island. In fact, Sauvignon Blanc is New Zealand’s most widely planted grape by far. Sauvignon Blanc is also grown in California, South Africa, and Chile.
Sauvignon Blanc is the parent of Cabernet Sauvignon, the other parent is Cabernet France.
- Vacheron, Sancerre, France
- Jolivet, Sancerre, France
- Dagueneau et Filles, Pouilly-Fumé, France
- Cloudy Bay, Marlborough, New Zealand
- Clos Henri, Marlborough, New Zealand
- Viña Leyda, Chile
- Tement, Steiermark, Austria
This grape variety is also known by the name of:
Adelfränkisch, Beyaz Sauvignon, Bordeaux bianco, Blanc Fumé, Douce blanche, Fie, Gentin, Feher Sauvignon, Feigentraube, Genetin, Gennetin, Fumé, Fumé Blanc, Fumé surin, Champagne, Gros Sauvignon, Libournais, Painechon, Piccabon, Melkii sotern, Pissotta, Muskatani Sivanec, Pellegrina, Sampelgrina, Muskatni Silvanec, Muskatsilvaner, Muskat-Sylvaner, Picabon, Sarvonien, Sauginon Verde, Muskatni Silvanac, Quinechon, Pinot Mestny Bely, Sciampagna, Punechon, Punechou, Sauvignon fumé, Savagnou, Petit Sauvignon, Sauvignon bijeli, Sauvignon Bianco, Sauvignon Blanco, Puinechou, Muskat Sylvaner, Savignon, Sauvignon Jaune, Sauvignon jeune, Uva Pergolina, Spergolina, Sovinjon biheli:Sovinon, Servanien, Sauvignon White, Sovinak, Sovinjon, Sauvignon gros, Zoeld Ortlibi, Südtiroler Sauvignon, Sauvignon petit, Surin, Servonien, Rouchelin, Servoyen, Souternes, Sovinjon beli, Weißer Sauvignon
