Sauvignon blanc

Sauvignon blanc – white wine grape.
Loire, Bordeaux, Spain, New Zeeland, Australia, South Africa, Argentina, Chili, California.
Drifting aromas of gooseberries, asparagus, apple, buxwood, lychee.
High fresh acidity.
Sauvignon blanc grows best in moderate cool climates.
Famous in the Loire, where the spray drifting aromas are ‘tamed’ the most.
Sancerre, Pouilly-fumée and Menetou Salon

In Bordeaux as well, together with Sémillon and Muscadelle.
The figurehead of the wines from New Zeeland in Malborough (southern island), with its pebble stones: big rocks.
That’s where the Sauvignon blanc gets its powerful aromas of tropical fruit.
Best known producer in Malborough: Cloudy Bay.