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Sauvignon Blanc

The noblest pure Sauvignon blanc wines undoubtedly come from the Loire

This characteristic grape variety produces aromatic white wines all over the world, also in Switzerland

It has become a highly appreciated global player, a real fashion phenomenon thanks to its dry, easy-drinking style with a refreshing liveliness. But certainly also because its particular character makes it very easily identifiable.

The first written mentions date back to around 1700 in Bordeaux but numerous clues suggest that it originally came from the Loire. It is there that, on the limestone soils of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé, it produces magnificent mineral wines, lively and racy with incomparable finesse. Research into wine genetics has demonstrated that it is related to Savagnin and that following a natural crossing with Cabernet Franc it gave Cabernet Sauvignon . Like many ancient grape varieties, it is known by various synonyms such as Blanc Fumé, or Surin. In California it is also marketed under the name Fumé blanc.

Sauvignon blanc is rather precocious and can bear high yields. This is why it is better to cultivate it on poor lands. Its small, tightly packed berries make it susceptible to rot. If harvested too early it will produce an acidic, green wine with Wooden boxwood aromas and in some cases even odors reminiscent of cat pee. On the other hand, when the grapes are fully ripe, the wine expresses notes of blackcurrant, elderflower, citrus and, depending on the terroir , flint.

They go perfectly with fish and seafood. However, this grape variety also plays an important role in Bordeaux, but in blend with Sémillon . These blends produce powerful, long-lasting dry wines like in Graves or exceptional sweet wines like the legendary Château d'Yquem.

In Italy the best Sauvignons Blancs come mainly from cooler northern wine regions such as Friuli or Upper Adige (South Tyrol). Let us also mention the New Zealand Sauvignons Blancs which, with their extreme exotic fruitiness, clearly stand out from the classic profile. Generally, dry wines made from Sauvignon Blanc should be drunk young.

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