white grape

Sauvignon Blanc

Cool climates give the signature herbaceous, zippy style; warm ones produce tropical fruit.

Known as: Sauvignon, Fumé Blanc

Sauvignon Blanc is the world's most refreshing white grape. From the Loire's steely Sancerre to New Zealand's explosively aromatic Marlborough, it delivers unmistakable notes of gooseberry, grass and citrus.

It is a perfect summer wine and a superb food companion - its racy acidity cutting through goat cheese, salads and seafood.

For the buyer, Sauvignon Blanc offers consistent quality and brilliant value, especially from the Southern Hemisphere.

Flavour & Aroma Profile

Aroma

grassgooseberrypassion fruitherbaceousflinty

Flavour

gooseberrypassion fruitcut grasslime zestgreen pepper

Food Pairing

· goat cheese
· asparagus
· oysters
· ceviche
· green salad

Notable Sauvignon Blanc Wines

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Curated top picks first, then other wines made from Sauvignon Blanc.

★ Top Pick

dessert

Château d'Yquem

Bordeaux · 2024 (representative vintage)

Château d'Yquem is an dessert wine from France, in the Bordeaux region (Southwest France, around the city of Bordeaux and the Garonne and Dordogne rivers.), made principally from Sémillon. The world's most legendary sweet wine — botrytised Sauternes from the premier cru supérieur of the appellation.

$350–$900 est. retail

★ Top Pick

white

Didier Dagueneau Silex

Loire Valley · 2024 (representative vintage)

Didier Dagueneau Silex is an white wine from France, in the Loire Valley region (Central and western France, along the Loire river from Sancerre in the east to Nantes at the Atlantic.), made principally from Sauvignon Blanc. The legendary flint-soil Sancerre that redefined high-end Sauvignon Blanc — smoky, precise, age-worthy.

$90–$160 est. retail

★ Top Pick

white

Vouvray Sauvignon Blanc Riserva

Loire Valley · 2024 (representative vintage)

Vouvray Sauvignon Blanc Riserva is an white wine from France, in the Loire Valley region (Central and western France, along the Loire river from Sancerre in the east to Nantes at the Atlantic.), made principally from Sauvignon Blanc. a reserve-tier Vouvray sauvignon blanc that represents the region's premium bottled expression.

$71–$135 est. retail

★ Top Pick

white

Lenswood Sauvignon Blanc Riserva

Adelaide Hills · 2024 (representative vintage)

Lenswood Sauvignon Blanc Riserva is an white wine from Australia, in the Adelaide Hills region (South Australia, just 15 minutes east of Adelaide, sprawling across the cool Mount Lofty Ranges.), made principally from Sauvignon Blanc. a reserve-tier Lenswood sauvignon blanc that represents the region's premium bottled expression.

$71–$135 est. retail

white

Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc

Marlborough · 2024 (representative vintage)

Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc is an white wine from New Zealand, in the Marlborough region (Northeastern corner of New Zealand's South Island, around the town of Blenheim.), made principally from Sauvignon Blanc. The wine that put Marlborough and New Zealand Sauvignon on the world stage in the 1980s.

$28–$40 est. retail

white

Bordeaux Sauvignon Blanc

Bordeaux · 2024 (representative vintage)

Bordeaux Sauvignon Blanc is an white wine from France, in the Bordeaux region (Southwest France, around the city of Bordeaux and the Garonne and Dordogne rivers.), made principally from Sauvignon Blanc. a house-style Bordeaux sauvignon blanc that showcases the grape in this region.

$12–$28 est. retail