Premium Aromatic White Wines Part 2 Sauvignon Blanc and Muscat
This show was published Friday, November 28, 2025
- Premium Aromatic White Wines Part 2 Sauvignon Blanc and Muscat
Overview
Chris explores two fascinating aromatic grapes. Muscat family and Sauvignon Blanc, highlighting their unique characteristics, styles and regional expressions.
Sauvignon Blanc is a high acid aromatic grape producing styles from fresh herbaceous to ripe tropical depending on region and winemaking. New Zealand Marlborough is the benchmark with passionfruit gooseberry and elderflower aromas. Cooler areas show green herbal notes while warmer sites give riper fruit. Winemaking focuses on preserving aromatics through cool fermentation and early bottling. Chile South Africa and coastal California produce fresh citrus driven styles while Australia and Spain often blend it with Semillon or Verdejo. In France the Loire offers mineral high acid wines and Bordeaux blends Sauvignon Blanc with Semillon in both fresh and oak aged styles
Muscat is a family of grapes including Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains Muscat of Alexandria and Muscat Ottonel. All are highly aromatic with floral grape like notes and lower acidity. In Alsace Muscat produces light floral wines and can be made in late harvest styles. In Tokaji it adds perfume to sweet blends. Moscato dAsti is lightly sparkling and sweet with low alcohol. Fortified Muscats range from fresh sweet wines in southern France to deeply aged oxidative styles in Australia and very sweet sun dried examples in Spain.
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