sauvignon blanc

Question 1

What Primary Flavors are associated with Sauvignon Blanc?

Answer 1

Gooseberry

Honeydew

Grapefruit

White Peach

Passion Fruit

Question 2

What 3 regions are most often associated with producing excellent examples of Sauv Blanc & what is a basic flavor profile each?

Answer 2

Marlborough, New Zealand-vibrancy of fruit and razor-sharp acidity
Bordeaux, France-taste richer, with hints of honeysuckle and stone fruit.
Loire Valley, France-mineral driven, often with a slightly smoky nose

Question 3

When tasting Sauv Blanc, how would you describe the nose and palate?

Answer 3

On the nose, expect pungent, in-your-face aromas ranging from freshly cut grass, peas and asparagus, to tropical and ripe passion fruit, grapefruit, or even mango.
On the palate wines taste light bodied with racy acidity and moderate alcohol.

Question 4

A general pairing note for Sauvignon Blanc is to seek out what types of flavors? (hint 1 hyphenated word should point you in the right direction)

Answer 4

herb-driven! keep it light, turkey, chicken, pork, crab, lobster, soft flavorful cheeses.

Question 5

What other grape is Sauvignon Blanc related to and what is the correlation in flavors/aromatics?

Answer 5

the green aromatics found in cabernet sauvignon