WSET Chapter 10 Sauvignon Blanc

Question 1

Sauvignon is a _____ white grape variety

Answer 1

Aromatic

Question 2

What is the flavor profile of a Sauvignon Blanc

Answer 2

Green Fruit and Vegetable (gooseberry, elderflower, bell pepper and asparagus)

Question 3

Savuignon blanc needs a ____ climate and will tolerate a _____ one

Answer 3

Cool, moderate

Question 4

Most sauvignon blancs have oak/no oak

Answer 4

no oak

Question 5

Those aged in oak are from ____ regions and the oak adds (2 flavors)

Answer 5

moderate, vanilla/liquorice

Question 6

SB is _____ in body with ____ acidity and usually ____ in sweetness

Answer 6

medium, high, dry

Question 7

What sweet wine is made from SB

Answer 7

Sauterene

Question 8

What two areas in France grow premium SB

Answer 8

Loire Valley and Bordeaux

Question 9

A SB grown in Bordeaux is always blended with what grape

Answer 9

Semillon

Question 10

What does Semillon add to SB

Answer 10

The ability to age, as well as body

Question 11

What does SB add to Semillon

Answer 11

Aromatic fruit and acidity

Question 12

What are two Bordeaux white areas that produce blended SB that age well

Answer 12

Pessac-Leognan AC and Graves AC

Question 13

What flavors develop in premium white bordeauxs

Answer 13

Honey and toast

Question 14

What is a classic region for SB in New Zealand

Answer 14

Marlborough

Question 15

What is the IGP designation for SB from Loire

Answer 15

Val de Loire

Question 16

The best SB from Australia come from what region

Answer 16

Adelaide Hills

Question 17

What is SB labelled in Napa Valley

Answer 17

Fume Blanc

Question 18

What two villages in the Loire Valley are known for their SB

Answer 18

Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume

Question 19

Where in Chile is SB grown

Answer 19

Casablanca Valley

Question 20

What two regions in South Africa grow SB

Answer 20

Constantia and Elgin Valley

Question 21

What causes the constantia and Elgin valley climates to be cooler

Answer 21

Constantia: cooling air from the sea and Elgin: altitude

Question 22

SB made in Bordeaux is ____ acid, with ____ body and ______ aromas (name several)

Answer 22

med to high acidity, med to high body, (grass, gooseberry, nettle, black currant leaf)

Question 23

SB made in Loire Valley is ____ acid, with ____ body and ______ aromas (name several)

Answer 23

high acid, medium body, green fruit and herbs with a steely character

Question 24

SB made in Marlborough is ____ acid, with ____ body and ______ aromas (name several)

Answer 24

high acid, medium body, intense and pungent fruit/herbs (passion fruit, gooseberry, green pepper, black currant leaf). More intense than Loire valley

Question 25

Marlborough in New Zealand is a _____ climate

Answer 25

Cool

Question 26

What two types of styles of SB are seen in South Africa?

Answer 26

Like NZ which is pungent and fruit driven, or like Bordeaux where you can age it expect more herbaceous.

Question 27

What is the high volume AC in the Loire Valley for SB

Answer 27

Touraine AC

Question 28

A white bordeaux high volume from Bordeaux is called a

Answer 28

Bordeaux AC