Cabernet Blanc vs Sauvignon blanc
Cabernet Blanc is fuller, Sauvignon blanc is more acidic.
Sweetness, body, tannin and acidity are our rating of a typical dry table wine from each grape.
vs
- Bone dry
- Sweetness
- Bone dry
- Medium
- Body
- Light
- Very low
- Tannin
- Very low
- High
- Acidity
- Very high
- 11.5 to 14%
- Alcohol
- 12 to 13.5%
- 8 to 11 °C
- Serve at
- 7 to 10 °C
- none listed
- Regions
- South Africa, Chile, New Zealand, California
Only Cabernet Blanc
No pairing of its own.
Both pair with
Only Sauvignon blanc
Sources
Style profiles, pairings and serving figures are our own assessment. Regions and origins: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0); see the Cabernet Blanc and Sauvignon blanc pages.