Chardonnay vs Sauvignon blanc
Chardonnay 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
- Full
- Body
- Light
- Very low
- Tannin
- Very low
- Medium
- Acidity
- Very high
- 13 to 14.5%
- Alcohol
- 12 to 13.5%
- 10 to 13 °C
- Serve at
- 7 to 10 °C
- Worldwide
- Regions
- South Africa, Chile, New Zealand, California
Only Chardonnay
Both pair with
No pairing in common.
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 Chardonnay and Sauvignon blanc pages.