Amber in color, full bodied, sweet, medium alcohol, dried fruits, sweet spices (orange peel, orange marmalade, dried apricots, raisins, cinnamon, ryebread). With age, gain notes of nut, coffee, caramel, and honey Loire: Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé; cool climate, dry, high acidity, medium body, moderate or pronounced aromas, green fruit, herbaceous notes (gooseberry, grass, blackcurrant leaf, nettle), smokiness
Bordeaux: "Bordeaux Blanc" Pessac-Leognan and Graves; blended with Semillon (dominating), can sustain fruit character, allow complexity to develop. SB brings aromatic fruit, acidity.