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‖ Sauvignon|soviɲɔ̃| [Fr.] a. A white grape of France; the white wine made from this grape. Also attrib. or as adj.
1846C. Cocks Bordeaux ii. 142 The following are the names of the most esteemed white wines. 1. The Sauvignon, of a yellowish or greyish brown-spotted wood. 1875H. Vizetelly Wines of World 18 The fine white wines of the Gironde are produced from the Sauvignon and Semillon grapes, the former of which yields a limpid, perfumed, delicate-flavoured, amber-coloured, heady wine. 1888Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 604/2 The principal vines used in the Médoc are..for white wines, the Semillon, the Sauvignon, and the Muscatelle. 1908E. & A. Vizetelly Wines of France 82 Sauternes and the better Graves..are chiefly the produce of the Sauvignon and Semillon grapes. 1935Schoonmaker & Marvel Compl. Wine Bk. v. 142 Corvo, a..dry white wine, made.. out of two native Sicilian grapes blended with the famous Sauvignon grape of Sauternes. 1959W. James Word-bk. Wine 168 Sauvignon, one of the three white grape varieties used in Sauternes and grown to a limited extent in South Africa, Australia, and California for high-quality white wines. 1969V. Rose Loire 30 Pouilly-Fumé..is made from the Sauvignon grape. 1973Times 30 June 11/4 Wines made solely from the Sauvignon Blanc grape..are now to be found in many of the French wine regions. Ibid. 11/5 Many merchants list Sauvignons. 1976Times 6 Mar. 13/5 A classic Sauvignon..comes from Haut Poitou..with the steely flavour of this great great..wine of astonishing quality. b. Short for Cabernet-Sauvignon, a black grape of France; also the red wine made from this grape.
1846C. Cocks Bordeaux ii. 140 The Carmenère, or grosse Vidure, called also grand Carmenet, Carbonet, or Sauvignon, has..grapes..of a bright colour. 1895Army & Navy Co-op. Soc. Price List 166 ‘Imperial’, from finest Sauvignon grapes. 1907Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 97/3 Sauvignon..(Burgoyne) 16/0. 1917Harrods Gen. Catal. 1289/2 Sauvignon, full bodied..1/11. 1952A. Lichine Wines of France 46 The wine..comes from a vineyard planted two-thirds in Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon... No white wine is made. |