Sauvignon Blanc
White · Light · Dry
Citrus, cut grass, and a wire of acid. Marlborough makes it loudest; Sancerre makes it most refined. Either way, it cuts cleanly through goat cheese, herbs, and anything with shellfish.
Why it works with Smoked Trout Rillettes
Sauvignon Blanc's racing acid and lean body lift Smoked Trout Rillettes without competing — the textbook seafood-and-white-wine logic.