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How to tell them apart in a blind tasting
The clearest separator between Pedro Ximenez and Sagrantino is tannin: Pedro Ximenez is Low while Sagrantino is High. Lead with that to resolve the blind call.
Step 02
Compare structure side by side, then resolve the close-call with the right separator.
Pedro Ximenez leans raisin-molasses concentration with dense sweetness and coffee tones; Sagrantino leans very firm tannic core with dark fruit and cocoa-spice depth.
Train this pair →The clearest separator between Pedro Ximenez and Sagrantino is tannin: Pedro Ximenez is Low while Sagrantino is High. Lead with that to resolve the blind call.
On the WSET ladder, Pedro Ximenez is Low and Sagrantino is High for tannin.
Pedro Ximenez is a sweet grape and Sagrantino is a red grape.