Ideal acidity of a finished wine
The starting juice is about 25% more acidic.
Red wines | Acidity |
---|---|
Dry red 11-13 % vol | (4-)5-6(-7) |
Bordeaux | 4-6 |
Burgundy | 5.5-6.1 |
Rhône | 5-5.5 |
Languedoc | 4.7-5.5 |
Dry red 9-10 % vol | 5-7 |
Moelleux red | 6-8 |
Banyuls | 6.3 |
White wines | Acidity |
Dry white 9-10 % vol | (5-)6-7(-8) |
Dry white 11-13 % vol | (4.5-)5-7(-8) |
Loire | 4.6-7 |
Alsace | 4.5-6.9 |
Graves | 4.7-6 |
Bourgogne | 5.5-7 |
Bordeaux | 4.4-6 |
Moelleux 13-15 % vol | (5-)7-8(-9) |
Monbazillac | 5.2 |
Coteaux du Layon | 7.0 |
Sparkling | (7-)8(-9) depending on the sugar concentration |