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Wines like Jura Savagnin and Chardonnay
Jura whites made either topped-up and fresh, or deliberately oxidative — two opposite philosophies from one cellar. Below: what to try next, grouped by the direction you want to travel.
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What do you like about Jura Savagnin and Chardonnay?
Optional — the results below already work without it. But “I like Malbec” is at least four different preferences wearing one name, and saying which one you mean changes the answer substantially. Only qualities this wine actually has are offered.
What these words mean
- How fresh and crisp it is
- Acidity is what makes your mouth water and makes a wine feel refreshing rather than heavy. It is the single most useful thing to know about your own taste.
- How light it is
- A wine you can drink without it feeling like a commitment. Usually lower in alcohol as well as lighter in the mouth.
- That it is not too strong
- Alcohol you notice as warmth at the back of the throat. Some people find it a pleasant part of a big red and some find it tiring.
- The creamy, rounded texture
- A soft, almost dairy-like roundness. In white wine it usually comes from malolactic fermentation or from time on the lees, not from the grape.
- The savoury, meaty side
- Leather, olive, cured meat, dried herbs, tobacco. It is what people mean by calling a wine "serious" rather than "fruity", and it comes with age as well as with place.
- That it is properly dry
- No perceptible sugar at all. Almost all red wine is dry and a good deal of white wine is not, which is why this is a more useful thing to say about a white than about a red.
Looking for something keeping the savoury, non-fruity character, while moving away from too light or thin, too buttery or thick, too austere and too alcoholic or warming.
Based on what you said
Ranked against the qualities you named rather than against the wine as a whole. The directions below are refined the same way.
Bual
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
- Keeps the savoury, non-fruity character.
- Substantially less light or thin.
- About as buttery or thick as the wine you started from.
- Substantially less austere.
- Substantially less alcoholic or warming.
Sercial
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
- Keeps the savoury, non-fruity character.
- A little less light or thin.
- A little less buttery or thick.
- Substantially less austere.
- Substantially less alcoholic or warming.
Valais Petite Arvine
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
- Keeps the savoury, non-fruity character.
- A little less light or thin.
- A little less buttery or thick.
- Substantially less austere.
- Substantially less alcoholic or warming.
Savagnin
Both are made from savagnin, and they occupy similar territory for weight and structure, both come from the same country.
- Keeps the savoury, non-fruity character.
- Substantially less light or thin.
- About as buttery or thick as the wine you started from.
- About as austere as the wine you started from.
- Substantially less alcoholic or warming.
White Burgundy
Both are made from chardonnay, and both sit in the same style family.
- Keeps the savoury, non-fruity character.
- Substantially less light or thin.
- About as buttery or thick as the wine you started from.
- About as austere as the wine you started from.
- Substantially less alcoholic or warming.
Savennières
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure, and both sit in the same style family.
- Keeps the savoury, non-fruity character.
- Substantially less light or thin.
- About as buttery or thick as the wine you started from.
- About as austere as the wine you started from.
- Substantially less alcoholic or warming.
Petite Arvine
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
- Has noticeably less of the savoury, non-fruity character.
- A little less light or thin.
- A little less buttery or thick.
- Substantially less austere.
- Substantially less alcoholic or warming.
Friuli white
Both are made from chardonnay, and both sit in the same style family.
- Keeps the savoury, non-fruity character.
- Substantially less light or thin.
- About as buttery or thick as the wine you started from.
- About as austere as the wine you started from.
- Substantially less alcoholic or warming.
Closest overall
Nearest neighbours, no change of direction.
Closest matches
The nearest overall neighbours across structure and flavour, with no deliberate change of direction.
Bual
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and sweeter.
Sercial
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and drier.
Valais Petite Arvine
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and drier.
Savagnin
Both are made from savagnin, and they occupy similar territory for weight and structure, both come from the same country.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
Different grape, similar feel
Deliberately excludes the variety you already know, to find a genuinely new wine that fills the same role.
Bual
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and sweeter.
Sercial
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and drier.
Valais Petite Arvine
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and drier.
Savennières
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
Change the structure
Same idea, different weight, grip or freshness.
Similar but lighter
Keeps the character but reduces weight, alcohol and density in the mouth.
English still white
Both are made from chardonnay.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and lighter in alcohol.
Finger Lakes Riesling
Finger Lakes Riesling scores closest to Jura Savagnin and Chardonnay across WineHQ’s taste dimensions.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and lighter in alcohol.
Riesling
Riesling scores closest to Jura Savagnin and Chardonnay across WineHQ’s taste dimensions.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and lighter in alcohol.
Trebbiano Toscano
Trebbiano Toscano scores closest to Jura Savagnin and Chardonnay across WineHQ’s taste dimensions.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and lighter in alcohol.
Similar but lower in alcohol
Holds the character and the weight where it can, and moves specifically on strength. Note that below about 11% the choices narrow sharply, and below 5% they are mostly a different category rather than a lighter version of the same one.
Spätlese
Spätlese scores closest to Jura Savagnin and Chardonnay across WineHQ’s taste dimensions.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter in alcohol, and lighter.
Riesling
Riesling scores closest to Jura Savagnin and Chardonnay across WineHQ’s taste dimensions.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter in alcohol, and lighter.
Muscadet
Both come from the same country.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter in alcohol, and lighter.
Vinho Verde
Vinho Verde scores closest to Jura Savagnin and Chardonnay across WineHQ’s taste dimensions.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter in alcohol, and lighter.
Similar but fuller
Keeps the character but adds weight, concentration and mouthfeel.
Bual
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and sweeter.
Pedro Ximénez
Pedro Ximénez scores closest to Jura Savagnin and Chardonnay across WineHQ’s taste dimensions.
Expect: Expect it to be sweeter, and rounder and creamier in texture.
California Chardonnay
Both are made from chardonnay, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and rounder and creamier in texture.
Alsace Pinot Gris
Both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and rounder and creamier in texture.
Similar but less tannic
For readers who find firm reds drying. Reduces tannic grip while holding flavour and weight roughly steady.
Nothing in WineHQ's catalogue makes this move meaningfully from here. These are the closest wines otherwise, but do not expect them to deliver what you asked for — the honest answer is that this style does not have a good neighbour in that direction.
Bual
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and sweeter.
Sercial
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and drier.
Savagnin
Both are made from savagnin, and they occupy similar territory for weight and structure, both come from the same country.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
White Burgundy
Both are made from chardonnay, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
Similar but more structured
More tannic architecture, for food or for ageing.
Friuli white
Both are made from chardonnay, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
Kisi
Kisi scores closest to Jura Savagnin and Chardonnay across WineHQ’s taste dimensions.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
Malvasia
Malvasia scores closest to Jura Savagnin and Chardonnay across WineHQ’s taste dimensions.
Expect: Expect it to be more fruit-driven, and softer and rounder.
Albana
Albana scores closest to Jura Savagnin and Chardonnay across WineHQ’s taste dimensions.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and more fruit-driven.
Similar but fresher
Raises acidity and overall lift, usually by moving to a cooler-climate expression.
Nothing in WineHQ's catalogue makes this move meaningfully from here. These are the closest wines otherwise, but do not expect them to deliver what you asked for — the honest answer is that this style does not have a good neighbour in that direction.
Valais Petite Arvine
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and drier.
Savennières
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
Petite Arvine
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and more fruit-driven.
Alsace Riesling
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure, and both come from the same country.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and drier.
Similar but softer
Lowers acidity and sharpness in favour of a broader, gentler feel.
California Chardonnay
Both are made from chardonnay, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be softer and rounder, and rounder and creamier in texture.
White Burgundy
Both are made from chardonnay, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
Alsace Pinot Gris
Both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be softer and rounder, and rounder and creamier in texture.
Friuli white
Both are made from chardonnay, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and softer and rounder.
The sparkling version
Moves to a sparkling expression while holding the flavour and weight as close as possible.
English sparkling wine
Both are made from chardonnay, and they occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and lighter in alcohol.
Crémant
Both are made from chardonnay, and both come from the same country.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and lighter in alcohol.
Cava
Both are made from chardonnay.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and lighter in alcohol.
Champagne
Both are made from chardonnay, and both come from the same country.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and lighter in alcohol.
Similar but sweeter
Adds perceptible sweetness, which also softens acidity and chilli heat.
Madeira
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and rounder and creamier in texture.
Marsala
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be softer and rounder, and lighter.
White Port
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be softer and rounder, and lighter.
Bual
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be sweeter, and lighter.
Change the flavour
Same shape, different aromatic character.
Similar but less oaky
One of the commonest requests in wine. Strips oak influence while holding grape character and weight.
Bual
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and sweeter.
Sercial
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and drier.
Petite Arvine
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and more fruit-driven.
Alsace Riesling
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure, and both come from the same country.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and drier.
Similar but more oaky
Adds barrel character, toast and a creamier texture.
California Chardonnay
Both are made from chardonnay, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be rounder and creamier in texture, and softer and rounder.
White Burgundy
Both are made from chardonnay, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
Friuli white
Both are made from chardonnay, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
Australian Chardonnay
Both are made from chardonnay, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
Similar but more aromatic
More to smell before you taste — floral, fruity or spiced aromatics.
Alsace Riesling
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure, and both come from the same country.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and drier.
Gewürztraminer
Both come from the same country.
Expect: Expect it to be softer and rounder, and more fruit-driven.
Muscat of Alexandria
Muscat of Alexandria scores closest to Jura Savagnin and Chardonnay across WineHQ’s taste dimensions.
Expect: Expect it to be softer and rounder, and more fruit-driven.
Vin Jaune
Both are made from savagnin, and both come from the same country.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
Similar but more restrained
For readers who find intensely aromatic wines tiring over a whole glass. Keeps the structure, turns the volume down.
Sémillon
Both come from the same country.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and lighter in alcohol.
Palomino Fino
Palomino Fino scores closest to Jura Savagnin and Chardonnay across WineHQ’s taste dimensions.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and drier.
Silvaner
Silvaner scores closest to Jura Savagnin and Chardonnay across WineHQ’s taste dimensions.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and lighter in alcohol.
Franken Silvaner
Franken Silvaner scores closest to Jura Savagnin and Chardonnay across WineHQ’s taste dimensions.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and drier.
Similar but more floral
Pushes specifically towards rose, violet, blossom and elderflower character.
Alsace Riesling
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure, and both come from the same country.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and drier.
Alsace Pinot Gris
Both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be rounder and creamier in texture, and more fruit-driven.
Vouvray
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure, and both come from the same country.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and lighter in alcohol.
Gewürztraminer
Both come from the same country.
Expect: Expect it to be softer and rounder, and more fruit-driven.
Similar but more savoury
Moves away from primary fruit towards earth, herb, meat and umami character.
Vin Jaune
Both are made from savagnin, and both come from the same country.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and more savoury.
Santorini Assyrtiko
Santorini Assyrtiko scores closest to Jura Savagnin and Chardonnay across WineHQ’s taste dimensions.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and more savoury.
Sercial
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and drier.
Savennières
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
Similar but fruitier
More obvious, generous fruit flavour, usually from a warmer climate.
Bual
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and sweeter.
Petit Manseng
Both come from the same country.
Expect: Expect it to be fruitier, and more fruit-driven.
Alsace Riesling
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure, and both come from the same country.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and drier.
Petite Arvine
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and more fruit-driven.
Change the place
Keep the grape, move it somewhere else.
Same grape, somewhere else
Holds the variety constant and changes the place, which is often a bigger change than swapping the grape.
Friuli white
Both are made from chardonnay, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
Australian Chardonnay
Both are made from chardonnay, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
New Zealand Chardonnay
Both are made from chardonnay, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
California Chardonnay
Both are made from chardonnay, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be rounder and creamier in texture, and softer and rounder.
Same grape, cooler climate
Typically fresher, lighter and more herbal, with lower alcohol.
Nothing in WineHQ's catalogue makes this move meaningfully from here. These are the closest wines otherwise, but do not expect them to deliver what you asked for — the honest answer is that this style does not have a good neighbour in that direction.
English still white
Both are made from chardonnay.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and lighter in alcohol.
Chablis
Both are made from chardonnay, and both come from the same country.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and drier.
Savagnin
Both are made from savagnin, and they occupy similar territory for weight and structure, both come from the same country.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
Vin Jaune
Both are made from savagnin, and both come from the same country.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
Same grape, warmer climate
Typically riper, fuller and more generous in fruit, with higher alcohol.
Australian Chardonnay
Both are made from chardonnay, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
New Zealand Chardonnay
Both are made from chardonnay, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
California Chardonnay
Both are made from chardonnay, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be rounder and creamier in texture, and softer and rounder.
Chilean Chardonnay
Both are made from chardonnay, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
Change the mood
Safer, stranger, cheaper or more serious.
A safe next step
Well-known wines that are widely available and unlikely to surprise anyone.
White Burgundy
Both are made from chardonnay, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
Australian Chardonnay
Both are made from chardonnay, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
South African Chenin Blanc
Both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
Santorini Assyrtiko
Santorini Assyrtiko scores closest to Jura Savagnin and Chardonnay across WineHQ’s taste dimensions.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
Something more adventurous
Less familiar wines that occupy similar territory — the interesting end of the shelf.
Bual
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and sweeter.
Sercial
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and drier.
Valais Petite Arvine
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and drier.
Savagnin
Both are made from savagnin, and they occupy similar territory for weight and structure, both come from the same country.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
A better-value alternative
Wines that occupy similar sensory territory from regions carrying less price premium. WineHQ does not hold live prices, so this reasons from regional reputation and demand rather than from a price feed — treat it as a lead, not a quote.
Bual
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and sweeter.
Sercial
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and drier.
Valais Petite Arvine
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and drier.
Savagnin
Both are made from savagnin, and they occupy similar territory for weight and structure, both come from the same country.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
A step up
The benchmark expressions of the same territory, usually with more concentration, structure and ageing potential.
Santorini Assyrtiko
Santorini Assyrtiko scores closest to Jura Savagnin and Chardonnay across WineHQ’s taste dimensions.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
White Burgundy
Both are made from chardonnay, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
Australian Chardonnay
Both are made from chardonnay, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
South African Chenin Blanc
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be drier, and lighter.
Each suggestion is scored across sixteen taste dimensions, weighted so that structure matters more than flavour, and adjusted for whether the wine actually moves in the direction you asked for. Curated links from an editor carry extra weight — but only when the editor tagged them for this direction. Nothing here is a black box; see the taste model for the full method.