Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains vs Pedro Ximénez
Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
An intensely aromatic white grape that smells and tastes of fresh grapes, made dry in Alsace and sweet and fortified in the Rhône.
- Fresh grape
- Orange blossom
- Intensely aromatic
Recognize it
Fresh grape, orange blossom, and rose make the aroma unusually direct and grapey. Sweetness can range from dry to very sweet.
Pedro Ximénez
An Andalusian white grape best known for intensely sweet wines made from sun-dried grapes, with raisin and dried fig as classic markers.
- Raisin
- Low acidity
- Syrupy
Recognize it
Very sweet, dark, and syrupy with low acidity. Raisin, fig, and molasses dominate. It is typically sweeter and more viscous than Sauternes.
How they compare
- SimilarBoth can make intensely sweet wines.
- DifferenceMuscat is highly aromatic and grapey, while Pedro Ximénez is darker, more viscous and dominated by dried-fruit flavors in its classic sweet style.