Barsac AOC

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Barsac AOC is a renowned sweet white wine appellation in Bordeaux, France, celebrated for its botrytized dessert wines made primarily from Sémillon.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Barsac 13
Barsac AOC canonical 9
Barsac AOC wines 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée ⓘ
French wine appellation ⓘ
agingPotential very long-term aging ⓘ
authorizedGrapeVariety Muscadelle ⓘ
Sauvignon Blanc ⓘ
Sauvignon Gris ⓘ
Sémillon ⓘ
climate maritime ⓘ
country France ⓘ
fermentationVessel oak barrels ⓘ
foodPairingTradition served as dessert wine ⓘ
served with blue cheese ⓘ
served with foie gras ⓘ
grapeDominance Sémillon-dominant blends ⓘ
harvestMethod selective hand-picking of botrytized berries ⓘ
labelingRule producers may label wines as Barsac or Sauternes ⓘ
locatedIn Barsac commune ⓘ
linked to: Barsac AOC

Bordeaux wine region ⓘ
Gironde department ⓘ
Graves wine district ⓘ
linked to: Graves wine region

Sauternais subregion ⓘ
maturation extended barrel aging ⓘ
microclimateFeature autumn mists favoring botrytis ⓘ
notableFor elegant, lighter style compared to some Sauternes ⓘ
notableViticulturalFeature use of noble rot (Botrytis cinerea) ⓘ
primaryGrapeVariety Sémillon ⓘ
regulationType controlled yields ⓘ
hand harvesting in successive passes (tries) is customary ⓘ
minimum potential alcohol requirements ⓘ
regulatoryBody INAO ⓘ
relationToOtherAppellation lies within Sauternes AOC area ⓘ
riverInfluence Garonne River ⓘ
linked to: Garonne
soilType clay-limestone ⓘ
gravelly soils ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
typicalAcidity high acidity ⓘ
typicalAlcoholByVolume around 13–14% ABV ⓘ
typicalAromas apricot ⓘ
botrytis spice ⓘ
citrus peel ⓘ
honey ⓘ
tropical fruit ⓘ
typicalFlavourProfile rich and luscious yet fresh ⓘ
typicalResidualSugar high residual sugar ⓘ
wineClassification sweet Bordeaux white wine ⓘ
wineColor white ⓘ
wineStyle botrytized dessert wine ⓘ
sweet ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sémillon → usedInAppellation → Barsac AOC ⓘ
Sauternes → regionOverlap → Barsac AOC ⓘ
Cirón → flowsThrough → Barsac wine region ⓘ
linked to: Barsac AOC
Cirón → flowsThrough → Barsac ⓘ
linked to: Barsac AOC
Cirón → associatedWith → Barsac AOC ⓘ
Bordeaux wine region → hasSubregion → Barsac ⓘ
linked to: Barsac AOC
Cérons → similarTo → Barsac ⓘ
linked to: Barsac AOC
1855 Bordeaux classification → appliesToSubregion → Barsac ⓘ
linked to: Barsac AOC
Chevrier → usedInAppellations → Barsac ⓘ
linked to: Barsac AOC
Barsac AOC → locatedIn → Barsac commune ⓘ
linked to: Barsac AOC
Château Climens → subregion → Barsac ⓘ
linked to: Barsac AOC
Château Climens → appellation → Barsac AOC ⓘ
Château Climens → commune → Barsac ⓘ
linked to: Barsac AOC
Ciron River → associatedWith → Barsac AOC ⓘ
Ciron River → flowsNear → Barsac ⓘ
linked to: Barsac AOC
Semillón → primaryRegion → Barsac ⓘ
linked to: Barsac AOC
Deuxième Cru Classé → hasNotableSweetWineArea → Barsac ⓘ
linked to: Barsac AOC
Premier Cru Supérieur (for Sauternes) → appliesTo → Barsac ⓘ
linked to: Barsac AOC
Premiers Crus (Sauternes and Barsac) → appliesToRegion → Barsac ⓘ
linked to: Barsac AOC
Sauternais subregion → famousFor → Barsac AOC wines ⓘ
linked to: Barsac AOC
Sauternais subregion → containsCommune → Barsac ⓘ
linked to: Barsac AOC