Sauternes and Barsac

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Sauternes and Barsac are renowned subregions of Bordeaux famous for producing some of the world’s most prestigious botrytized sweet white wines, primarily from Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc grapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French AOC ⓘ
French AOC ⓘ
wine appellation ⓘ
wine appellation ⓘ
agingPotential very long ⓘ
allowsProductionOf Barsac AOC wine ⓘ
Sauternes AOC wine ⓘ
causativeOrganism Botrytis cinerea ⓘ
classificationSystem 1855 Bordeaux classification ⓘ
climateInfluence Ciron river mists ⓘ
Garonne river ⓘ
linked to: Garonne
famousFor botrytized sweet white wines ⓘ
foodPairing blue cheese ⓘ
foie gras ⓘ
grapeColor white ⓘ
harvestMethod multiple selective pickings ⓘ
labelingOption Sauternes AOC (for Barsac producers) ⓘ
linked to: Sauternes
locatedIn Bordeaux wine region ⓘ
Graves subregion ⓘ
locatedInCountry France ⓘ
notableEstate Château Climens ⓘ
Château Coutet ⓘ
Château Doisy-Daëne ⓘ
Château Rieussec ⓘ
Château Suduiraut ⓘ
Château d’Yquem ⓘ
primaryGrapeVariety Sauvignon Blanc ⓘ
Sémillon ⓘ
regulates minimum potential alcohol ⓘ
sweetness level ⓘ
secondaryGrapeVariety Muscadelle ⓘ
soilType gravel ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
red sand over limestone ⓘ
sweetnessSource noble rot ⓘ
typicalAcidity high ⓘ
moderate ⓘ
typicalAlcoholLevel high ⓘ
typicalAromas apricot ⓘ
botrytis spice ⓘ
citrus ⓘ
honey ⓘ
marmalade ⓘ
stone fruit ⓘ
typicalServing dessert wine ⓘ
wineStyle sweet white wine ⓘ

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Bordeaux wine region → sweetWineArea → Sauternes and Barsac ⓘ
Château Climens → wineRegionType → Sauternes and Barsac area ⓘ
linked to: Sauternes and Barsac
Premier Cru Supérieur (for Sauternes) → classificationCategory → Sauternes and Barsac sweet wines ⓘ
linked to: Sauternes and Barsac
Premier Cru Supérieur (for Sauternes) → classificationSegment → Sauternes and Barsac section of the 1855 classification ⓘ
linked to: Sauternes and Barsac