Sémillon

E49304

Sémillon is a classic French white wine grape variety, especially known for its key role in the sweet wines of Sauternes and rich dry whites from Bordeaux.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Sémillon canonical 40
Semillon 17
Sémillon is the dominant variety 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf white grape variety
wine grape variety
acidity medium to low acidity
agingPotential good in high-quality dry wines
high in sweet botrytized wines
aroma citrus
honey
lanolin
stone fruit
toast with oak aging
body medium to full-bodied
color white
grapeSkin thin-skinned
majorCountryOfCultivation Australia
Chile
France
South Africa
United States
notableNewWorldRegion Barossa Valley
Hunter Valley
Napa Valley
notableRegion Bordeaux
Sauternes
oftenBlendedWith Muscadelle
Sauvignon blanc
linked to: Sauvignon Blanc
origin France
primaryRoleIn Barsac sweet wines
sweet wines of Sauternes
species Vitis vinifera
susceptibility high susceptibility to Botrytis cinerea
synonym Blanc doux
Chevrier
Colombier
Greenock
Hunter River Riesling
linked to: Riesling

Malaga
Wyndruif
typicalAlcoholLevel medium to high
usedFor botrytized dessert wine
dry white wine
sweet wine
usedInAppellation Barsac AOC
Graves AOC
linked to: Graves

Pessac-Léognan AOC
linked to: Pessac-Léognan

Sauternes AOC
linked to: Sauternes
viticulturalCharacteristic early to mid-season ripening
relatively high yields
wineStyleAssociation ageworthy sweet wines
rich dry white Bordeaux

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (58)

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

Bordeaux whiteGrapeVarietyUsed Sémillon
Margaret River knownFor Semillon
linked to: Sémillon
Hunter Valley grapeVarietyProduced Semillon
linked to: Sémillon
Graves grapeVarietyWhite Sémillon
Entre-Deux-Mers grapeVariety Sémillon
Sauternes grapeVarietyUsed Sémillon
Sauternes primaryGrape Sémillon
Barossa Valley grapeVariety Semillon
linked to: Sémillon
Clare Valley wine region grapeVariety Semillon
linked to: Sémillon
Blaye primaryWhiteGrapeVariety Sémillon
South West Australia wine zone grapeVarieties Semillon
linked to: Sémillon
Gaillac AOC grapeVarietyUsed Sémillon
Lovedale grapeVarietyProduced Semillon
linked to: Sémillon
Pokolbin grapeVariety Semillon
linked to: Sémillon
Livermore Valley AVA grapeVariety Semillon
linked to: Sémillon
Riverina wine region grapeVariety Semillon
linked to: Sémillon
McWilliam’s Wines (Hanwood near Griffith) grapeVarietyUsed Semillon
linked to: Sémillon
Bergerac grapeVarietyUsed Sémillon
Chevrier alternativeNameOf Sémillon
Chevrier refersTo Sémillon
Chevrier primaryGrapeVariety Sémillon
Léognan grapeVarietyUsed Sémillon
Barsac AOC primaryGrapeVariety Sémillon
Buzet grapeVariety Sémillon
Château d’Yquem grapeVariety Sémillon
Château d’Yquem grapeVarietyShare Sémillon is the dominant variety
linked to: Sémillon
Château Climens grapeVariety Sémillon
Pemberton wine region grapeVariety Semillon
linked to: Sémillon
Mount Benson wine region grapeVariety Semillon
linked to: Sémillon
Margaret River wine region grapeVariety Semillon
linked to: Sémillon
Malaga (grape) usedAsSynonymFor Sémillon
subject linked to: Malaga
Mudgee wine region knownFor Semillon
linked to: Sémillon