Premiers Crus (Sauternes and Barsac)

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Premiers Crus (Sauternes and Barsac) are the top-ranked sweet white wines from the Sauternes and Barsac appellations in Bordeaux, renowned for their exceptional quality and botrytized grapes.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bordeaux wine classification tier ⓘ
sweet white wine category ⓘ
agingPotential several decades ⓘ
alsoKnownAs First Growths of Sauternes and Barsac ⓘ
appliesToRegion Barsac ⓘ
linked to: Barsac AOC

Sauternes ⓘ
causedBy Botrytis cinerea ⓘ
classificationLevel Premier Cru Classé ⓘ
classificationYear 1855 ⓘ
climateInfluence Ciron river mists ⓘ
commissionedBy Napoleon III ⓘ
commissionedFor Exposition Universelle de Paris 1855 ⓘ
grapeCondition botrytized grapes ⓘ
grapeVarietyUsed Muscadelle ⓘ
Sauvignon blanc ⓘ
linked to: Sauvignon Blanc

Sémillon ⓘ
harvestMethod manual picking ⓘ
higherRankThan Deuxièmes Crus (Sauternes and Barsac) ⓘ
includesEstate Château Climens ⓘ
Château Clos Haut-Peyraguey ⓘ
Château Coutet ⓘ
Château Guiraud ⓘ
Château La Tour Blanche ⓘ
Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey ⓘ
Château Rabaud-Promis ⓘ
Château Rieussec ⓘ
Château Sigalas Rabaud ⓘ
Château Suduiraut ⓘ
Château de Rayne Vigneau ⓘ
locatedIn Bordeaux ⓘ
France ⓘ
Gironde department ⓘ
Graves wine district ⓘ
linked to: Graves wine region
lowerRankThan Premier Cru Supérieur (Sauternes) ⓘ
marketReputation among the world’s greatest sweet wines ⓘ
notableAromaDescriptors apricot ⓘ
botrytis spice ⓘ
candied citrus peel ⓘ
honey ⓘ
numberOfEstates 11 ⓘ
partOf 1855 Bordeaux Wine Official Classification ⓘ
regulates grape selection by multiple passes (tries) ⓘ
typicalAlcoholByVolume 13–14% ABV ⓘ
typicalFoodPairing blue cheese ⓘ
foie gras ⓘ
fruit-based desserts ⓘ
typicalResidualSugar high ⓘ
wineColor white ⓘ
wineStyle sweet ⓘ

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

1855 Bordeaux classification → includesCategory → Premiers Crus (Sauternes and Barsac) ⓘ
Château Suduiraut → 1855Classification → First Growth of Sauternes and Barsac ⓘ
linked to: Premiers Crus (Sauternes and Barsac)
Premier Cru Supérieur (for Sauternes) → relativeRankAbove → Premier Cru Classé (Sauternes) ⓘ
linked to: Premiers Crus (Sauternes and Barsac)
Premiers Crus (Sauternes and Barsac) → alsoKnownAs → First Growths of Sauternes and Barsac ⓘ
linked to: Premiers Crus (Sauternes and Barsac)
Premier Cru Classé (First Growth) → hasCategory → Premier Cru Classé en 1855 (Sauternes and Barsac) ⓘ
linked to: Premiers Crus (Sauternes and Barsac)