Graves Supérieures

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Graves Supérieures is a sweet white wine appellation within Bordeaux’s Graves region, known for botrytized wines made primarily from Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc grapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French wine appellation
sweet white wine appellation
associatedWith Botrytis cinerea
country France
fermentation still wine
fortified no
governingBody INAO
grapeVarietyUsed Muscadelle
Sauvignon Blanc
Sémillon
harvestMethod selective hand-picking
harvestTechnique tries (multiple passes)
knownFor botrytized wines
locatedIn Bordeaux wine region
Graves
marketPosition value alternative to Sauternes
partOf Graves AOC
primaryGrapeVariety Sémillon
regionClimate maritime
regulates grape varieties
harvest ripeness
minimum potential alcohol
yield limits
relativeTo less concentrated than Sauternes
secondaryGrapeVariety Sauvignon Blanc
servingTemperature 8–10 °C
soilType clay subsoils
gravel
sand
sparkling no
typicalAcidity medium to high
typicalAgingPotential medium-term
typicalAlcoholByVolumeRange 12–14% ABV
typicalAroma botrytis notes
citrus marmalade
dried apricot
honey
typicalFlavor candied citrus
sweet stone fruit
typicalFoodPairing blue cheese
foie gras
fruit desserts
typicalResidualSugarLevel medium to high
wineColor white
wineRegionType AOC
wineStyle sweet

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Graves hasSubregion Graves Supérieures