Barsac AOC

E257068

Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée French wine appellation

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

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Barsac	7
Barsac AOC canonical	5
Barsac commune	1
Barsac wine region	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2237028 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Barsac AOC
Context triple: [Sémillon, usedInAppellation, Barsac AOC]

A. Sauternes
Sauternes is a renowned sweet white wine appellation in southwestern France, famous for its botrytized wines made primarily from Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc grapes.
B. Marcillac AOC
Marcillac AOC is a small French wine appellation in southwestern France known for its distinctive, rustic red wines predominantly made from the Fer Servadou (Mansois) grape.
C. Banyuls AOC
Banyuls AOC is a renowned French appellation in southern Occitanie known for its sweet, fortified wines made primarily from Grenache grapes grown on steep Mediterranean coastal vineyards.
D. Faugères AOC
Faugères AOC is a French appellation in southern Languedoc known for its schist-based vineyards producing robust, aromatic red and rosé wines.
E. Pomerol
Pomerol is a prestigious wine-producing appellation in Bordeaux, France, renowned for its rich, Merlot-dominant red wines.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

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

A. Sauternes
Sauternes is a renowned sweet white wine appellation in southwestern France, famous for its botrytized wines made primarily from Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc grapes.
B. Marcillac AOC
Marcillac AOC is a small French wine appellation in southwestern France known for its distinctive, rustic red wines predominantly made from the Fer Servadou (Mansois) grape.
C. Banyuls AOC
Banyuls AOC is a renowned French appellation in southern Occitanie known for its sweet, fortified wines made primarily from Grenache grapes grown on steep Mediterranean coastal vineyards.
D. Faugères AOC
Faugères AOC is a French appellation in southern Languedoc known for its schist-based vineyards producing robust, aromatic red and rosé wines.
E. Pomerol
Pomerol is a prestigious wine-producing appellation in Bordeaux, France, renowned for its rich, Merlot-dominant red wines.
F. None of above. chosen

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 AOC self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Barsac commune Bordeaux wine region ⓘ Gironde department ⓘ Graves wine region ⓘ surface form: Graves wine district 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 ⓘ surface form: Garonne River
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 (14)

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 AOC ⓘ

this entity surface form: Barsac wine region

Cirón → flowsThrough → Barsac AOC ⓘ