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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Sauternes and Barsac canonical 1
Sauternes and Barsac area 1

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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
surface form: Garonne river
famousFor botrytized sweet white wines
foodPairing blue cheese
foie gras
grapeColor white
harvestMethod multiple selective pickings
labelingOption Sauternes
surface form: Sauternes AOC (for Barsac producers)
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
this entity surface form: Sauternes and Barsac area