Sémillon

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white grape variety wine grape variety

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.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Semillon	5

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 of America ⓘ surface form: United States
notableNewWorldRegion	Barossa Valley ⓘ Hunter Valley ⓘ Napa Valley ⓘ
notableRegion	Bordeaux ⓘ Sauternes ⓘ
oftenBlendedWith	Muscadelle ⓘ Sauvignon Blanc ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ Riesling ⓘ surface form: Hunter River Riesling Malaga ⓘ Wyndruif ⓘ
typicalAlcoholLevel	medium to high ⓘ
usedFor	botrytized dessert wine ⓘ dry white wine ⓘ sweet wine ⓘ
usedInAppellation	Barsac AOC ⓘ Graves ⓘ surface form: Graves AOC Pessac-Léognan ⓘ surface form: Pessac-Léognan AOC Sauternes ⓘ surface form: Sauternes AOC
viticulturalCharacteristic	early to mid-season ripening ⓘ relatively high yields ⓘ
wineStyleAssociation	ageworthy sweet wines ⓘ rich dry white Bordeaux ⓘ