Sémillon
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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.
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 ⓘ |
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