Semillón
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Semillón is a white wine grape variety known for producing rich, full-bodied wines and is widely used in both dry and sweet wine styles.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | wine grape variety ⓘ |
| agingPotential |
high in sweet styles
ⓘ
moderate to high in oak-aged dry styles ⓘ |
| body | medium to full ⓘ |
| canBeOakAged | true ⓘ |
| color | white ⓘ |
| cultivationClimate |
temperate
ⓘ
warm ⓘ |
| grapeSkin | thin-skinned ⓘ |
| importantRegion |
Argentina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barossa Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ California NERFINISHED ⓘ Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ Hunter Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ South Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStyle |
dry Hunter Valley Semillon
ⓘ
sweet Sauternes ⓘ |
| oftenBlendedWith |
Chardonnay
NERFINISHED
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Muscadelle NERFINISHED ⓘ Sauvignon Blanc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Barsac
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bordeaux NERFINISHED ⓘ Graves NERFINISHED ⓘ Sauternes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| respondsToBotrytis | true ⓘ |
| species | Vitis vinifera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| susceptibility | susceptible to noble rot ⓘ |
| synonym | Semillon ⓘ |
| typicalAcidity | low to medium ⓘ |
| typicalAlcohol | medium to high ⓘ |
| typicalAromas |
citrus
ⓘ
fig ⓘ honey ⓘ lanolin ⓘ stone fruit ⓘ |
| typicalFlavors |
apple
ⓘ
honeyed notes ⓘ lemon ⓘ lime ⓘ pear ⓘ toasted nuts ⓘ |
| typicalStyle |
full-bodied
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rich ⓘ |
| usedFor |
blended white wines
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botrytized dessert wines ⓘ dry white wines ⓘ fortified wines ⓘ late-harvest wines ⓘ sweet white wines ⓘ varietal white wines ⓘ white wine production ⓘ |
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