Sancerre

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Sancerre is a renowned French wine appellation in the Loire Valley, best known for its crisp, mineral-driven white wines.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée
wine appellation
alsoProduces red wines
rosé wines
bestKnownFor crisp white wines
mineral-driven white wines
climate cool continental climate
country France
exportMarket international
famousFor food-friendly wines
grapeColorForWhites white grapes
grapeVarietyForWhites Sauvignon Blanc
hasReputation benchmark region for Sauvignon Blanc
locatedIn Centre-Val de Loire NERFINISHED
Cher department
Loire Valley vineyards
surface form: "Loire Valley"
notableCharacteristic terroir-driven expression of Sauvignon Blanc
partOf Loire Valley vineyards
surface form: "Upper Loire wine district"
primaryGrapeVariety Sauvignon Blanc
recognizedAsAOC 1936
redWineGrapeVariety Pinot Noir
regulates minimum alcohol levels
permitted grape varieties
production methods
yield limits
roséWineGrapeVariety Pinot Noir
soilTypes clay-limestone
flint (silex)
limestone
typicalAromas citrus fruit
flint
gooseberry
green apple
wet stone
typicalFlavourProfile freshness
high acidity
minerality
typicalFoodPairing Crottin de Chavignol
goat cheese
light fish dishes
salads
seafood
shellfish
wineColor red
rosé
white
wineRegionOf Loire Valley vineyards
surface form: "Loire wine region"
wineStyle dry white wine

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: "Pouilly-Fumé"
Cher hasHistoricTown Sancerre
Cher hasWineRegion Sancerre
Centre-Val de Loire knownFor Sancerre
this entity surface form: "Sancerre wines"
this entity surface form: "Sancerre AOC"
this entity surface form: "Pouilly-Fumé AOC"
this entity surface form: "Loire Valley Sauvignon Blanc"
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Menetou-Salon similarTo Sancerre
this entity surface form: "Pouilly-Fumé"
this entity surface form: "Pouilly-Fumé"

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