Premier Cru Supérieur (for Sauternes)
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Premier Cru Supérieur (for Sauternes) is the unique top rank in the Bordeaux classification reserved exclusively for Château d’Yquem, recognizing it as the highest-quality sweet white wine estate of Sauternes.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bordeaux wine classification
ⓘ
wine classification rank ⓘ |
| administeredWithin | Bordeaux wine classification system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Barsac
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sauternes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAppellation |
Barsac AOC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sauternes AOC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationBasis | reputation and market price in 1855 ⓘ |
| classificationCategory | Sauternes and Barsac sweet wines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationLevel | highest rank ⓘ |
| classificationScope | châteaux ⓘ |
| classificationSegment | Sauternes and Barsac section of the 1855 classification NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationType | quality hierarchy ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Napoleon III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| createdFor | Château d’Yquem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishes | Château d’Yquem from other Sauternes estates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exclusiveTo | Château d’Yquem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grapeVarietiesTypical |
Muscadelle
ⓘ
Sauvignon Blanc ⓘ Sémillon ⓘ |
| hasLowerRank |
Deuxième Cru Classé (Sauternes)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Premier Cru Classé (Sauternes) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | created for the Exposition Universelle de Paris 1855 ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 1855 ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | Superior First Growth ⓘ |
| notAppliedTo |
dry white Bordeaux wines
ⓘ
red Bordeaux wines ⓘ |
| numberOfEstatesInRank | 1 ⓘ |
| onlyEstateInRank | Château d’Yquem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 1855 Bordeaux Wine Official Classification ⓘ |
| purpose | to recognize the highest-quality Sauternes estate ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Bordeaux wine trade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French wine law ⓘ |
| region | Bordeaux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeRankAbove |
Deuxième Cru Classé (Sauternes)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Premier Cru Classé (Sauternes) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topRankOf | Sauternes classification NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wineCharacteristic | botrytized sweet white wine ⓘ |
| wineStyle | sweet white wine ⓘ |
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