Premiers Crus (Sauternes and Barsac)

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Premiers Crus (Sauternes and Barsac) are the top-ranked sweet white wines from the Sauternes and Barsac appellations in Bordeaux, renowned for their exceptional quality and botrytized grapes.

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First Growth of Sauternes and Barsac 1

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instanceOf Bordeaux wine classification tier
sweet white wine category
agingPotential several decades
alsoKnownAs First Growths of Sauternes and Barsac NERFINISHED
appliesToRegion Barsac NERFINISHED
Sauternes NERFINISHED
causedBy Botrytis cinerea NERFINISHED
classificationLevel Premier Cru Classé
classificationYear 1855
climateInfluence Ciron river mists
commissionedBy Napoleon III NERFINISHED
commissionedFor Exposition Universelle de Paris 1855 NERFINISHED
grapeCondition botrytized grapes
grapeVarietyUsed Muscadelle
Sauvignon blanc NERFINISHED
Sémillon NERFINISHED
harvestMethod manual picking
higherRankThan Deuxièmes Crus (Sauternes and Barsac) NERFINISHED
includesEstate Château Climens NERFINISHED
Château Clos Haut-Peyraguey NERFINISHED
Château Coutet NERFINISHED
Château Guiraud NERFINISHED
Château La Tour Blanche NERFINISHED
Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey NERFINISHED
Château Rabaud-Promis NERFINISHED
Château Rieussec NERFINISHED
Château Sigalas Rabaud NERFINISHED
Château Suduiraut NERFINISHED
Château de Rayne Vigneau NERFINISHED
locatedIn Bordeaux NERFINISHED
France
Gironde department NERFINISHED
Graves wine district NERFINISHED
lowerRankThan Premier Cru Supérieur (Sauternes) NERFINISHED
marketReputation among the world’s greatest sweet wines
notableAromaDescriptors apricot GENERATED
botrytis spice GENERATED
candied citrus peel GENERATED
honey GENERATED
numberOfEstates 11
partOf 1855 Bordeaux Wine Official Classification NERFINISHED
regulates grape selection by multiple passes (tries)
typicalAlcoholByVolume 13–14% ABV
typicalFoodPairing blue cheese
foie gras
fruit-based desserts
typicalResidualSugar high
wineColor white
wineStyle sweet

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1855 Bordeaux classification includesCategory Premiers Crus (Sauternes and Barsac)
Château Suduiraut 1855Classification Premiers Crus (Sauternes and Barsac)
this entity surface form: First Growth of Sauternes and Barsac