Saumur AOC
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Saumur AOC is a French wine appellation in the Loire Valley known for its sparkling wines and still reds and whites, particularly those based on Cabernet Franc and Chenin Blanc.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saumur AOC canonical | 3 |
| Saumur wine region | 2 |
| Anjou-Saumur wine region | 1 |
| Saumur Brut AOC | 1 |
| Saumur wine | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5773711 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saumur AOC Context triple: [Anjou wine appellations, includesAppellation, Saumur AOC]
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A.
Saumur-Champigny AOC
Saumur-Champigny AOC is a renowned red wine appellation in France’s Loire Valley, celebrated for its Cabernet Franc–based wines that are typically elegant, aromatic, and fresh.
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B.
Coteaux de Saumur AOC
Coteaux de Saumur AOC is a French wine appellation in the Loire Valley known for its sweet, botrytized Chenin Blanc wines produced on limestone-rich slopes near Saumur.
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C.
Mâcon AOC
Mâcon AOC is a French wine appellation in the Mâconnais region of southern Burgundy, known primarily for its fresh, fruit-driven white wines made from Chardonnay.
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D.
Bourgueil AOC
Bourgueil AOC is a renowned French wine appellation in the Loire Valley, best known for its Cabernet Franc–based red wines that range from light and fruity to structured and age-worthy.
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E.
Chinon AOC
Chinon AOC is a renowned French wine appellation in the Loire Valley, best known for its Cabernet Franc–based red wines and distinctive terroir along the Vienne River.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saumur AOC Target entity description: Saumur AOC is a French wine appellation in the Loire Valley known for its sparkling wines and still reds and whites, particularly those based on Cabernet Franc and Chenin Blanc.
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A.
Saumur-Champigny AOC
Saumur-Champigny AOC is a renowned red wine appellation in France’s Loire Valley, celebrated for its Cabernet Franc–based wines that are typically elegant, aromatic, and fresh.
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B.
Coteaux de Saumur AOC
Coteaux de Saumur AOC is a French wine appellation in the Loire Valley known for its sweet, botrytized Chenin Blanc wines produced on limestone-rich slopes near Saumur.
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C.
Mâcon AOC
Mâcon AOC is a French wine appellation in the Mâconnais region of southern Burgundy, known primarily for its fresh, fruit-driven white wines made from Chardonnay.
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D.
Bourgueil AOC
Bourgueil AOC is a renowned French wine appellation in the Loire Valley, best known for its Cabernet Franc–based red wines that range from light and fruity to structured and age-worthy.
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E.
Chinon AOC
Chinon AOC is a renowned French wine appellation in the Loire Valley, best known for its Cabernet Franc–based red wines and distinctive terroir along the Vienne River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée
ⓘ
French wine appellation ⓘ |
| authorizedRedGrape |
Cabernet Franc
ⓘ
Cabernet Sauvignon ⓘ Pineau d’Aunis ⓘ |
| authorizedWhiteGrape |
Chardonnay
ⓘ
Chenin Blanc ⓘ Sauvignon Blanc ⓘ |
| climate | temperate oceanic-influenced climate ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| governingBody | INAO ⓘ |
| grapeCategory |
primarily Cabernet Franc for reds
ⓘ
primarily Chenin Blanc for whites ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Cabernet Franc-based red wines
ⓘ
Chenin Blanc-based white wines ⓘ sparkling wines made by traditional method ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Loire Valley wine region
ⓘ
linked to:
Loire wine region
Maine-et-Loire department ⓘ Pays de la Loire region ⓘ
linked to:
Pays de la Loire
|
| locatedNear | town of Saumur ⓘ |
| overlapsWith |
Coteaux de Saumur AOC
ⓘ
Saumur-Champigny AOC ⓘ |
| partOf |
Loire Valley AOC system
ⓘ
linked to:
Loire wine region
|
| primaryRedGrape | Cabernet Franc ⓘ |
| primaryWhiteGrape | Chenin Blanc ⓘ |
| productionType |
sparkling wine
ⓘ
still wine ⓘ |
| regionSpecialty | tuffeau limestone cellars for sparkling wine aging ⓘ |
| regulates |
grape varieties
ⓘ
minimum alcohol levels ⓘ viticultural practices ⓘ winemaking practices ⓘ yields ⓘ |
| riverInfluence |
Loire River
ⓘ
linked to:
Loire
|
| soilType |
clay-limestone
ⓘ
sandy soils ⓘ tuffeau limestone ⓘ |
| sparklingColor |
rosé
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| sparklingMethod | traditional method ⓘ |
| wineColor |
red
ⓘ
rosé ⓘ white ⓘ |
| wineRegionOf |
Loire Valley central section
ⓘ
linked to:
Loire wine region
|
| wineStyle |
sparkling wine
ⓘ
still red wine ⓘ still white wine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saumur AOC Description of subject: Saumur AOC is a French wine appellation in the Loire Valley known for its sparkling wines and still reds and whites, particularly those based on Cabernet Franc and Chenin Blanc.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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