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.
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Target entity: Premier Cru Supérieur (for Sauternes) Context triple: [1855 Bordeaux classification, includesCategory, Premier Cru Supérieur (for Sauternes)]
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Premier Cru
Premier Cru is a high-quality vineyard classification in Burgundy wines, ranking just below Grand Cru in prestige.
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Premier Grand Cru Classé A
Premier Grand Cru Classé A is the highest and most prestigious tier of the Saint-Émilion wine classification, reserved for the appellation’s top châteaux.
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Grand Cru
Grand Cru is the highest quality classification for vineyards and wines in Burgundy, France, denoting exceptional terroir and prestige.
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Bordeaux Supérieur AOC
Bordeaux Supérieur AOC is a French wine appellation within the Bordeaux region known for red and white wines that typically offer higher minimum alcohol levels and stricter production standards than basic Bordeaux AOC wines.
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Saint-Émilion classification
The Saint-Émilion classification is an official, periodically revised ranking system that categorizes the quality and prestige of wines from the Saint-Émilion appellation in Bordeaux, France.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Premier Cru Supérieur (for Sauternes) Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Premier Cru
Premier Cru is a high-quality vineyard classification in Burgundy wines, ranking just below Grand Cru in prestige.
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B.
Premier Grand Cru Classé A
Premier Grand Cru Classé A is the highest and most prestigious tier of the Saint-Émilion wine classification, reserved for the appellation’s top châteaux.
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Grand Cru
Grand Cru is the highest quality classification for vineyards and wines in Burgundy, France, denoting exceptional terroir and prestige.
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Bordeaux Supérieur AOC
Bordeaux Supérieur AOC is a French wine appellation within the Bordeaux region known for red and white wines that typically offer higher minimum alcohol levels and stricter production standards than basic Bordeaux AOC wines.
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Saint-Émilion classification
The Saint-Émilion classification is an official, periodically revised ranking system that categorizes the quality and prestige of wines from the Saint-Émilion appellation in Bordeaux, France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bordeaux wine classification
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wine classification rank ⓘ |
| administeredWithin |
Bordeaux wine classification system
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linked to:
Bordeaux wine classifications
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| appliesTo |
Barsac
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linked to:
Barsac AOC
Sauternes ⓘ |
| associatedWithAppellation |
Barsac AOC
ⓘ
Sauternes AOC ⓘ
linked to:
Sauternes
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| classificationBasis | reputation and market price in 1855 ⓘ |
| classificationCategory |
Sauternes and Barsac sweet wines
ⓘ
linked to:
Sauternes and Barsac
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| classificationLevel | highest rank ⓘ |
| classificationScope | châteaux ⓘ |
| classificationSegment |
Sauternes and Barsac section of the 1855 classification
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linked to:
Sauternes and Barsac
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| classificationType | quality hierarchy ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Napoleon III
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linked to:
Napoleon III of France
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| country | France ⓘ |
| createdFor | Château d’Yquem ⓘ |
| distinguishes |
Château d’Yquem from other Sauternes estates
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linked to:
Château d’Yquem
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| exclusiveTo | Château d’Yquem ⓘ |
| grapeVarietiesTypical |
Muscadelle
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Sauvignon Blanc ⓘ Sémillon ⓘ |
| hasLowerRank |
Deuxième Cru Classé (Sauternes)
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linked to:
Deuxième Cru Classé (Second Growth)
Premier Cru Classé (Sauternes) ⓘ
linked to:
Premier Cru Supérieur (for Sauternes)
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| historicalContext | created for the Exposition Universelle de Paris 1855 ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 1855 ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | Superior First Growth ⓘ |
| notAppliedTo |
dry white Bordeaux wines
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red Bordeaux wines ⓘ |
| numberOfEstatesInRank | 1 ⓘ |
| onlyEstateInRank | Château d’Yquem ⓘ |
| partOf | 1855 Bordeaux Wine Official Classification ⓘ |
| purpose | to recognize the highest-quality Sauternes estate ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Bordeaux wine trade
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linked to:
Bordeaux wine region
French wine law ⓘ |
| region | Bordeaux ⓘ |
| relativeRankAbove |
Deuxième Cru Classé (Sauternes)
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linked to:
Deuxième Cru Classé (Second Growth)
Premier Cru Classé (Sauternes) ⓘ
linked to:
Premiers Crus (Sauternes and Barsac)
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| topRankOf |
Sauternes classification
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linked to:
1855 Bordeaux classification
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| wineCharacteristic | botrytized sweet white wine ⓘ |
| wineStyle | sweet white wine ⓘ |
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Subject: Premier Cru Supérieur (for Sauternes) Description of subject: 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.
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