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Barsac

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Sep 24, 2026

Cal LeeHOST
2:44
It only applies to sweet white wines.
Cal LeeHOST
2:46
And in that really only Sauternes and Barsac, which is sort of in that Graves region there.
Cal LeeHOST
2:53
And in terms of the villages, it applies to...
Cal LeeHOST
2:56
On the left bank, it's Pouliac, Margaux, Saint-Julien, Saint-Eustephe.
Cal LeeHOST
7:26
And then in terms of white wines, there's probably the most famous white wine in the world, which is, what do they call it? This is Premier Cru Superior.
Cal LeeHOST
7:36
So it's in its own super tier above all the other Premier Cru's, but that is Chateau de Chem, which is Sauternes.
Cal LeeHOST
7:42
These are all either going to be in Sauternes or Barsac, basically.
Cal LeeHOST
7:46
But Chateau Latour, Lafourie, you'll notice that there is a lot more people in the sweet wine world Really important to remember that in the 1850s, sweet wine was A, much higher and much more in demand on a global market, specifically in England, but B, much more limited in its ability to be produced because...
Peter SechellSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
39:20
The white wines of Bordeaux.
Peter SechellSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
39:22
Sauternes, Barsac, and Saint-Croix-du-Mont, which are sweet and luscious, and ideal with dessert and fruit, though some people also like them with white meat and fish.
Peter SechellSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
39:33
Entre Deux Mers and Graff, on the other hand, are dry and fruity, excellent with white meat and fowl.
Peter SechellSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
39:41
The California wine named Sauvignon Blanc is the American counterpart of the Graff.

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