Barsac
Americannoun
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a village and winegrowing district in Gironde, in SW France.
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a sweet, white Sauterne from here.
noun
Example Sentences
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In May on Nantucket, a dinner of old Bordeaux finished up with Château Climens 2005 from Barsac, a region within the greater Sauternes appellation.
From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2019
“I direct my sommeliers not to list sweet wines as ‘dessert wines,’ and to discuss with the guest the varying degrees of sweetness between, say, a Sauternes and a lighter bodied Barsac.
From BusinessWeek • Dec. 5, 2011
“It’s a 1921 Barsac, but it’s open now.”
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Barsac is not far off, well known for its fine white wines; and beyond, is Sainte Croix de Mont, a village placed on rather a bold eminence.
From Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre by Costello, Louisa Stuart
There are other good crops made in the same parishes of Sauterne, Prignac, and Barsac; but none as good as these.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson
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