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
Per favour of the Barsac, however, Florence ventured to try what a little raillery might do.
From Tales and Novels — Volume 09 by Edgeworth, Maria
But no—"too serious matters these to be jested with," even with a glass of Barsac at the lips.
From Tales and Novels — Volume 09 by Edgeworth, Maria
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