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CHÂTEAU SIGALAS RABAUD

2013 1er Cru Classé Sauternes

Colour White
Origin France, Bordeaux
Village Sauternes
Classification 1er Cru Classé

Pale lemon colored, the 2013 Sigalas Rabaud has a drop dead gorgeous nose of candied ginger, nutmeg and orange blossoms with and apple and pears core plus a waft of acacia honey. The palate is rich, perfumed and sparked with bags of spices, featuring great freshness and finishing long. Drinking range: 2018 - 2035 Rating: 91+ Lisa Perrotti-Brown, RobertParker.com (Sept 2018)


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Bright, pale yellow-gold. Reticent but extremely pure, floral aromas of fresh tropical fruit salad, sweet spices and vanilla, lifted by mineral and lemony botrytis nuances. Wonderfully honeyed, pristine tropical and fresh citrus fruit flavors are complemented by clove and nutmeg. Harmonious acidity lifts and extends the wine's fruit flavors at the back. The 2013 vintage really plays to this estate's strengths, as Sigalas Rabaud is always a refined, graceful Sauternes. Superb potential here. Rating: 92-94 Ian d'Agata - Stephen Tanzer website

Sumptuous the fruit on the nose is ripe the palate packed with rich apricot and peach backed by caramelized orange peel. The mid palate has a balancing freshness more of a tangerine character but the finish is deep rich fruited lush. 2020-35. Rating: 91-95 Derek Smedley MW, www.dereksmedleymw.co.uk

As you’d expect, given the relative merits of the two sweet wine vintages, this is a considerable step up on 2012. It’s a floral, refreshing style of Sauternes, with delicate oak integration, notes of jasmine, pear and honey and balancing acidity. 2016-23 Rating: 94 Tim Atkin MW, www.timatkin.com

Château Sigalas Rabaud

Sauternes Premier Cru 1855 At 14ha, Sigalas-Rabaud is the smallest of the Premier Cru Sauternes estates. It has been owned by the same family since Henri de Sigalas purchased Château Rabaud in 1863. His son, Pierre, sold off a good portion of the estate in 1903 to Adrien Promis, giving rise to the neighbouring Château Rabaud-Promis. Oddly, between 1929 and 1949, the two estates employed the same Estate Manager and they were virtually run as one, but they are today quite seperate. The vineyards are planted with 98% Semillon and just 2% Sauvignon Blanc. The influence of oak in Sigalas-Rabaud is, perhaps, a little lower than other Sauternes. Until 1990, wines were fermented in stainless-steel and aged only partially in wood. Even today, although fermented and aged in barrique, only a third of barrels are new each year.

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