Château Rabaud-Promis - Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé)

Château Rabaud-PromisSauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé)

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) of Château Rabaud-Promis is a sweet wine from the region of Sauternes of Bordeaux.
In the mouth this sweet wine is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts and blue cheese.
The Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) of the Château Rabaud-Promis is in the top 10 of wines of Sauternes.

Taste structure of the Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) from the Château Rabaud-Promis

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) of Château Rabaud-Promis in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

honey, stone

Wine with oak taste

caramel, vanilla

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, cream

Wine with vegetal taste

straw

Wine with floral taste

honeysuckle, perfume

Wine with spices taste

musk

On the nose the Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) of Château Rabaud-Promis in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, vegetal or honey and sometimes also flavors of melon, mango or lychee.

Food and wine pairings with Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé)

Pairings that work perfectly with Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé)

Original food and wine pairings with Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé)

The Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) of Château Rabaud-Promis matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of express cherry clafoutis or risotto with gorgonzola and pears.

Details and technical informations about Château Rabaud-Promis's Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé).

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Muscadelle

Muscadelle white is a grape variety that originated in France (Bergerac). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. Muscadelle white can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.

Last vintages of this wine

Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) - 2015
In the top 10 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 411110
Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) - 2014
In the top 10 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) - 2013
In the top 10 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) - 2012
In the top 10 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) - 2011
In the top 10 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) - 2010
In the top 10 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) - 2009
In the top 10 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) from Château Rabaud-Promis are 1989, 1990, 2011, 2010 and 1996.

Informations about the Château Rabaud-Promis

The winery offers 4 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sauternes in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Rabaud-Promis is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 1500 of of France wines
In the top 15 of of Sauternes wines
In the top 250 of sweet wines
In the top 7500 wines of the world

The wine region of Sauternes

Sauternes, 65 km South of Bordeaux, is a Village renowned for its high quality Sweet wines. Although some wineries produce Dry wines, they sell them under other appellations than Sauternes, which is specific to sweet wines. The village is surrounded on all sides by vineyards, the best of which produce some of the most prestigious, long-lasting and expensive dessert wines in the world. A half bottle of premium, aged Sauternes from a good Vintage can sell for over $1,000.


The wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

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The Morey Saint Denis appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Morey-Saint-Denis appellation. The vineyard lies on an intensely fractured area. Several characteristic zones can be distinguished, we can say that each Climat has its own personality. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021 ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Verzé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Verzé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines ...

The word of the wine: Astringent

Said of a wine that is a bit harsh and rough on the palate. Astringency often appears in young red wines that are rich in tannins and need to be rounded out.

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