The Château Sigalas Rabaud of Sauternes of Bordeaux

Château Sigalas Rabaud
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 11 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Sauternes in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Sigalas Rabaud is one of the world's great estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The Château Sigalas Rabaud winery, located in Sauternes, France, is an exceptional estate that dates back to 1730. It offers wines that are unparalleled in terms of quality and refinement. Blessed with a temperate climate favourable for viticulture and located in a privileged area, its production is exclusively dedicated to sweet wines. This historic monument bears the name of two illustrious families of owners, the Sigalas who acquired it in 1730, and the Rabaud who took over in 1945 and continues to manage it till today. The estate extends over a large area including 45 hectares of vineyards, surrounded by woods and flowers giving it its emblematic charm. Château Sigalas Rabaud produces a remarkable Sauternes wine, prized by connoisseurs for its rich and complex aromas, which can be tasted with dishes that perfectly match it. The grape variety used to produce this wine is Sauvignon Blanc which, along with Sémillon, are vinified in honey form. Château Sigalas Rabaud also offers a wide variety of sweet wines, including the "Grand Vin Vegan" cuvée with no added sulphites. This cuvée is vinified while respecting the best practices of sustainable viticulture and biodynamic winemaking. The production of these outstanding wines is particularly monitored to maintain the quality of the wines produced and to guarantee optimal preservation and quality. Château Sigalas Rabaud is therefore a culturally rich maritime estate, whose products are universally appreciated by connoisseurs. Its exclusive production of sweet wines is tangible proof of a tradition that has been maintained and perpetuated through generations, and is expressed in a natural quality wine, based on the implementation of the most modern and environmentally friendly viticultural principles.

Top Château Sigalas Rabaud wines

Looking for the best Château Sigalas Rabaud wines in Sauternes among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Sigalas Rabaud wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Sigalas Rabaud wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sweet wines of Château Sigalas Rabaud

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château Sigalas Rabaud

How Château Sigalas Rabaud wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of grandma's cherry clafoutis or pear and roquefort cheese on toast.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Château Sigalas Rabaud

On the nose the sweet wine of Château Sigalas Rabaud. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cinnamon or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of cream, quince or butter. In the mouth the sweet wine of Château Sigalas Rabaud. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Château Sigalas Rabaud

  • 1988With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1985With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1986With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château Sigalas Rabaud.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discovering 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.

Classic Sauternes has a DeepGoldenColor (darker than most other dessert wines), which turns a deep amber color with bottle age. Its aromas include flower and stone fruit, with a hint of honeysuckle - the hallmark of botrytized wines. The best wines balance sweetness with acidity, concentration with freshness and power with elegance. Sauternes wines are primarily made from the Sémillon grape, which accounts for about eight out of every ten vines in the local vineyard.

Sauvignon Blanc accounts for most of the remaining vineyard and is the dominant grape in a small handful of Sauternes wines. Semillon forms a broad, well-structured base with aromas of beeswax and apricot, while Sauvignon Blanc contributes its characteristic herbal aromas and enough acidity to keep the resulting wine fresh rather than mouthwatering. These two varieties (sometimes supplemented by a small amount of Muscadelle and Sauvignon Gris) have become the preferred varieties here, not only because they are also used to make dry white Bordeaux wines, but also because of their susceptibility to a particular type of fungus, Botrytis cinerea (often just botrytis). Apart from yeast, without which the grape juice cannot ferment into wine, one would not expect a fungus to play a key role in winemaking.

The top white wines of Château Sigalas Rabaud

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Sigalas Rabaud

How Château Sigalas Rabaud wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of roast pork with prunes, magic cake cheese quiche or baked chicken.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Sigalas Rabaud

On the nose the white wine of Château Sigalas Rabaud. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, tropical fruit or passion fruit and sometimes also flavors of honey, lemon or vanilla. In the mouth the white wine of Château Sigalas Rabaud. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Sigalas Rabaud

  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Sigalas Rabaud.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Sémillon blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

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Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

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