Château Sigalas Rabaud - Lieutenant de Sigalas Sauternes

Château Sigalas RabaudLieutenant de Sigalas Sauternes

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Lieutenant de Sigalas Sauternes of Château Sigalas Rabaud 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 Lieutenant de Sigalas Sauternes of the Château Sigalas Rabaud is in the top 90 of wines of Sauternes.

Taste structure of the Lieutenant de Sigalas Sauternes from the Château Sigalas Rabaud

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Lieutenant de Sigalas Sauternes of Château Sigalas Rabaud 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, ginger

Wine with oak taste

vanilla, creme brulee

Wine with spices taste

licorice

Wine with floral taste

honeysuckle, orange blossom

On the nose the Lieutenant de Sigalas Sauternes of Château Sigalas Rabaud in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, dried apricot or marmalade and sometimes also flavors of brown sugar, creme brulee or dried fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Lieutenant de Sigalas Sauternes

Pairings that work perfectly with Lieutenant de Sigalas Sauternes

Original food and wine pairings with Lieutenant de Sigalas Sauternes

The Lieutenant de Sigalas Sauternes of Château Sigalas Rabaud matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of tarte tatin or ham and roquefort clafoutis.

Details and technical informations about Château Sigalas Rabaud's Lieutenant de Sigalas Sauternes.

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

Discover the grape variety: Roublot

Roublot blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Yonne). 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 small to medium sized bunches, and small to medium sized grapes. Roublot blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Lieutenant de Sigalas Sauternes - 2016
In the top 90 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Lieutenant de Sigalas Sauternes - 2015
In the top 90 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Lieutenant de Sigalas Sauternes - 2011
In the top 90 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Lieutenant de Sigalas Sauternes - 2010
In the top 90 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Lieutenant de Sigalas Sauternes - 2009
In the top 90 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Lieutenant de Sigalas Sauternes - 2008
In the top 90 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Lieutenant de Sigalas Sauternes - 2007
In the top 90 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Lieutenant de Sigalas Sauternes from Château Sigalas Rabaud are 2016, 2005, 2015, 2010 and 2009.

Informations about the Château Sigalas Rabaud

The winery offers 9 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
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 Sigalas Rabaud is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 15000 of of France wines
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
In the top 1500 of sweet wines
In the top 50000 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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