Château Sigalas RabaudSauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé)
Sweet wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Sauvignon and the Sémillon.
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 Sigalas Rabaud is in the top 10 of wines of Sauternes.
Taste structure of the Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) from the Château Sigalas Rabaud
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) 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
On the nose the Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) of Château Sigalas Rabaud in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or tropical and sometimes also flavors of citrus, smoke or apples.
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 Sigalas Rabaud matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.
Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon
Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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 bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) from Château Sigalas Rabaud are 1990, 1988, 1998, 1986 and 1985.
Informations about the Château Sigalas Rabaud
The Château Sigalas Rabaud is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Mercaptan
Organic compound resulting from the combination of alcohol and sulphide (H2S) producing an unpleasant odour reminiscent of town gas and rotten eggs.
