Château Sigalas Rabaud - Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé)

Château Sigalas RabaudSauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé)

4.3
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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 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 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

Wine with earth taste

honey, honeycomb

Wine with oak taste

caramel, vanilla

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, banana

Wine with spices taste

cinnamon

Wine with floral taste

honeysuckle, jasmine

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, oak or jasmine and sometimes also flavors of honey, melon or mango.

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 apple cake or rabbit with roquefort cheese.

Details and technical informations about Château Sigalas Rabaud'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: Dan ben Hannah

A cross between the black mikveh (Hamburg muscatel x black balouti) and the Alphonse Lavallée obtained in 1951 and in Israel by Netanel Hochberg. Dan ben Hannah or black emperor - not to be confused with emperor - is mainly grown in South Africa.

Last vintages of this wine

Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) - 2017
In the top 10 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) - 2016
In the top 10 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 411110
Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) - 2015
In the top 10 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) - 2014
In the top 10 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.311110
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: 4.311110

The best vintages of Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) from Château Sigalas Rabaud are 1988, 1990, 2000, 1985 and 1986.

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 1500 of of France wines
In the top 15 of of Sauternes wines
In the top 200 of sweet wines
In the top 5500 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 word of the wine: Size

Cutting of shoots to regulate and balance the growth of the vine in order to control productivity.

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