Château Sigalas Rabaud

Château Sigalas Rabaud, located less than 500 meters from Château d’Yquem, is owned by the Lambert family. The Rabaud estate, established around 1660, was redesigned in 1903, when Mr. de Sigalas crafted a “jewel of the terroir” by grouping together the sunny, gravelly plots from his father’s purchase forty years earlier. Six generations later, the grandchildren of the last representative of the elder branch of the Sigalas family, the Marquise de Lambert des Granges, apply the same passion to cultivating its vineyards and raising its wines.

Château Sigalas Rabaud comprises 14 hectares of vineyards, making it the smallest of the Premiers Crus Classés of 1855. The environment and respect for biodiversity are priorities at Sigalas-Rabaud. Pest control is increasingly based on precise observations. "Mass selection" allows us to preserve the old vine stock that contributes to the very distinctive flavor of Sigalas-Rabaud. Suckering, leaf removal, and pruning—and especially during harvest, numerous and very precise "sortings"—enable us to harvest the finest botrytis from fully ripe grapes.

Château Sigalas Rabaud produces a refined, fresh, and elegant Sauternes that combines the structure of 85% Sémillon with the charm of 15% Sauvignon. Discreet, understated, and described as a “wine for connoisseurs,” it is a pleasure to discover when young, and its aromas of blooming linden blossoms and white fruits typically persist for over a century.