Château Sigalas Rabaud Sauternes 2012 - 1er Cru Classé (37,5cl)
94/100
Le Figaro
92/100
RVF
17,5/20
Jancis Robinson
16,5/20
Bettane & Desseauve
90/100
Decanter
90/100
Vinous
90/100
Wine Spectator
"One of the best wines of this vintage, ready to drink!"
“Sigalas Rabaud 2012 offers a beautiful, very pure bouquet with aromas of white peach, quince, and saffron. The palate is well-balanced, with a syrupy attack, good body, density, and fine acidity, and much more botrytis toward the finish than the Château de Malle 2012. It’s not a wine meant for long-term aging, but it’s definitely worth trying.” (Vinous 2013) - Ready to drink, this sweet wine in a half-bottle will be the perfect accompaniment to your holiday meals! - Delivery in a wooden crate is available for orders of 12 half-bottles of this wine (depending on the country and shipping method selected)
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Eye
Golden yellow dress
Nose
Opens with intense aromas of white-fleshed fruits and floral notes typical of this famous terroir
Palate
Fresh and beautifully balanced, with a harmonious blend of sweetness and acidity, and a long, lively finish
Serve
At 8-10°C
Open
30 minutes before
Drink before
2032+
Production
1,000 crates
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy it with oysters, foie gras ravioli, goat cheese, a fresh fruit dessert, or on its own at the end of a meal...
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated 16.5/20 (Benchmark wine)
Rated estate (2023 guide): 4* Stars (Producers of the very highest quality, the pride of French viticulture)
About the wine:
One of the region’s most successful wines in this very challenging year, characterized by freshness, yet with lovely richness on the palate and no hints of iodine or mushroom. This terroir drains beautifully. Best enjoyed before 2032.
About the estate:
Located right next to Lafaurie-Peyraguey, Sigalas-Rabaud is a small, 14-hectare vineyard in a single block (the smallest classified growth in Sauternes), ideally situated and capable of producing a very sweet wine of transcendent finesse. Due to its early ripening, the grapes develop noble rot in a particularly refined manner, as evidenced by the great vintages of the past twenty years. Laure Compeyrot de Lambert is steering the estate toward more sustainable viticulture and crafting dry wines with character.
Decanter
Wine rated (2013 guide) 90/100
About the wine:
Intense sweetness (131 gm/l of residual sugar) with lovely balance and wonderful precision. This wine lacks the density of the best vintages, but it offers balance, harmony, and freshness in what was a challenging vintage. Eric Boissenot is the consultant for this estate. 2019–2027
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2021 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines regularly receive awards from the guide)
About the estate:
Founded in the 17th century by a family of magistrates at the Bordeaux Parliament, Château Rabaud was acquired by Henri Sigalas and became Sigalas-Rabaud in 1863. In 1903, his son Pierre sold 30 hectares to the Promis family, retaining only “the jewel of the terroir”—the current 14 hectares, planted on a gravelly hilltop over clay. The estate’s history was subsequently turbulent (leasing, mergers, and divisions), until the family lands were reclaimed in 1951 by Marie-Antoinette de Lambert des Granges, née Sigalas, whose granddaughter, Laure de Lambert Compeyrot, now serves as its director.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2016 guide) 92/100
Rated estate (2023 guide) 2*Stars (These exceptional estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves that, thanks to the consistency and excellence of their wines, deserve a place in the cellars of discerning wine lovers)
About the estate:
The Lambert family cultivates this magnificent, homogeneous terroir, which provides ideal conditions for the development of noble rot. The wine’s style is unparalleled: while it rivals the Haut-Sauternais premiers crus in terms of richness and power, with a similar bouquet, it reveals a more pronounced, immediate finesse that only intensifies with age. Ultimately, these are small miracles that a core group of loyal connoisseurs place at the pinnacle of the Sauternes region. Laure de Lambert-Compeyrot took over the management of Sigalas Rabaud in 2013 and is energetically developing the production of dry whites (La Sémillante de Sigalas and La Demoiselle). She is also fighting for the recognition of a new dry Sauternes appellation.
Wine Spectator
Wine rated (2015 guide) 90/100 (Very good wine)
Estate rated "Recommended" (Wine producer recommended by Wine Spectator)
About the wine:
This wine features notes of toasted coconut, warm brioche, pear, and peach cream. It has a lovely length, with a hint of candied lemon peel that adds depth to the finish. A fine effort for this vintage.
Jancis Robinson
Wine rated 17.5/20
Rated: Recommended
Vinous
Wine rated (2013 guide) 90/100
About the wine:
The 2012 Sigalas Rabaud has a beautiful, very pure bouquet with aromas of white peach, quince, and saffron. On the palate, it is well-balanced with a syrupy attack, good body, density, and refined acidity, with much more botrytis toward the finish than the 2012 Château de Malle. It is not a wine meant for long-term aging, but it is definitely worth trying. Tasted blind during the Southwold Ten-Year On tasting.
Le Figaro vins
Wine rated (2013 guide) 94/100
Rated property Recommended
About the wine:
Sigalas is a well-crafted wine with great elegance; while it lacks the usual power, it is medium-bodied yet beautifully balanced.