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Château Sigalas Rabaud Sauternes 2012 - 1er Cru Classé (37,5cl)
Château Sigalas Rabaud Sauternes 2012 - First Growth (37.5 cl)

Château Sigalas Rabaud Sauternes 2012 - 1er Cru Classé (37,5cl)

Sauternes|White wine
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4.4/5 (9 customers)

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

Sémillon
balanced
sweet
Grand Cru Classé
First Growth
ready-to-drink

"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 refined 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 selected shipping method)

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Estate

Château Sigalas Rabaud

Vintage

1er Cru Classé (37,5cl)

Vintage

2012

Designation

Sauternes

Region

Bordeaux

Grape Varieties

86% Sémillon, 14% Sauvignon

Regions

Sandy-clay gravel soils

Viticulture

Traditional and refined

Grape Harvest

Manuals

Wine Production

Automatic temperature control in barrels; fermentation lasts 2 to 6 weeks

Livestock Farming

18 months in French oak barrels

Alcohol content

13%

Residual sugars

127 g/L

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

1/2 hour before

Drink before

2032+

Production

1,000 crates

Food and Wine Pairings

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...

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Bettane & Desseauve

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, noble rot develops here in a particularly refined manner, as demonstrated by the great vintages of the past twenty years. Laure Compeyrot de Lambert is steering the estate toward more sustainable viticulture and producing dry wines with character.
Decanter

Decanter

Wine rated (2013 guide) 90/100

About the wine:

Intense sweetness (131 gm/l of residual sugar) with beautiful 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 serves as the consultant for this estate. 2019–2027
Hachette Wine Guide

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—acquired by Henri Sigalas—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 ridge of gravel over clay. The estate’s history was subsequently eventful (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 the estate’s director.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide to the Best Wines of France

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 boasting 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 richness and power—with a bouquet of a similar nature—it reveals a more pronounced, immediate finesse that only intensifies with aging. Ultimately, these are true little miracles that a core group of loyal connoisseurs has elevated to the pinnacle of Sauternes. Laure de Lambert-Compeyrot took over the management of Sigalas Rabaud in 2013 and is energetically expanding the production of dry white wines (La Sémillante de Sigalas and La Demoiselle). She is also campaigning for the recognition of a new “dry Sauternes” appellation.
Wine Spectator

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

Jancis Robinson

Wine rated 17.5/20

Rated "Recommended"

Vinous

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 Wines

Le Figaro vins

Wine rated (2013 guide) 94/100

Rated Estate Recommended

About the wine:

Sigalas is a well-crafted wine with great elegance; while it lacks the usual power, it is medium-bodied but beautifully balanced.

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