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2007 Château Sigalas-Rabaud, 3-bottle Lot

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2007 Château Sigalas-Rabaud

750ml

RATINGS

95Vinous / IWC

...very refined and pure bouquet with quince, orange blossom and yellow flower scents opening beautifully in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with a killer line of acidity, taut and fresh with very pure fruit... Superb.

94Wine Enthusiast

...beautifully ripe wine, layering all the dense botrytis of the vintage with freshest acidity. It has weight, the texture of grainy honey, ripe yellow fruits, mango and orange zest. Impressive...

93Wine Spectator

...so thick and dense, with an ultrarich palate of dried lemon, apple pie and toffee. Full and spicy, yet not overly sweet. Very powerful and long. Blockbuster comes to mind.

92The Wine Advocate

...possesses good definition with touches of guava and dried pineapple. The palate is medium-bodied with a fine spicy entry, quite cohesive with honey, ginger and a touch of marmalade. With good length and persistency towards the finish...very fine, mid-weight Sauternes.

17Jancis Robinson

Simple, sweet, lemony and such depth and length.

PRODUCER

Château Sigalas-Rabaud

Sigalas-Rabaud is a 35-acre, Premier Cru estate in the commune of Bommes. It has a nearly 400-year history as a wine-producing enterprise, and at certain points in its history it was called Château Rabaud-Sigalas. Today the estate is run by Laure de Lambert Compeyrot, whose grandfather took control of the estate when he married into the family in the early 20th century. The estate remains one of the few family-owned estates in Sauternes, and it is the smallest in terms of vineyard acreage. Sigalas-Rabaud produces its flagship Sauternes, as well as a second wine called Lieutenant de Sigalas, also a Sauternes. With the 2009 vintage there is new a dry white wine called Demoiselle de Sigalas, a Bordeaux Blanc blend of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc. About 30,000 bottles of the flagship Sauternes are produced annually.

REGION

France, Bordeaux, Sauternes, Bommes

Sauternes makes the world’s most famous dessert wines. Though the appellation lies within the Graves region of Bordeaux’s left bank, the appellation makes only sweet wines from white grapes, primarily Semillon sometimes blended with small amounts of Muscadelle. The five communes within Sauternes are Barsac, Bommes, Fargues, Preignac and Sauternes. Barsac also has its own appellation and, typically, Barsac wines are slightly drier and lighter than other Sauternes. Sauternes are made when weather conditions result in a mold called Botrytis cinerea developing on the grapes, which causes them to become especially sweet. Sauternes are not produced every vintage, so successful vintages become especially collectible. Sauternes estates were classified in 1855, and Château d’Yquem, the appellation’s most prestigious estate, was ranked in a class by itself as a Premier Grand Cru. Château d’Yquem wines are among the most prized wines in the world.

VINTAGE

2007 Château Sigalas-Rabaud

Bommes