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Château Sigalas Rabaud 1er Grand Cru Classé (no reserve) 1996

  • Exotic fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Wine for ageing
  • Color: Dessert White
  • 13.50% 
  • 1.5L
  • Intensity
  • Dessert wine

A truly refined Sauternes, full of freshness and elegance, very easy to digest. More info

  • Quantity: 2 Bottles
  • Level: 2 into-neck
  • Label: 2 very marked label, 2 slightly scuffed label, 2 soiled label, 2 fragile label
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Bordeaux
  • Appellation/Wine: Sauternes
  • Classification: 1er Grand Cru Classé
  • Producer/Owner: Héritiers Lambert
  • More information....

Château Sigalas Rabaud 1er Grand Cru Classé serve at a temperature of 8°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Tapas de figues et foie gras, Rôti de dinde aux morilles, Tarte fine aux poires.

Peak: To drink

  • Vintage score: 17/20
  • What the experts say...

    (...) Le 1996 présente des notes plus prononcées de coing, de kiwi et d'ananas crémeux. Moyennement corsé, moins visqueux que son cadet d'un an, il est étayé par une heureuse acidité tonique et sous-jacente, et déploie une finale nette et vive, aux notes minérales. (...) Source: Robert Parker (1/99)

    Lot presentation
    Château Sigalas Rabaud 1er Grand Cru Classé

    The wine

    Sigalas-Rabaud is a star at any age. When young, with its slightly golden hints, it exhales aromas of exotic fruit (mango, papaya) and citrus fruit (orange). After 15-20 years' keeping, it takes on a golden colour with coppery hints, with a bouquet tending toward spice and saffron. Orange can still be detected, but more in the marmalade register. A superb Sauternes from the rarefied company of the best dessert wines in the world.

    Information about domain Château Sigalas Rabaud

    Sigalas Rabaud was awarded premier cru status in the Classification of 1855. Like the best Haut-Sauternais wines, Sigalas Rabaud is rich in liqueur, concentrated and powerful. However, it stands out with a rare elegance which is much sought-after by a circle of aficionados. The Lambert family runs this estate with great skill, with Laure de Lambert Compeyrot heading up the domaine since 2013. She now fights with her son to win recognition for the dry Sauternes appellation. In fact, two dry wines are produced at Sigalas: La Sémillante and La Demoiselle.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 2 Bottles
    • Level: 2 into-neck
    • Label: 2 very marked label, 2 slightly scuffed label, 2 soiled label, 2 fragile label
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Type of cellar: Classic underground cellar
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: yes
    • Alcohol percentage: 13.50 %
    • Country/Region: Bordeaux
    • Appellation/Wine: Sauternes
    • Classification: 1er Grand Cru Classé
    • Producer/Owner: Héritiers Lambert
    • Vintage: 1996
    • Color: Dessert White
    • Peak: To drink
    • Service temperature:
    • Viticulture: Conventional 
    • Size (in ha): 15
    • Volume: 30000 bottles
    • Intensity: Dessert wine
    • Dominant aroma: Exotic fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 90% Sémillon, 10% Sauvignon

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    iDealwine price estimate
    Château Sigalas Rabaud 1er Grand Cru Classé (no reserve) 1996

    iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format