Château Sigalas-Rabaud: Tasting & Drinking
I think it is fair to say that Château Sigalas-Rabaud did not really perform during the latter decades of the 20th century, with lack of concerted leadership and some unwise decisions in the cellar perhaps responsible. But move forward to the current era and the wines coming out of this property are clearly much improved, and with the charming and dedicated Laure de Lambert Compeyrot at the helm this trend seems set to continue.
The wines maintain the Château Sigalas-Rabaud style, influenced by the sometimes considerable proportion of Sauvignon Blanc, and so those looking for perfumed freshness, wines with bright and crystalline fruit, perhaps with a grapefruit cut and notes of scented flower petals rather than the richer, honey and praline notes of some other wines of the Sauternes appellation should probably look to Château Sigalas-Rabaud (or perhaps Barsac). In more recent vintages this effect has been amplified, the style increasingly modern, the fruit profile pure and white, white peach and pear overlaid with floral tones, well-integrated botrytis and fresh acidity. These are, in some vintages, quite thrilling wines.
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