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2011 Sigalas Rabaud Sauternes Blend
Sauternes Blend: 750ml
$46.99
points awarded:
JS 93 ST 91-94 WS 90-93Geoffrey Binder, JJ Buckley, April 2012
85% semillon, 15% sauvignon blanc. Vines are planted on gravel and sand on top of clay. Barrel fermented, then aged in oak, with 33% new. Yellow gold with hints of green. Honey and citrus notes dominate the nose, underscored by apricot and nectarine. Weighty and broad on the palate, this shows lots of citrus flavor accentuated by a nutty quality and a mouthwatering finish. Good tension from start to finish. Enjoy now through 2030.
93 points,
James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, April 2012
Spicy and tangy character in this wine with dried apricot and pineapple with a botrytis burn on the finish. Full and very rich. Excellent density.
89 -91 points,
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 2012
The Sigalas-Rabaud has a precise bouquet of lightly honeyed fruit mingling with orange blossom and apricot. The palate is medium-bodied with fine acidity, although this is not a powerful Sauternes and it is missing concentration on the delicate, pretty finish, which has fine tension if not length. Perhaps it will improve by the time of bottling? Drink 2013-2025. 89-91+
91 -94 points,
Stephen Tanzer's IWC, August 2012
Bright yellow-gold. Sexy oak nuances complicate aromas of peach, guava, marzipan and flowers. Bright acidity frames the sweet tropical fruit salad and light oak flavors and gives the wine a wonderful inner-mouth aromatic quality. Boasts captivating purity and length, not to mention lovely back-end lift and perfume, but it doesn't have the density of the most concentrated wines of the vintage. Insiders know that this is always one of the best Sauternes to serve as an aperitif due to its refined, lighter style.
90 -93 points,
Wine Spectator, April 2012
Quite rich, with mango, pineapple and apricot notes on a large frame. The long, creamy finish features a lot of ginger and nectarine. Shows raw power now, but the purity and length are here.-J.M.
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