Château Rayne Vigneau, 1er Cru Classé, Sauternes
    Château Rayne Vigneau

    Château Rayne Vigneau, 1er Cru Classé, Sauternes, 2023

    93/100
    Inside Bordeaux
    93-95/100
    The Wine Independent
    92-94/100
    Vinous
    Available Vintages
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    1. 2023

      12x37.5cl

      EP

      £219.00

    2. 2023

      6x75cl

      EP

      £204.00

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    Critic Reviews

    93-95/100
    Lisa Perrotti-Brown,
    The Wine Independent
    A blend of 80% Semillon and 20% Sauvignon Blanc, the 2023 de Rayne Vigneau has 160 g/l of residual sugar and a pH of 3.71. It is pale lemon-straw in color and bounds out with exuberant notes of fresh mangoes, persimmons, and musk melon, leading to hints of wild fungi, honeycomb, and orange marmalade. The palate is wonderfully concentrated, bursting with tropical fruit flavors and earthy accents, supported by a refreshing backbone and finishing on a lingering, lemon-curd note.
    drinking window 2027 - 2047
    date of review 05/2024
    93/100
    Jane Anson,
    Inside Bordeaux
    Enjoyably concentrated and intense, highly spiced as are many of the Sauternes wines in this vintage due to small yields, which gives focus and a welcome edge of bitterness to the exuberant nectarine, pineapple and fresh fig flavours. Silky texture. Vincent Labagère director.
    drinking window 2025 - 2040
    date of review 04/2024
    92-94/100
    Neal Martin,
    Vinous
    The 2023 Château de Rayne-Vigneau has an intense nose that currently shows a bit of oak; that will be integrated with time. The palate is sorbet-fresh on the entry with tangy marmalade, peach and saffron notes. There is an undercurrent of stem ginger that lends a bit more complexity on the finish. Once the aromatics cohere, as I am sure they will, this will constitute a fine Sauternes. Give it four to five years once bottled.
    drinking window 2029 - 2059
    date of review 04/2024

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    Specifications

    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    Sauternes
    abv:
    13%

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