chateau rayne vigneau 1er cru classe sauternes

Château Rayne Vigneau

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

Name: Château Rayne Vigneau, 1er Cru Classé, Sauternes
Brand: Château Rayne Vigneau
Price: 204 GBP

93/100

Inside Bordeaux

93-95/100

The Wine Independent

92-94/100

Vinous

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2023
12x37.5cl
EP
£219.00
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

Producer:

Château Rayne Vigneau

style:

Sweet Wine

Grape Variety:

Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

abv:

13%

allergen information

This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.