Description
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Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast
Sumptuous, ripe and very full on the palate, this wine is dense and packed with notes of botrytis that give a strong sense of structure. This well-balanced wine shows potential to age, offering rich acacia honey and beautiful final acidity.
Rayne Vigneau’s vineyard lies on a splendid gravel mound, overlooking Sauternes near the village of Bommes and forming the third highest point in the area after Yquem. These slopes have seen a dozen generationstake charge of this estate since it was founded by Gabriel de Vigneau in the early 17th century.
Madame de Rayne, née Catherine de Pontac, bought the Domaine du Vigneau in 1834. Under her ownership, the estate reached the envied rank of premier Grand Cru Classé of Sauternes in the famous 1855 classification. Albert de Pontac, great nephew of Madame de Rayne,named the domain “Rayne Vigneau".
Significant investments and a considerable amount of work have been done by the successive owners for the quality of the wines. Today, Château de Rayne Vigneau is a true benchmark for the Sauternes appellation. Its style, intensely fresh and long, stands
out vintage after vintage. It is a rare and singular wine. The legend says that its amazingly deep golden colour is an expression of its soil, rich in precious stones.
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