The configuration of Domaine de Rabaud, created in 1660, changed significantly in 1903 when Monsieur de Sigalas created a “jewel of a terroir” from clay-gravel plots in the southern part of the former Rabaud estate. These fourteen hectares formed a jewel of a vineyard, the smallest of the first growths in the 1855 classification.
Siglas Rabaud is a 1er Cru Classé, located in the appellation of Sauternes. It is the smallest first growth with...
The vine growing history of Chateau Sigalas-Rabaud dated back from 1660. With the hard work of the then owner of this chateau, it was listed in the classification of Sauternes and Barsac. In 1864, Henri DROUILLET de SIGALAS purchsed it. Forty years later, his only son, Pierre Gaston, sold the major part of it to the PROMIS family, but kept all the south-facing gravely outcrop to himself. The land that was sold has become the current Chateau Ra...
The Sigalas-Rabaud is subtle and understated, a freshly elegant blend of 85% Semillon and 15% Sauvignon Blanc with a marvellous capacity for aging beautifully.
The vine growing intensity is 6500-7500 per hectare, but the average individual production is small with averageley 1700 litres per hectare. The grapes are harvested, selected, pressed then put into the temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks for fermentation. After that the win...
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