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  • Country ranking ?

    1 203
  • Producer ranking ?

    15
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035
  • Food Pairing

    Salads

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The Story

Rayne Vigneau has all the excellent qualities of a legendary fine wine. Classified 1st growth in the famous 1855 classification, the domain is also renowned for its precious soil that abounds in precious stones. This Sauternes has a particularly intense style, fresh with a long finish on the palate. Rayne Vigneau is a wine that contains amazing freshness, to drink young or to keep in the cellar. 

Château de Rayne Vigneau is one of the bench...

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Vintage 2016

Bordeaux 2016 in review “A paradox”

by Andrew Caillard MW

The 2016 Bordeaux vintage will be remembered as one of the great years of the 21st century. I haven't been this excited about the prospects of wines this young since the remarkable 2009 and 2010 vintages. At that time, China was at the zenith of its extraordinary rise of fine wines where the highest estates, particularly Château Lafite , had become a backwater currency. Each man a...

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Not so refined and well-proprtioned as 2017, less acidity, botrytised flavours and complexity. 92-93p.

  • 93p

Medium brassy colour.  Bitter lime, lemon curd, butterscotch aromas with grilled nut notes. Quite thick and unctuous with deep set lemon curd, butterscotch crème brulee flavours, bitter drying chalky textures, attractive sweetness and fine long persistent clear acidity. Has density and length but quite solid and elemental. Tasted at the Union des Grand Crus. 90+ points 

  • 90p

Golden yellow colour. Closed character, restrained fruit and distinct minerality. On the palate opulent sweetness, rich character and good length. 92 

  • 92p
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Sauterns, Bordeaux
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