Château Sigalas Rabaud - Sauternes 2018

Vinous

89-91 / 100

byNeal Martinthe11/15/2019

The 2018 Sigalas Rabaud feels a little muted on the nose when tasted from the barrel sample. The palate is ripe and rounded with white chocolate tinged, honeyed fruit, though here I find the finish a little cloying and calling out for more tension and race.

Vinifera

92-94 /

byJacques Perrinthe5/1/2019

Amande fraîche, abricot, fruits confits. Très joli premier nez. Le corps est au diapason. Riche, savoureux, doté d'un équilibre très réussi. C'est une agréable réussite.

Jamessuckling.com

92-93 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/12/2019

This is vivid and lively with spicy and dried-mushroom character. Medium-to full-bodied. Very sweet yet fresh at the end.

Jean-Marc QUARIN

90 / 100

byJean-Marc Quarinthe4/8/2019

Decanter.com

96 / 100

byJane Ansonthe4/6/2019

This is lovely, a success in the vintage and one of the best on display, offering a silky texture and clear emphasis on precision and grip, with high notes of lime and citrus on the nose. It has mango and peach on the attack followed by creamy lemon as it spins out through the palate. The acidity doesn't quite spiral downwards and upwards as in the best years, but you do get great lift through the palate and a persistency to the flavours. This is an estate that really has been doing huge amounts of work on its flavour profiles recently, saving only its very best grapes and terroirs for the sweet wine.

Drinking Window 2022 - 2042

Wine Spectator

89-92 / 100

byJames Molesworththe4/3/2019

This is lively, with peach, acacia and heather notes that stay relatively fresh through the finish.