Château de Rayne-Vigneau
Sauternes 1er Grand Cru Classé 2023
Bordeaux, France
Regular price£204.00
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| Style: Sweet | Drink from: 2026 |
| ABV: % | Drink to: 2035 |
| Packaging: OWC | Stock arriving: Spring 2026 |
Critic scores
92-94 NM, 92-94 AG, 91-92 JS, 93 JA
Critic reviews
"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."
Neal Martin, April 2024, Vinous.com
"The 2023 Rayne Vigneau is a wild, exotic Sauternes. Pear, jasmine, tropical fruit and hints of white truffle are some of the many aromas and flavors that give the 2023 its complex, wonderfully dynamic personality. Understated, airy and nuanced, Rayne Vigneau is compelling in 2023."
Antonio Galloni, April 2024, Vinous.com
"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."
Jane Anson, April 2024, JaneAnson.com
"There’s spice, botrytis, dried-apple and orange-peel character. Medium-bodied, sweet and refined. Not the richest example, but there’s purity to it."
James Suckling, April 2024, James Suckling.com
Neal Martin, April 2024, Vinous.com
"The 2023 Rayne Vigneau is a wild, exotic Sauternes. Pear, jasmine, tropical fruit and hints of white truffle are some of the many aromas and flavors that give the 2023 its complex, wonderfully dynamic personality. Understated, airy and nuanced, Rayne Vigneau is compelling in 2023."
Antonio Galloni, April 2024, Vinous.com
"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."
Jane Anson, April 2024, JaneAnson.com
"There’s spice, botrytis, dried-apple and orange-peel character. Medium-bodied, sweet and refined. Not the richest example, but there’s purity to it."
James Suckling, April 2024, James Suckling.com
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