2010 Château Siglas Ribaud Sauternes
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The 2010 Sigalas Rabaud is drinking beautifully at the moment, showing much better than at the 10-Year-On tasting four years earlier. It has a lively and delineated bouquet with dried honey, saffron and light quince aromas that contain the energy that this vintage seems to imbue its sweet wines. The palate is well-balanced with a taut line of acidity, again, suffused with tension and energy, leading to a satisfyingly botrytis-rich finish. Very fine. Tasted from a bottle sent directly from Sigalas Rabaud to the UK.
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Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
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Pale to medium lemon-gold in color, the 2010 Sigalas Rabaud leaps from the glass with notes of preserved lemons, lime cordial and apricot tart plus suggestions of paraffin wax and allspice. Concentrated and boldly fruited in the mouth, it has a racy backbone countering the seductive, densely packed layers, finishing with a citrusy lift.
Though Sigalas-Rabaud 2010 was extremely promising out-of-barrel, I never expected that it would trump d’Yquem in a blind tasting once in bottle. It has an engaging, pure and lifted bouquet with scents of lemon curd, honey, ripe oranges and quince that are extremely well-defined. The palate is well-defined with a fine line of acidity, crisp mineralite and tension. This is very composed and tightly wound, a Sauternes probably built for the long-term and not giving too much away now. Yet the class is already tangible. This is one of the best wines from the estate in recent years. Drink now-2030+.