Chateau de Rayne Vigneau 2012

Chateau de Rayne Vigneau 201293 100 Lisa Perrotti Brown MW, The Wine Independent Medium straw gold in color, the 2012 de Rayne Vigneau gives up notes of straw, fallen leaves, and chopped nuts over a core of apple sauce, lemon marmalade, and acacia honey. It is satiny in the mouth, with lively tension and a lifted finish. Rayne Vigneaus vineyard lies on a splendid gravel mound, overlooking Sauternes near the village of Bommes and forming the third highest point in the area after

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Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent

Medium straw-gold in color, the 2012 de Rayne Vigneau gives up notes of straw, fallen leaves, and chopped nuts over a core of apple sauce, lemon marmalade, and acacia honey. It is satiny in the mouth, with lively tension and a lifted finish.

Rayne Vigneau’s vineyard lies on a splendid gravel mound, overlooking Sauternes near the village of Bommes and forming the third highest point in the area after Yquem. These slopes have seen a dozen generationstake charge of this estate since it was founded by Gabriel de Vigneau in the early 17th century.

Madame de Rayne, née Catherine de Pontac, bought the Domaine du Vigneau in 1834. Under her ownership, the estate reached the envied rank of premier Grand Cru Classé of Sauternes in the famous 1855 classification. Albert de Pontac, great nephew of Madame de Rayne,named the domain “Rayne Vigneau".

Significant investments and a considerable amount of work have been done by the successive owners for the quality of the wines. Today, Château de Rayne Vigneau is a true benchmark for the Sauternes appellation. Its style, intensely fresh and long, stands
out vintage after vintage. It is a rare and singular wine. The legend says that its amazingly deep golden colour is an expression of its soil, rich in precious stones.