1996 Rayne Vigneau
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This wine reveals a honeyed melon and pineapple-scented nose, medium body, and fine purity and ripeness. Drink it over the next 10-15 years. This wine is an uninspiring, mainstream, blatantly commercial example of Sauternes.
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This wine reveals a honeyed melon and pineapple-scented nose, medium body, and fine purity and ripeness. Drink it over the next 10-15 years. This wine is an uninspiring, mainstream, blatantly commercial example of Sauternes. Apr 1999, www.robertparker.com
Pale gold color. Exotic, superripe aromas of peach, apricot, marmalade, marzipan and honey. Very rich but high-pitched, with intense spiciness and lovely, mouthfilling texture. Strong, clean botrytis tones. Finishes sweet but quite firm, with good acidity and a note of almond extract. A nicely balanced '96.
About the producer
The 1855 classification placed Ch. de Rayne Vigneau just behind Ch. d’Yquem – also a nearby neighbour. Its 84-hectare vineyard sits in a single block on gravel mounds, overlooking the Ciron in Sauternes, and producing impressive sweet wines.