CHÂTEAU DE RAYNE VIGNEAU 1959
CHÂTEAU DE RAYNE VIGNEAU 1959
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1959

CHÂTEAU DE RAYNE VIGNEAU 1959

Wine 1959 1er Cru Classé Bordeaux Sauternes
95-100 / 100 Rated by 2 experts

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5/5
Michael Broadbent
Michael Broadbent
Information on the vintage at Sauternes : A great vintage. Monumental Sauternes following a long hot summer with some rain just before the harvest to flesh out the heat-concentrated grapes, retaining their high sugar content.
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98 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
(6-2013) The cellars at Rayne-Vigneau were broken into during the 1990s, so to have one of the very few remaining bottles from their library stock was a privilege. The 1959 has a limpid golden hue that you could just stare at all day. The bouquet has held up extremely well over 54 years with scents of dried fig, syrup, wild honey and a faint hint of pine needles: all beautifully defined and so fresh and vital. The palate is extremely well-balanced with a noticeable bead of acidity that cuts through the notes of fresh apricot, mango, spice and walnut. There is just a slight Aszu note on the finish that lends it more complexity. This is utterly sublime, and dare I say, challenges the supremacy of the finest Sauternes ‘59s I have tasted, namely Yquem and Suduiraut. This is quite simply sensational.
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Vintage Wine  1959
Classification Sauternes - 1er Cru Classé
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Sauternes
Colour Sweet white wine
Volume 0.75 l
Country France
Alcohol content 13.00% vol
Château Château De Rayne Vigneau
Château De Rayne Vigneau
Château De Rayne Vigneau

Chateau Rayne Vigneau was created at the beginning of the 17th century. The Vigneau de Bommes was its first owner. Gabriel de Vigneau appears in writings as early as 1635. His son Etienne married Jeanne Sauvage, daughter of the lord of Yquem, and personally took charge of the property in 1681. Madame de Rayne purchased the Vigneau estate in 1834.

The official 1855 classification places Chateau Rayne Vigneau among the premier crus of Sauternes. In 1867, the great broker Daney ranked it first immediately after Yquem. It was Albert de Pontac, grand-nephew of Madame de Rayne, who gave the property its name "Rayne Vigneau".
Between 2004 and 2015, Chateau de Rayne Vigneau belonged to CA Grands Crus, a subsidiary of the Credit Agricole Group, which implemented an optimization plan for the entire vineyard. Since 2007, the chateau has adopted sustainable and environmentally friendly agriculture.

Today, Chateau de Rayne Vigneau, acquired by the Tresor du Patrimoine group, is managed by Vincent Labergere, assisted by the advice of oenologist Henri Boyer. The chateau embodies a reliable value of the appellation, claiming, vintage after vintage, a style full of intensity, length, and freshness.

The vineyard covers 84 hectares and the vines, averaging 30 years old, are divided between Semillon (74%), Sauvignon Blanc (24%) and Muscadelle (2%). The harvest remains traditional with successive selections. Harvested by hand, only perfectly "botrytized" grapes are picked. The wines are aged for 18 months in oak barrels, of which 40% to 50% are new each year.

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