2009 Lieutenant de Sigalas

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 92 points

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  12/7/2023 - ColinR wrote: 92 Points

  Deep gold; raisins, lychees, peaches, lanolin, floral; raisiny, peachy, silky, light-medium body, good acidity; good balance, lingering finish
  Botrysized fruit with slightly bitter tang. Decadent, tasty and easy-drinking.

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  11/11/2023 - sjfunkenhauser wrote: 90 Points

  Deep gold colour.
  
  Pronounced aromas of honeyed apricots, peach, apple, honeycomb, beeswax, botrytis, baked hazelnuts, marmalade, nutmeg.
  
  Pronounced palate.
  
  Medium (-) body, high acidity, sweet, long finish.

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  12/10/2022 - gamerdude Likes this wine: 93 Points

  On the nose, slight crisp apple, apricot, honey. On the palate, apricot, honey, slight citrus. Overall an excellent sautrnes at a great price.

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  11/24/2022 - TWSMike Likes this wine: 89 Points

  This is the second wine from Chateau Sigalas-Rabaud, a Premier Cru Classe producer from Sauternes. This is a blend of 83% Semillon and 17% Sauvingon Blanc sourced from the same vineyards as the first wine and aged for 12 months in oak. Its a fresher style made for quicker drinking, so lets see if 12ish wines is a good point!
  
  Color: Pure straw gold
  Nose: Medium intensity with notes of honeydew, melon, dried green apples, old book paper, fresh white flowers, heather and sweet pineapple
  Palate: Medium plus intensity, viscious and rich with sweet melons, juicy apple flesh, honeydew, fresh and dried white lilacs and yellow raisins
  Finish: Medium plus acid, medium length finish carries the fruit and florality
  
  A pretty refreshing and potent Sauternes that does as advertised, but not one that really challenges. Definitely is good now and should last another 3-5 years.

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  9/16/2022 - Srabkin90 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Another Sauternes in my journey to try a few different producers. I am continuing to enjoy this varietal of dessert wine.
  
  Served at around 10 degrees, this had a medium gold color. Aromas of apricot, caramel and vanilla. Notes of dried peach, caramel, honey, vanilla and interesting floral notes. Lingering finish of ginger, wax and honey.
  
  Med+ bodied, refreshing acidity and well balanced sweetness. This had an oily mouthfeel and was very nicely balanced with its attributes. Another solid Sauternes.

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