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Decanter 96/100This is lovely, a success in the vintage and one of the best on display, offering a silky texture and clear emphasis on precision and grip, with high notes of lime and citrus on the nose. It has mango and peach on the attack followed by creamy lemon as it spins out through the palate. The acidity doesn't quite spiral downwards and upwards as in the best years, but you do get great lift through the palate and a persistency to the flavours. This is an estate that really has been doing huge amounts of work on its flavour profiles recently, saving only its very best grapes and terroirs for the sweet wine. Drinking Window 2022 - 2042
Jancis Robinson 16.5/20
85% Sémillon, 15% Sauvignon Blanc. RS 120 g/l, TA 3.5 g/l, pH 3.82. Barrel sample. Pure pear fruit on the nose. Full of tangy apricot and bitter orange, zesty rather than particularly fresh, but fresh enough. Deep and satisfying rather than elegant. Intense and long. (JH) 13.5% Drink 2023-2038
The Wine Advocate 92-94+
Lisa Perrotti-Brown. Pale lemon-gold colored, the 2018 Sigalas Rabaud leaps from the glass with vibrant grapefruit, lemon tart and green mango scents with nuances of mandarin peel, lime cordial and chalk dust. The palate is wonderfully vibrant with beautiful tension and a long, subtly layered finish.