Château de Rayne-Vigneau

The Château de Rayne Vigneau - located in the municipality Bommes, a part of the Appellation d' Origine Sauternes in the Bordeaux wine region. In the Bordeaux Wine Classification of 1855 it was classified as " Premier Cru ". The estate has 80 hectares of which are devoted exclusively to growing grapes. The vineyards are located not far from the vineyards of Château Sigalas Rabaud -, Château Rabaud -list celebrities and Château Lafaurie - Peyraguey away.

The Sémillon grape variety represents the biggest share with a stocked area of ​​74 percent. In addition, 24% Sauvignon Blanc are mixed. The remaining 2 % are on the vine variety Muscadelle. The average age of the vines is high 30-35 years. The harvest is done by hand in several reading programs, in order to select the grapes with noble rot. After the expectant wine obtained by the alcoholic fermentation in oak barrels for a minimum alcohol content of 13-14 percent by volume, it is pumped into stainless steel tanks and cooled to 7 ° C for a few days and stabilized. The wine matures after the sulfurization 12-18 months in barriques, which are renewed annually in half. From Grand Vin almost 120,000 bottles are filled annually. The second wine of the estate is called Madame de Rayne.

History

The history of the estate can be traced to the late 17th century to trace, as the winery Gabriel de Vigneau belonged. 1681 took over his son Étienne the fortunes of the estate. He married Jeanne Sauvage, daughter of the owner of Château d' Yquem. Then the history of the estate loses during some decades. It is known that the wine merchants' family Duffour the estate possessed no later than the year 1742. After the death of Jean Duffour in 1750, his widow Jeanne Tuffereau managed the property until 1774th Her son took over the estate, but died in the summer of 1775, so that his brother Bruno Duffour the fortunes headed until 1817. After his death, four nephews inherited Château de Rayne Vigneau -. In 1834, Catherine de Rayne bought the winery. Their marriage remained childless, so its ownership passed to her brother Vicomte de Gabriel Pontac. He named the winery into Vigneau - Pontac, but his nephew Albert de Pontac changed its name in 1892 in Château Rayne Vigneau -. After Albert's death on August 19, 1922, his son Gabriel Vicomte de Roton launched together with his wife Alexandrine de Pontac the fortunes of Rayne Vigneau -. Their son Francois Vicomte de Roton has still yet the building.

The vineyards bought Georges Raoux in 1961, since sweet wines of this region in the 1960s, sold poorly, Raoux had already ten years later separate from the winery.; the price amounted to 3 million francs. The wine merchant's family Mestrezat - Preller, also owner of the red wine Château Grand -Puy- Good Ducasse was during a few decades, owner, however, the estate was sold in 2004 to Crédit Agricole.