Château Rabaud-Promis

The winery Château Rabaud -listers 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 40 hectares of which 33 hectares are devoted to viticulture. The vineyards are located near the Château Sigalas - Rabaud former Schwestergut and of Château de Rayne Vigneau - not far.

The Sémillon grape variety represents the biggest share with a stocked area of ​​80 percent. In addition, 18 % Sauvignon Blanc are still mixed. The remaining 2 % are on the vine variety Muscadelle. The average age of the vines is high 35-40 years and the average yield is 13 hectoliters / hectare. The harvest is done by hand in several reading programs, in order to select the grapes with noble rot. After the expectant wine by the Alcoholic fermentation in oak barrels for a minimum alcohol content of 13 - reached 14 percent, it is pumped into stainless steel tanks and for 4 - 5 days cooled to 7 ° C and stabilized. The wine matures after the sulfurization 18-24 months in barriques, which are renewed annually. From Grand Vin almost 60,000 bottles are filled annually.

History

The history of the estate can be traced to the 1660 trace, when the family Cazeau by the marriage of Arnaud de Cazeau with Marie de Peyronne Rabaud came into the possession of the former Château Rabaud.

After the family de Cazeau, the winery has held more than 150 years, sold Pierre- Hubert de Cazeau in 1819 the possession of Gabriel Deyme. The wines had a good reputation in the sequence, and consequently the estate was classified to the rank of Premier Cru Classé for the World Exhibition in 1855.

In 1864 Deyme sold a possession, to Henri de Sigalas Drouilhet. Henri subsequently bought on even the former Château Pexoto and integrated areas on that Deuxième Cru Classé (a second greenhouse ) in Château Rabaud without losing its status as a Premier Cru Classé.

However, his son broke up in 1903 from a part of the property and sold it to Adrien celebrities who called the purchased share Château Rabaud celebs. The remaining portion of the Sigalas family received the name Château Sigalas Rabaud -.