Château de Rayne-Vigneau is a sweet white wine ranked as Premier Cru Classé (French, “First Growth”) in the original Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855. Belonging to the Sauternes appellation in Gironde, in the region of Graves, the winery is located in Bommes. It has been owned by Crédit Agricole since 2004.
The castle, its park with its facilities are the subject of a classification as historic monuments by decree of 19 April 2004.
In 2015, the estate is bought by the group Trésor du Patrimoine.
References
- Cordier echoes Mondavi in asset sale
- Base Mérimée: Château de Rayne-Vigneau, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French), consulté le 6 octobre 2011.
- "L'Homme Moderne devient propriétaire du Château Rayne Vigneau à Sauternes". La Revue du vin de France (in French). Retrieved 2018-12-09.
- Lichine, Alexis (1967). Alexis Lichine's Encyclopedia of Wines and Spirits. London: Cassell & Company Ltd. p. 615.
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44°32′51″N 0°20′41″W / 44.54750°N 0.34472°W / 44.54750; -0.34472
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