2016 Guiraud (Sauternes)
Secondary Description
Producer
Origin
Barsac & Sauternes, Bordeaux, FRANCE
Colour
white
Wine Style
sweet
Dominant Grape
Semillon
Farming Style
organic
Closure Style
cork
Maturity
young
Bottle size
75cl
Case Quantity
6
Alcohol
13.5%
Classification
Barsac/Sauternes first growths
Score
93-95 points, Neal Martin, robertparker.com, Apr 2017
95 pts, Jane Anson, decanter.com, April 2017
93 points, Tim Atkin MW, timatkin.com, Apr 2017
93 pts, J-M Quarin, quarin.com, Apr 2017
17+ points, Jancis Robinson, jancisrobinson.com, Apr 2017
This product is delisted and unavailable for sale.
Media Reviews
Neal Martin
The 2016 Château Guiraud, which had been already released onto the market by proprietor Xavier Planty when I visited, has a very refined bouquet this year: nicely poised with pure botrytised fruit, quite minerally and developing subtle white flower scents with time. The palate is fresh and vibrant with crisp acidity, orange rind and tangerine coming forth with a tang of stem ginger towards the long finish. It will require three or four years in bottle just to meld together, but there is great potential here. 93-95 points
Jane Anson
Guiraud walks the line of minerality, florality and richness effectively for me. Lime juice oozes through, you can`t hold it back, and your mouth responds. Succulent, with a well judged salinity. Very good. 95 points