2007 Chateau Guiraud Sauternes Blend

Sauternes Blend - 750ML
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REVIEWS

WE 96 WA 94 JL 92 TWI 91 VN 91 WS 91
WE 96

Wine Enthusiast, June 2010

A gold-colored wine. The palate has intense freshness as well as ripe apricot and orange zest flavors. The acidity cuts through the intense richness leaving a wine that needs time to fully integrate and then many more...
WA 94

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, June 2013

Tasted as part of a vertical held at the chateau. Like one or two other 2007s, the aromatics on the Guiraud ’07 are rather subdued at the moment and they demand coaxing to offer honey, lemon curd and orange blossom. The...
JL 92

TheWineCellarInsider.com, January 2013

A beautiful nose filled with flowers and spicy, honey coated orange, apricot, peach and pineapple gets you excited. This rich, concentrated wine ends with a long sensation of warm nuts, honey and sweet, ripe, tropical...
TWI 91

The Wine Independent, December 2022

The 2007 Guiraud is medium gold in color. It has a nose of fresh hay, tobacco, and dried apple slices with wafts of toasted almonds and dusty soil. The palate delivers rich, mature, nutty and savory fruit with a lively...
VN 91

Vinous, October 2022

The 2007 Guiraud has a well-defined bouquet with marmalade, orange blossom and light waxy aromas, opening nicely with aeration. The palate is well balanced with a viscous opening, fine acidity, taut and fresh with a tang...
WS 91

Wine Spectator, March 2010

Shows dried orange and apricot with a lime and honey undertone. Full-bodied with medium sweetness a fruity aftertaste of dried lemon and a medium spicy finish. A balanced and refined Guiraud. Best after 2011. -JS

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Dessert
Varietal Sauternes Blend
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub-region Sauternes
Vintage 2007
Size 750ML

Chateau Guiraud is in the Sauternes appellation of Bordeaux. Originally known as the "Noble House of Bayle", it got its present name from Pierre Guiraud, a Bordeaux merchant who bought the property in 1766. In 1855, it was classified a Premier Grand Cru de Sauternes.

Chateau Guiraud extends over 128 hectares. 85 hectares are planted with Semillon (65%) and Sauvignon Blanc (35%) on a mixture of sandy gravel, clay, marl and limestone soil. The average age of the vines is 35-40 years. Harvest is done by hand in successive waves through the vineyard, picking only Botrytised berries. A minimum potential alcohol must be reached before the grapes are fermented in new oak barrels over three weeks to two months. The wine is then aged in barrels for at least 24 months before bottling.

Chateau Guiraud also produces a second wine, Petit Guiraud, a livelier and fresher version made from young vines, and a dry white wine made of ripe but not non-Botrytis grapes called G de Chateau Guiraud.

Guiraud’s enchanting bouquet of white flowers, acacia, hawthorn blossom, lily, and tuberose are complemented by overtones of forest floor, spice, freshly-ground white pepper, tea, and saffron. Guiraud is deliciously bodied, rich, and velvety on the palate. The fruity flavors are combined with an inimitable botrytis note and candied fruit character.