Chateau Guiraud

Château Guiraud actually lies in the town of Sauternes. The estate encompasses 128 hectares which includes 98.21 hectares under vine: 85 hectares for Sauternes AC and the rest producing dry white Bordeaux named 'Le G de Guiraud.' The vineyard lies on a mostly sandy/gravel soil with a heterogeneous sub-soil of red clay, marl and gravel. There is a relatively high proportion of Sauvignon Blanc planted: 35% of the vineyard with the remainder devoted to Semillon (the average for Sauternes is 10% Sauvignon. It is a powerful, rich, honeyed wine and I bet that many wine aficionados are oblivious to the high percentage of Sauvignon Blanc in the blend. I, for one cannot detect any gooseberry or cut grass flavours: a result of the meticulous practices at Guiraud that ensure only the ripest grapes find themselves in the Grand Vin. (robertparker.com)
30 Monate in zu 100% neuen, französischen Barriques
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