2010 CHÂTEAU GUIRAUD 1er Cru Classé Sauternes, Lea & Sandeman

CHÂTEAU GUIRAUD

2010 1er Cru Classé Sauternes

Grapes Sauv Blanc, Sémillon
Origin France, Bordeaux
District Left Bank
Sub-district Sauternes-Barsac
Village Sauternes
Classification 1er Cru Classé
ABV 13%

Very pure, waxy, sweet, honeyed and fresh. Lovely harmony and fresh acidity too, carrying the weight and volume effortlessly and keeping it fresh and mouthwatering. Rating: 93 L&S (Apr 2011)


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The 2010 Guiraud is a little closed on the nose like the 2010 Climens and demands a lot of coaxing from the glass. Eventually it reveals scents of dried honey, fig and ginger but they feel muted at the moment. The palate is much better and more expressive with tangy marmalade and quince notes, good depth and fine tension. It is just a case of waiting for the nose to open because the palate really shows the potential here. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners 10-Year On Bordeaux horizontal. Drinking range: 2023 - 2060 Rating: 95 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Apr 2020)

Yellow-gold. Initially inexpressive nose opens slowly with air to hint at peach nectar and pear, along with hints of guava, mango and caramel. Bright, dense and juicy, with strongly oak-influenced flavors similar to the aromas. Finishes pure and long, with bright pepper and honey nuances. The harvest began on September 20 and ran through November 2; the third and fourth tries out of six were the main ones. The high presence of sauvignon is typical of Guiraud, as 35% of its vineyard is planted with this variety; the average in Sauternes is closer to 15%. Rating: 88-91 Ian d'Agata, www.vinousmedia.com (Aug 2011)

Another wine that will suffer by comparison with the previous vintage, but remains a classy Sauternes in its own right. It’s exotic and sweet, with coconutty oak, flavours of barley sugar and pineapple and decent acidity. There’s a lot of flavour here, but it doesn’t have the persistence of the 2009. 5+ years. Rating: 94 Tim Atkin MW, www.timatkin.com

Château Guiraud

Sauternes Premier Cru 1855 Given that the village has lent its name to the appellation, it seems surprising that only two châteaux in Sauternes were granted Premier Cru status in 1855. When you learn that one of those two was Château d'Yquem, it becomes less surprising. The other was Château Guiraud. The name derives from a Pierre Guiraud (or Guiraut), who purchased the estate in 1766. Today, Guiraud is owned by a consortium - Robert Peugeot, Stephan von Niepperg, Olivier Bernard and Xavier Planty. They bought the estate in 2006 from the Narby family who had already done much work renovating Guiraud over the previous 20 years. There 85ha of vineyard, given over to 65% Semillon and 35% Sauvignon Blanc. The grapes are hand-harvested and fermented in new wood, before ageing for 2 years. A second wine is produced called Le Dauphin de Château Guiraud, as well as a dry white called G de Guiraud.

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