2023 CHÂTEAU GUIRAUD 1er Cru Classé Sauternes, Lea & Sandeman

CHÂTEAU GUIRAUD

2024 1er Cru Classé Sauternes

Colour White
Origin France, Bordeaux
Other Certified Organic
Village Sauternes
Classification 1er Cru Classé

Dark burnt orange gold, spiralling white flower aromatics, this is great quality, thoroughly enjoyable, subtle spiced cumin and tumeric, sweetly succulent apricot and nectarine juice without being heavy. 12.6 hl/ha yield, Sandrine Garbay estate director. Drinking range: 2026 - 2038 Rating: 94 Jane Anson, www.janeanson.com (May 2025)


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The 2024 Guiraud, now under the aegis of winemaker Sandrine Garbay, contains 124 g/L of residual sugar and was picked from September 20 with four tries through the vines. It has a very assured and detailed bouquet with wild honey, peach and light apricot scents, with a touch of vanilla pod tucked underneath. The palate is fresh and vibrant with a keen line of acidity, gaining weight as it moves toward the clementine-tinged finish. What a gorgeous Guiraud! Drinking range: 2028 - 2055 Rating: 94-96 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (May 2025)

This shows good concentration and sweetness with a light saline character to the dried pineapple, mangoes, honey and spices. Medium to full body with medium acidity and a long, round finish. Rating: 93-94 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Apr 2025)

62 Sem 38 SB 13.5% Warm and intense aromas of baked apricot pastry and cream. Notes of marmalade botrytis and candied peel. Very inviting. Intense and beautifully layered with tarte tatin fruit, cream and candied orange peel botrytis notes in the mouth. This has plenty of zesty acidity to balance the intense sugar (est. 125 g/L) as well as multi-layered flavours of fruit, spice and caramel. Very accomplished. Rating: 96 Rod Smith MW, www.timatkin.com (Apr 2025)

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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