Chateau Guiraud2006
WHITE WINE
- Producer Vignobles Comtes von Neipperg
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Blend
100% Semillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
100% White Bordeaux Blend - Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Sauternes
- UPC 0 15643 49308 9
Reviews
Wine Spectator 93
Subtle, but with complex aromas of honey, spices, apple pie and lemon candy. Full-bodied and medium sweet, with intense botrytis and lemon peel character and bright acidity. Powerful and long. Best after 2012.
by JS, Wine Spectator , 2009
Wine Advocate 91
Tasted as part of a vertical held at the chateau. The Guiraud 2006 has a floral bouquet with a peppermint-like freshness and vitality – so much that you might think it originates from the New World (not meant pejoratively). The palate is viscous and very well-balanced on the entry with prudently judged acidity cutting through intense mango, marmalade and apricot flavours. There is a superb sense of weight and presence to this Sauternes that should be considered a great success. Drink 2015-2028+
by NM, Wine Advocate , 2013
Technical Details
Harvest
Uniquely by hand, with successive selective pickings (2-6 pickings) of botrytised grapes. A minimum potential alcohol level of 20° is required to begin harvesting.Winery Technical Data
Area: 85 ha.Soil: 80% sandy gravel and clayey gravel for the remainder.
Sub-soil: Deep translucent sand, pure gravel with some banks of red clay and limestone marl, bands of limestone with oyster shells or red and white clays.
Density: 6,600 vines/ha.
Rootstock: Riparia, 33 09, 101 14, 161 49.
Production: 100,000 bottles of Château Guiraud,30,000 bottles of Dauphin de Guiraud, Château Guiraud’s second wine, 50,000 bottles of G de Château Guiraud, dry white Bordeaux.
Owners: Robert Peugeot for FFP, Stephan von Neipperg, Olivier Bernard and Xavier Planty.