G de Château Guiraud - Bordeaux blanc BIO 2022
Bordeaux
White
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Drink or Keep
91/100
Le Figaro
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90/100
Jean-Marc Quarin
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88-90/100
Vinous
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88/100
RVF
"A delight according to Le Figaro!
"Pale color. Intense, fruity and subtle nose. Peppery nuance. Meticulously textured, full-bodied and above all fragrant. The wine develops subtly, deliciously and full of life. A success." (Jean-Marc Quarin 2023)
Features
Estate
Château Guiraud
Cuvée
G
Vintage
2022
Designation
Bordeaux
Region
Bordeaux
Grape varieties
53% Sauvignon Blanc, 47% Sémillon
Terroirs
Soil 80% sandy gravel, 20% clayey gravel, deep sandy subsoil, pure gravel with red clay and calcareous marl.
Viticulture
Certified organic
Harvest
Manual in crates
Winemaking
Fermentation 50% in barrels having produced the 1er Grand Cru classé, 50% in stainless steel vats for about 10 days
Breeding
100% in barrels for 6 months (with stirring on total lees)
Alcohol content
13%
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Pale yellow, brilliant, limpid colour
Nose
Fresh and intense, with scents of pink grapefruit, lime and passion fruit enhanced by pleasantly mentholated fragrances.
Mouth
Magnificent freshness, lively citrus and passion fruit attack, lovely volume on the palate, fat, slightly vanilla aromas, saline and salivating finish, very inviting.
Serve
AT 10-12°C
Open
1/2 hour before
Drink from
2024
Drink before
2029
Production
170,000 bottles
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with pan-fried king prawns with garlic and parsley, skate with capers, oysters from the Arcachon Basin...
Château Guiraud
Bordeaux
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (2020 guide) 4*Stars (Very high quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)
About the domain :
The château is owned by four partners: Robert Peugeot, Xavier Planty (who manages the estate), Stephan von Neipperg and Olivier Bernard. Certified organic since 2011, and boasting an absolutely unique conservatory of Aquitaine white grape varieties (175 strains of Sauvignon and Semillon), Guiraud leads the way in respectful agriculture in the Sauternes region. Perfectly botrytized grapes are harvested with precision, to produce two types of sweet wine. The grand vin, with its finesse and rapid evolution in bottle, and the petit-guiraud, less voluntarily rich but capable of shining as an aperitif, as can be seen in the very elegant restaurant-brasserie that the estate has just opened. The dry Bordeaux G is less appealing, clean but too simple for its terroir.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the domain :
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (guide 2024) 88/100
Domaine rated (2020 guide) 2*Stars (These great estates, often endowed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About the domain :
This Sauternes premier cru classé is now owned by four co-owners: Robert Peugeot, Olivier Bernard (Domaine de Chevalier), Stephan Von Neipperg (Château Canon-la-Gaffelière) and Xavier Planty. Under the skilful direction of Xavier Planty, the vineyard has for many vintages offered a perfect example of a modern, roasted Sauternes, very open in its early years, and which has gained enormously in finesse and minerality. Guiraud was the first of the premier crus classés de 1855 to be awarded organic certification, in 2011. The estate takes great care to respect the natural development of noble rot. The winemaking process, meanwhile, refuses the slightest chaptalization, as should be the case for all crus classés - a cause for which Xavier Planty campaigns. On terroirs not classified as Sauternes, the Château also produces a large volume of a dry white wine in the Bordeaux appellation, to be drunk young.
Vinous A. Galloni
Rated wine (guide 2023) 88-90/100
About the wine:
Château Guiraud 2022 "G" offers scents of wild peach and honeysuckle on what looks like a discreet nose unfolding in the glass. The palate is well balanced with a slightly honeyed opening, a little richer than the others, but perhaps without the same tension and complexity on the finish. But I appreciate the texture of this G de Guiraud more than anything. 2025-2033
Le Figaro vins
Rated wine (guide 2023) 91/100
About the wine:
A fresh, light nose that evolves on buttery, smoky notes and aromas of passion fruit skin. Rich, buttery and generous on the palate, with a floral finish that lingers on notes of daisies. A real delight. 2024-2029
Jean-Marc Quarin
Rated wine (guide 2023) 90/100
About the wine:
Pale color. Intense, fruity and subtle nose. Peppery nuance. Meticulously textured, full-bodied and above all fragrant. The wine develops subtly, deliciously and full of life. A great success. 2024-2032
Customer reviews
Customer rating
3.4/5
out of 5 reviews
Note and review by M. CLAUDE B. Published on 16/12/2024
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