2009 Chateau Guiraud Sauternes 375ml
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Sauternes, Bordeaux
Semillon 65%, Sauvignon Blanc 35%
13.5%
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Château Guiraud got Organic Farming certification in early 2011 and has managed the vineyard using organic methods since 1996.
Soils: sandy gravels 80%, 20% clay gravels.
Subsoils: deep translucent sand, pure gravels crossed by red clay and limestone marls, fossilized oyster beds and red and white clay
Subsoils: deep translucent sand, pure gravels crossed by red clay and limestone marls, fossilized oyster beds and red and white clay
Fermentation: in oak barrels 90% new 10% from a first wine – lasts 3 to 6 weeks
Ageing: in barrels for 18 to 24 months depending on the vintage
Ageing: in barrels for 18 to 24 months depending on the vintage
« This vintage is simply extraordinary. With a beautiful yield, we have produced a powerful wine, very aromatic, that present a perfect alcohol-sugar-acidity balance and an impressive purity of botrytis. The 35% sauvignon Guiraud speaks again and makes this wine a brilliant freshness and aerial sugars. In the mouth, we find the pink grapefruit, lemon confit, notes of apricot, an opulence supported by a very roasted botrytis. An impeccable picking allows a wide definition of the growth and an obvious representation of the terroir of Guiraud; wine tight, straight and pure. »
- Chateau Guiraud