Chateau Guiraud 2022

Delightfully fresh on the nose, with a subtle smoky note, quince jelly, orange blossom and mango; a dense palate showing tension, power, spice and balance, finishing with plenty of breed and finely spicy back aromas. A top success.

Juicy and fresh, with a mix of delightfully ripe peach and yellow apple fruit that plays nicely with honeysuckle, ginger and jasmine through the finish. Exotic in bent, with lovely energy. Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc. Drink now through 2040. 4,166 cases made.

Supple and juicy, bright and clean - this lacks a little unctuousness and flesh, but it's focussed while having a long length. Sherbet lemon and pineapple fruit, wild honey and peach blossom which are so lovely with flinty touches that give an appealing mineral tang on the finish. This has an air of class, supremely approachable and drinkable now. 134g/l residual sugar. 3.5g total acidity. 4.0pH.

There’s a real purity of fruit and focus here with sliced dried-pineapple, peach and apricot aromas and flavors, very impressive and clear with a medium sweetness and light spiciness at the end. Some licorice and pie crust to the wonderful fruit as well. Drinkable but so much better in five or six years.

The 2022 Guiraud is powerful and resonant but also tightly wound. Tangerine, light caramel notes and exotic spice tones build in the glass. The Guiraud is a bit reticent today but possesses good structure and fine balance to match its substantial overall presence.

The debut vintage for Sandrine Garaby pops as soon as the wine hits your glass with notes of honeyed pineapples, custard, saffron, ginger snaps, crème brûlée, and flowers that fill the perfume. The palate is even better with its energetic jolt of luscious, sweet, tropical fruits bathed in honey with more of that saffron complexity that comes in at the end of the finish. Drink from 2026-2055.

The 2022 Château Guiraud is beautiful, with the ripe, powerful style of the vintage. Honeyed orange, white flowers, peach, and some minty nuances all shine here, and this beauty hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a lush, layered, seamless mouthfeel, and a good sense of freshness that keeps it light on its feet. It's a brilliant Sauternes to drink over the coming two decades or so. The blend is 65% Semillon and 35% Sauvignon, raised in barrels.

Fig, white truffle, dried apricot pit, with a kick of grapefruit and pineapple to add lift and tension. It balances out between opulence and freshness, but this is a tough vintage, and even here you can expect lower acidity than in most vintages. Organic farming, sand gravel and clay soils, 10h/h yield, harvest September 15 to October 27th,134h/g residual sugar. First vintage with Sandrine Garbay as estate director, moving over here from Château d'Yquem.

Subtle and delicate on the nose, this wine reveals aromas usually associated with a dry white wine, enhanced by a smoky touch. On the palate, it takes on a more classic style, with a enveloping texture.

Golden yellow color. An intense nose that is fine, subtle, fruity and noble. It develops into something complex in the glass, with a hint of fresh almond. Here, the graceful texture combines with premium sweetness and tremendous energy! A superb balance of delicacy and melt-in-the-mouth richness.

After 27 years at Yquem, Sandrine Garbay signs her first vintage at Guiraud. There is elegance both on the nose, with aromas of mandarin essence and eucalyptus, and on the palate: refined, airy and lingering, with flavours of honey, quince, candied pear and a hint of menthol in the background.

The 2022 Château Guiraud offers up aromas of spices, flowers and spring blossoms, followed by a moderately weighted palate with a juicy core of fruit, freshness and a bitter finish. This blend of 65% Sémillon and 35% Sauvignon Blanc, matured for 18 months in barrels, lacks depth and vibrancy for a Château Guiraud. To be re-reviewed in one to two years. This has 134 grams per liter of residual sugar.