CHÂTEAU GUIRAUD 1988
CHÂTEAU GUIRAUD 1988
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1988

CHÂTEAU GUIRAUD 1988

Wine 1988 1er Cru Classé Bordeaux Sauternes
85-89 / 100 Rated by 3 experts

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88 / 100
Franck Dubourdieu September - 2007
Franck Dubourdieu
89 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
(Ed 1998) More tight and backward than I remembered it, the 1988 exhibits a stylish, spicy nose of ripe fruit, some botrytis, medium to full-bodied flavors with well-integrated oak, an attractive, smoky, honeyed fruit character, and a lively finish. It is more shy and reticent than usual. It should last for 20-30 years
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4 / 5
Michael Broadbent
Michael Broadbent
Michael Broadbent:(11-2001) Yellow gold, ; lovely, scented, orange blossom bouquet ; sweet, very good indeed.
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Vintage Wine  1988
Classification Sauternes - 1er Cru Classé
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Sauternes
Colour Sweet white wine
Volume 0.75 l
Country France
Alcohol content 13.00% vol
Château Château Guiraud
Château Guiraud
Château Guiraud

Château Guiraud is a 128-hectare wine estate located in Sauternes, Gironde. In the Sauternes AOC, it is classified as a Premier Cru Classé (First Growth) in the official 1855 Bordeaux wine classification. Château Guiraud produces an average of 100,000 bottles per year, although in some years due to weather conditions, the first growth is not sold.

The estate also produces a second wine, Le Dauphin de Guiraud, made from young vines and a selection made during blending, as well as a dry white wine called G de Château Guiraud. Only Sémillon (65%) and Sauvignon (35%) grape varieties are grown at Guiraud, with spur pruning for Sémillon and cane pruning for Sauvignon.

The grape harvest at Château Guiraud is done entirely by hand and carried out through successive pickings (2 to 6 passes) of botrytized grapes. A minimum potential alcohol content of 20° is required to begin the harvest. Fermentation, which occurs spontaneously, takes place in new oak barrels, renewed by one-third, for a period ranging from three weeks to two months. The different batches are fermented until they reach their own balance depending on their selection.

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