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
Château Château Guiraud
Château Guiraud
Château Guiraud

The Château Guiraud is a vineyard of 128 hectares located in Sauternes in Gironde. Sauternes AOC, it is ranked first growth in the official classification of Bordeaux wines of 1855. The Château Guiraud produces an average of 100,000 bottles per year, although in some years due to climatic conditions, the first thought is not sold. The estate also produces a second wine, Le Dauphin Guiraud, from young vines and a selection made during assembly and a dry white wine named Chateau Guiraud G. Only semillon grapes (65%) and Sauvignon (35%) are grown to a size Guiraud with cots for semillon and sauvignon long wooden.

The harvest of Château Guiraud is manual only and performed by successive tries (2-6 tries) grape botrytis. A minimum potential level of 20 ° is required to begin harvesting. . Fermentation, spontaneous, takes place in barrels renewed by thirds, for a period ranging from three weeks to two months. The different batches are fermented until the balance of their own based on their selection. 

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