2016 Château Guiraud

Community Tasting Notes (40) Avg Score: 92.9 points

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  3/7/2024 - FransS wrote:

  From start to finish middle of the road, nothing wrong, but not expressive, missing the citrus to be lively;'somethimg wrong with this bottle?

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  3/6/2024 - Cailles wrote: 92 Points

  No notes taken. I had this wine a few months ago and loved it for its freshness and the intense, pure saffron aromas (rated 95pts). This bottle showed less vibrant and with a bit more tropical fruit and more sweetness. Still, this is a nice Sauternes which should drink well for another decade.
  
  Decanting: Not decanted. I would decant it for at least an hour.

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  2/14/2024 - IMKR Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Drank at serving temp ~~55F
  Bought a half bottle at Costco for $28.99
  
  Appearance:
  
  Medium golden/amber. Medium intensity
  Slow dense tears (sweet, medium/high EtOH)
  
  Nose:
  
  Clean.
  Smells "Sweet"
  Ripe Pears, Ripe Green Apples on the top note. Some apricots?
  Semi Floral
  some tinge of citrus (similar to oranges than lemon) and tropical fruits?
  
  Palate:
  
  Somewhat Crisp
  Very sweet High+
  Medium body
  medium(-) Acidity
  Medium Alcohol
  The Alcohol is smooth
  "Less sweet apple juice", cleaner and less "sweet sickening" than apple juice (i.e. doesnt taste like pure sugar water like apple juice does)
  Probably better described as biting into a very ripe pear.
  Slight candied... apples? pears?
  
  Finish:
  
  High intensity, Long length.
  Alcohol is smooth
  sweetness and ripe pear flavor lingers to the back for some time before slowly dissipates very evenly.
  Ripe pears lingers for a second longer before it evenly dissipates.
  
  Conclusion:
  
  92 points
  
  The nose is pleasant with a very obvious "sweet" fruity scent. the palate and finish is almost exactly as what you smell. the finish is something I really and highly enjoyed.
  it was a very good length, with great flavors. No unpleasant flavors in the finish present. on the finish, the sweetness is stronger than the pear flavor, before it every cleanly and evenly dissipates. Then the ripe pear flavor is more obvious and pronounced. Which lingers for couple seconds longer before it also evenly dissipates.
  
  DAY 2: Left in standard fridge.
  
  Appears more viscous and thick. color depth seems to have died a tad bit.
  
  on the nose, Ripe pears is even more obvious and pronounced. Some green apples. also smells more fresh and crisp than Day 1. i wonder if thats just a perception, because its colder (fridge temp) than day 1.
  
  on the palate, Fresher. this part might not make sense, the sweetness taste more balanced and well rounded, albeit more sweeter than day 1? unless im misremembering what the sweetness was like on D1. acidity perception appears to be very slightly higher? overall on the palate, the fruit became more pronounced. its very obviously taste like ripe pears with some tinge of green apples, or something like melons this time around
  
  The finish however became much shorter. The fruity sweetness is light and short now. some slight bitter notes on palate and finish. very very slight
  
  overall, i think it tastes even better on day 2. this D2 review is after taking it right out of the fridge ~~40F
  
  DAY 2 Conclusion: 94 points

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  2/10/2024 - sirpat00 wrote: 94 Points

  Brief notes only: Forest honey and saffron coupled with an array of fruit, partly tropical: quince, dried apricot, passion fruit and lychee. Creamy palate with amazingly vibrant acidity.

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  2/5/2024 - sirpat00 wrote: 94 Points

  A slightly narrow, but otherwise beautifully balanced and precise aroma profile boasting lemongrass, forest honey, saffron spice and walnuts complementing a fruit of dried apricot. A round palate with a creamy texture and nice and crisp acidity. Drinks already very well today but should improve over the next 10 years or so.

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