Community Tasting Notes 104

• Nick72wine wrote: 88 points

  January 1, 2024 - Out of balance really, not a great vintage for Guiraud.

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• ThaiPinotdrink Likes this wine: 88 points

  December 29, 2023 - Good but I think the issue with this wine is that the sweetness is overwhelming. I have had sauternes from 2009 and 2016 and they got the sweetness much more undercontrol. I think the acidity is the reason for this imbalance. The wine got a lot of life left tho. I believe in a few years the flavor might mellow out a bit more and less imbalance
  
  Smell: Honey, nuts, light cedar notes,
  Taste: Honey, Grape juice.( Honey grape juice)
  
  I rated 88 for good but I previously rate( on my note for 2009 Suduiraut which is much better imo at 94 so 88 seems fair.
  
  I have another bottle in stock which will probablh drink in 5-10 years

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• NutmegNative wrote: 82 points

  December 21, 2023 - Losing much of the floral characteristics from the last bottle opened 4 years ago. Leaning towards burnt toffee flavors with treacle and burnt orange in the background. Drinkable, but not especially enjoyable. This from a 375 ml (half) bottle), likely that a full (750 ml) bottle would be in better condition.

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• mgxa_ Likes this wine: 85 points

  November 5, 2023 - Very sweet (somewhat cloying). Full body. High acidity. Round texture. Long finish. It tastes like honey with notes of ripe pear, nutty, orange, orange blossom, lychee, ginger, and white florals.

• sjfunkenhauser wrote: 90 points

  October 11, 2023 - Very mineral driven with lots botrytis, hay and dried fruit, unfortunately a bit disjoint. Not the most complex sauterne, probably in part due to the fading fruit. Sweet, but not cloying.
  
  Deep gold colour.
  
  Pronounced aromas of hay, botrytis, honey, beeswax, wet slate, mandarin orange, dried peach, grapefruit, dried lotus leaf, kumquat.
  
  Pronounced palate.
  
  Medium body, medium (+) acidity, long finish.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2006
• Type White - Sweet/Dessert
• Producer Château Guiraud
• Varietal Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Sauternais
• Appellation Sauternes
• UPC Codes 000222208864, 015643493089, 3258691331225, 3277719924683, 3419466164435, 3447211052003, 3447211064006, 3700266205733, 400002563471, 400005634529, 4000122824634

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• Pending Delivery 10 (0%)
• In Cellars 1,556 (65%)
• Consumed 845 (35%)

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