January 1, 2024 - Out of balance really, not a great vintage for Guiraud.
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
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.
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.
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.
September 15, 2023 - Beautiful golden in the glass, with notes of honey, candied fruit, baked apple, stewed orange on the nose. The palate is more honey and baked/stewed fruit, with a slight complexity offered up by a candied ginger note. The mouthfeel is luscious, creamy and smooth. Delicious dessert wine.
July 28, 2023 - Mostly oxidized but with pleasant burnt orange peel. Surprised that it faded this quickly. Still drinkable, however.
June 24, 2023 - Caramel, abricot, miel et un je ne sais quoi empyreumatique qui détonne un peu.
May 21, 2023 - nez discret bouche court tres moyen comme sauterne
January 27, 2023 - Cette demi-bouteille est apparue dans mon cellier, sortie de nul part. Sans doute une erreur de la SAQ quand j'ai commandé un autre millésime (2010), que je n'aurais remarquée qu'aujourd'hui.
Nez typé, fruit mûr et crème brûlée. En bouche il paraît très jeune. Bonne concentration, mais c’est un peu dur, comme s’il y avait pas mal de souffre encore. Sinon la finale est assez longue et saline. C’est bon, mais ce côté sévère lui enlève des points. 89 pts sans doute mieux avec une bonne aération