Community Tasting Notes 300

• JLCFan wrote: 92 points

  April 7, 2024 - Burnt sugar, toffee, preserved apricot. Luciously sweet, but there’s quite a bit of smoky flintiness as well. The fruit is not as delineated as it could be. Impressive viscous texture, thick, almost gelatinous. Not out of balance, but it’s top-heavy and I’d love a little more acidity. Long finish centered on honey and dried orange peel. Some alcoholic heat does peak out.

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• Bradley Love wrote: 89 points

  March 31, 2024 - Classic Sauternes flavors but a little flat. Not showing any age yet, which I think will help it down the road. Plenty of fruit and acid to last, even from a 375.

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• MatLot Likes this wine: 95 points

  March 9, 2024 - amazing wine great

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• jocelyng Likes this wine: 96 points

  March 1, 2024 - A trio of Guiraud tonight: 2009, 2010, 2011. We had them at first alone, then with « foie gras poêlé » as a starter and then at the end with dessert.
  The clear winner was the 2010: a classic of classics. Superb thick, almost oily mouth. Great concentration of fruits, a little acidity to keep it balanced. We were two giving it a 99 (ok maybe we were overenthusiastic and should have give it a 98 instead). One gave it a 96 and the fourth a 93. She found the little bitter orange taste not to the her liking. I thought it gave a wonderful complexity.
  The 2009 was also superb: 96 for me and 95-97 for everyone. It had an irresistible marmelade taste and a complex finish.
  The 2011 was simpler but also excellent: 94,4999 for me, 95 for the others.
  The three were at the beginning of their drinking window but are so good now, why wait ?

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• donrayjr wrote: 92 points

  January 11, 2024 - Silky, tremendous mouth feel. Sweet, but not overly so. Honeydew with a bit of acidity.

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Pro Reviews 16

Wine Definition

• Vintage 2009
• 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 000004170303, 000004440918, 000222208864, 086266000541, 086266000718, 3277719924683, 3364420058605, 3376820100693, 3447211052003, 3447211092009, 3447211094003, 3447811022000, 3448821503756, 3700266205733, 3700266210249, 400001920053, 4000139944202, 6002251200318, 616773511065, 714153083390, 714153113196, 732511017627, 785255003234, 9300633314323

Community Holdings

• Pending Delivery 511 (4%)
• In Cellars 8,532 (67%)
• Consumed 3,622 (29%)

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