2016 Chateau Guiraud 375ml

95 POINTS

Roger Voss - Wine Enthusiast

94–96. Barrel Sample. This wine is hugely rich while having wonderful acidity at its end. Dense botrytis and a powerful structure go along with the honey and marmalade flavors. It will certainly age well and long.

95 POINTS

Neal Martin - Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2016 Château Guiraud, which had been already released onto the market by proprietor Xavier Planty when I visited, has a very refined bouquet this year: nicely poised with pure botrytised fruit, quite minerally and developing subtle white flower scents with time. The palate is fresh and vibrant with crisp acidity, orange rind and tangerine coming forth with a tang of stem ginger towards the long finish. It will require three or four years in bottle just to meld together, but there is great potential here.

95 POINTS

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW - Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Wow—right out of the gate, the pale lemon colored 2016 Guiraud has an electric lemon tart, key lime pie and mandarin peel-scented nose with notions of cinnamon, allspice and toasted almonds in the background. The palate is refreshing while delivering loads of bright citrus layers and a long, spicy finish.

95 POINTS

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW - Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2016 Guiraud has a pale lemon color and opens with musk perfume, paraffin, cedar and spice box notes with a core of lemon tart, honey-drizzled white peaches and kumquat plus a waft of quince paste. The palate has beautiful vibrancy and loads of lively tropical and spicy layers, finishing very long.

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Jane Anson - Decanter

Guiraud walks the line of minerality, florality and richness effectively for me. Lime juice oozes through, you can't hold it back, and your mouth responds. Succulent, with a well judged salinity. Very good.

94 POINTS

Peter Moser - Falstaff

Medium green yellow. Bouquet of white apple fruit, delicate hints of orange zest, and a touch of honey. On the palate juicy, round yet elegant, a touch of oak in the background, juicy tropical fruit. It has good length with a mineral finish.

94 POINTS

James Suckling

A full-bodied young Sauternes with lots of rich sliced cooked apples and pears. All the same, this remains spicy and energetic with an abundance of dried mushrooms, walnuts and almonds on the finish. Botrytis character comes through nicely already here. Points: 94-95

93 POINTS

Stuart Pigott - JamesSuckling.com

Masses of candied citrus and marzipan, plus a touch of mango chutney, make this full-bodied Sauternes easy to enjoy. Generous and succulent finish. Moderately sweet for this appellation.