Château GuiraudGold Christmas Sauternes
Sweet wine
In the mouth this sweet wine is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts and blue cheese.
Taste structure of the Gold Christmas Sauternes from the Château Guiraud
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Gold Christmas Sauternes of Château Guiraud in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Food and wine pairings with Gold Christmas Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Gold Christmas Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Gold Christmas Sauternes
The Gold Christmas Sauternes of Château Guiraud matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of rice with milk or trout with blue cheese sauce.
Details and technical informations about Château Guiraud's Gold Christmas Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Malvasia Bianca Lunga
Structured, rich dry whites with a pale golden colour, a full palate and moderate acidity, showing signature aromas of yellow fruits (pear, apricot), white flowers, almond and discreet muscat notes. Also a pillar of Tuscan Vin Santo passito, producing honeyed, dried-fruit sweet wines. A traditional component of Chianti (before 2006) and many Tuscan whites. White Malvasia variety grown in Tuscany and Umbria.
Informations about the Château Guiraud
The Château Guiraud is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sauternes
Iconic Bordeaux AOC for noble sweet wines, left bank of the Garonne. Golden whites with signature notes of honey, candied apricot, exotic fruit, orange peel, saffron and a finish tightened by chiselled acidity, opulent yet nervy palate — a great age-worthy wine of emotion. Botrytised Semillon dominates (Ciron 'noble rot') concentrating sugars, Sauvignon Blanc adds vivacity, Muscadelle perfume. ~1,416 ha across 5 villages.
The wine region of Bordeaux
World-renowned age-worthy reds, led by round Merlot (plum, black fruit) or firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, graphite), blended with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for tannic structure. Structured Médoc and Graves, velvety Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Also crisp dry whites (Sauvignon/Sémillon) and opulent sweet Sauternes with honey and candied fruit. A 110,000 ha Gironde vineyard, 65 appellations, cradle of the 1855 classified growths.
The word of the wine: Anthocyanins
Phenolic compounds present in the skin of grapes that give colour to red wines during maceration.
