Château GuiraudLe Dauphin de Guiraud 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 Le Dauphin de Guiraud Sauternes from the Château Guiraud
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Le Dauphin de Guiraud Sauternes of Château Guiraud in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Le Dauphin de Guiraud Sauternes of Château Guiraud in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of apples, apricot or honey and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Le Dauphin de Guiraud Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Le Dauphin de Guiraud Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Le Dauphin de Guiraud Sauternes
The Le Dauphin de Guiraud Sauternes of Château Guiraud matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble or pumpkin and blueberry no-dough pie in the microwave.
Details and technical informations about Château Guiraud's Le Dauphin de Guiraud Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Meunier
Meunier noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Champagne). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Meunier noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Champagne, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Beaujolais, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Le Dauphin de Guiraud Sauternes from Château Guiraud are 2004, 2003, 2002, 2006 and 2005.
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
Sauternes, 65 km South of Bordeaux, is a Village renowned for its high quality Sweet wines. Although some wineries produce Dry wines, they sell them under other appellations than Sauternes, which is specific to sweet wines. The village is surrounded on all sides by vineyards, the best of which produce some of the most prestigious, long-lasting and expensive dessert wines in the world. A half bottle of premium, aged Sauternes from a good Vintage can sell for over $1,000.
The wine region of Bordeaux
Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.
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The word of the wine: Piqué
Altered wine characterized by a vinegar smell.
