Château GuiraudPetit 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.
The Petit Guiraud Sauternes of the Château Guiraud is in the top 90 of wines of Sauternes.
Taste structure of the Petit Guiraud Sauternes from the Château Guiraud
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Petit 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 Petit Guiraud Sauternes of Château Guiraud in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, tree fruit or passion fruit and sometimes also flavors of orange blossom, elderflower or mango.
Food and wine pairings with Petit Guiraud Sauternes
Pairings that work perfectly with Petit Guiraud Sauternes
Original food and wine pairings with Petit Guiraud Sauternes
The Petit 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 turkey stir-fry with blue cheese.
Details and technical informations about Château Guiraud's Petit Guiraud Sauternes.
Discover the grape variety: Arinarnoa
Arinarnoa noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). 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 large bunches of grapes of medium size. Arinarnoa noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Petit Guiraud Sauternes from Château Guiraud are 2014, 2016, 2012, 2011 and 2010.
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.
News related to this wine
A panel discussion about the Chablis appellation
This film is the recording of a webinar on Chablis wines organized in December 2020 with four personalities from Hong Kong: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. They explain the purity of Chablis wines, discuss the latest vintages, and also talk about food and wine pairings, as well as global warming and the transition to more sustainable practices. #Chablis #P ...
The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Charles Lamboley
Charles Lamboley, marketing and communication director from Vignerons des Terres Secrètes, explains the differences between the appellation Mâcon-Villages and Mâcon plus a geographical denomination. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of t ...
The Chablis vineyard and the transition to sustainable practices
On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this 5-minute clip, the speakers discuss organic wines and the movement towards more environmentally friendly practices. #Chablis #PureChablis ...
The word of the wine: Cryo-extraction
This technique was very popular at the end of the 80's in Sauternes, a little less so now. The grapes are frozen before pressing, and the water transformed into ice remains in the marc, only the sugar flows out. As with the concentrators, the "cryo" can also increase bad taste and greenness.
