Details

Perfume

Taste
Serve at:
10 - 12 °C.
Longevity:
15 - 25 years

Pairings
- Start up year: 1766
- Oenologist: Xavier Planty
- Hectares: 128
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The implementation of such growing methods and an alternative approach to the vineyard have resulted in a new awareness and a different wine aesthetic. The search for maximum sugar is over and the vocabulary has changed, it is no longer a question of power but of purity of flavour, finesse and producing finely-constructed, balanced wines. Read more


Name | Chateau Guiraud Sauternes 1er Cru Classè 1998 |
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Type | White green dessert wine from grapes with noble rot dessert wine semi-aromatic |
Denomination | Sauternes AOC |
Vintage | 1998 |
Size | 0,75 l |
Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
Grape varieties | 35% Sauvignon |
Country | France |
Region | Bordeaux |
Vendor | Chateau Guiraud |
Origin | Barsac (France) |
Soil composition | 80% sandy gravel and clayey gravel for the remainder. |
Plants per hectare | 6,600 vines/h |
Yield per hectare | 12hl/ha |
Harvest | is only done hand picking by successive waves through the vineyard (2 to 7 selections), picking only the botrytised berries. A minimum of potential alcohol (20°) must be reached before starting the harvest. |
Wine making | The fermentation made in new oak barrels over a period of three weeks to two months. Different batches are fermentated until they reach their own equilibrium which depends upon their selection. |
Aging | Maturation in barrels, on fine lees, for 18 to 24 months depending on the year, with racking |
Allergens | Contains sulphites |