Chateau Guiraud Sauternes 0.375L 2000

Chateau Guiraud Sauternes 0.375L 2000

Chateau Guiraud, 0,375 l - 13.50%
65% Semillon, 35% Sauvignon

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Bordeaux - France
White dessert wine from grapes with noble rot dessert wine semi-aromatic

How to serve

Serve at:

10 - 12°C.

Longevity:

15 - 25 years

Glass:
Dessert Wines
Chateau Guiraud Sauternes 0.375L 2000

Colour

Yellow/green sustained.

Bouquet

Fresh nose, elegant, lime aroma, grapefruit, white peach

Flavour

Fresh, fruity, with a beautiful density, fleshy mango with a touch, good quickness, very long.

Pairing

Cheese
Desserts

Features

Name Chateau Guiraud Sauternes 0.375L 2000
Type White dessert wine from grapes with noble rot dessert wine semi-aromatic
Classification AOC Sauternes Premier Cru Classè
Year 2000
Size 0,375 l
Alcohol content 13.50% by volume
Grape varieties 65% Semillon, 35% Sauvignon
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Origin Sauternes (France)
Soil composition Sandy gravel for 80% of the surface and clay gravel for the remainder. Subsoils : translucent sands, pure gravel crossed through with red clay and limestone marls, fossilised oyster bed and red and white clay.
No. plants per hectare 6660 vines/ha
Harvest Uniquely hand picked, by successive selections through the vines,(2 to7 selections) selecting only botrytised grapes. A minimum potential of 20° is required to start the harvest.
Vinification Fermentation : half of the fermentation process is done in new oak barrels , half is done in done in barrels previously used, it lasts 3 weeks to 2 months.
Ageing on fine lees, made in barrels for a period of 18 to 24 months depending on the vintage with racking every three months.
Allergens Contains sulphites

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Vintage

Hachette
 
2 stars - Premium wine 2000
xtraWine
94/100 
2000
Wine Spectator
97/100 
2005
Robert Parker
91/100 
2002
James Suckling
95/100 
2001
Robert Parker
92/100 
2001
Wine Spectator
96/100 
2001
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