Château Guiraud 2019 – Sauternes Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, elegant, very discreetly tight and offers a small juiciness, a beautiful definition, an aromatic precision and a good finesse of the grain. It reveals notes of candied vine peach, cristallized apple, small notes of candied kumquat associated with touches of lychee, small sugared wild fruits as well as fine hints of passion frutis, white flowers and an imperceptible hint of fresh verbena. The palate is fruity, elegant, racy, well-balanced and offers a beautiful definition, precision as well as roundness, a beautiful finesse of the tension and a fine grain. On the palate this wine expresses notes of On the palate this wine expresses notes of cristallized/fresh vine peach, apple, small notes of lemon associated with small touches of kumquat, apricot as well as a hint of pineapple in syrup, fresh quenette, subtle hints of elderflowers, peach flowers, a subtle hint of candied mandarine and an imperceptible hint of fresh verbena leaf. Good length and persistence. An imperceptible hint of toasted almond on the persistence.