chateau guiraud 1er cru classe sauternes

Château Guiraud

Château Guiraud, 1er Cru Classé, Sauternes, 2024

Name: Château Guiraud, 1er Cru Classé, Sauternes
Brand: Château Guiraud
Price: 248 GBP

94/100

Inside Bordeaux

93-95/100

The Wine Independent

94-96/100

Vinous

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2024
12x37.5cl
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£248.00
2024
6x75cl
EP
£232.50

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Provenance in fine wine

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Wines not bought directly from the vineyard are either sourced from trusted suppliers, with whom we share the same philosophy and rigour in buying, or from our own network of Cellarers customers. These customers’ wines are stored in optimal conditions in Octavian Corsham and, in the vast majority of cases, have been stored by us since the wine was first shipped. We do not purchase wine from auctions.

We feel it is equally important to for our customers that the case they buy and leave in storage with us is exactly the same case they subsequently have delivered. This may sound obvious and straightforward, yet we are one of very few merchants to have taken measures to ensure this.

We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

The Journey

Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

This information is sent from our systems to the warehouse every day to ensure the trail of ownership is verified and upheld.

While customer reserves are stored in Corsham, our physical stocks are kept in Hoddesdon, further providing a geographical separation between customers’ wines with Cellarers and Justerinis’ own stock.

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Critic Reviews

93-95/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

The 2024 Guiraud is pale lemon-straw in color. It races out with notes of ginger tea, orange blossoms, and baked pineapple, giving way to hints of preserved lemons and lime cordial. The palate is citrusy and rich with spicy notes and a long lively finish.

drinking window 2027 - 2047

date of review 05/2025

94-96/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2024 Guiraud, now under the aegis of winemaker Sandrine Garbay, contains 124 g/L of residual sugar and was picked from September 20 with four <em>tries</em> through the vines. It has a very assured and detailed bouquet with wild honey, peach and light apricot scents, with a touch of vanilla pod tucked underneath. The palate is fresh and vibrant with a keen line of acidity, gaining weight as it moves toward the clementine-tinged finish. What a gorgeous Guiraud!

drinking window 2028 - 2055

date of review 05/2025

94/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Dark burnt orange gold, spiralling white flower aromatics, this is great quality, thoroughly enjoyable, subtle spiced cumin and tumeric, sweetly succulent apricot and nectarine juice without being heavy. 12.6 hl/ha yield, Sandrine Garbay estate director.

drinking window 2026 - 2038

date of review 04/2025

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Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

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13.5%

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.