Guiraud (BIO-ORGANIC) - Sauternes 2023

The Wine Palate

93

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 09/04/2026

A blend of 65% Sémillon and 35% Sauvignon Blanc, the 2023 Guiraud has 130 g/l of residual sugar and a pH of 4.01. Pale lemon-straw in color, it offers evocative notes of baked peaches, pear tart, and ripe yellow apples, leading to suggestions of fallen leaves, wet slate, and sea spray. The palate shows compelling restraint, with baked orchard-fruit flavors and soft acidity, finishing savory.

Jeb DUNNUCK

95

par Jeb Dunnuck le 31/03/2026

Classy marmalade, honeyed tropical fruits, minty flowers, and spice all emerge from the 2023 Château Guiraud, a medium gold-hued Sauternes that plays with the best of the vintage. It's medium to full-bodied and shines for its incredible purity, precision, and balance, with integrated acidity, ample mid-palate depth, and a great finish. Based on 65% Sémillon and 35% Sauvignon Blanc and aged 18 months in 90% new French oak, it's a beautifully made Sauternes that will shine for a solid 30 years or more. Drink 2026-2056.

Wine Advocate

96

par Yohan Castaing le 05/03/2026

A blend of 65% Sémillon and 35% Sauvignon Blanc, containing 130 grams per liter of residual sugar, the 2023 Château Guiraud is vibrant and expressive, revealing aromas of apricot, exotic fruits, spices, white flowers and pineapple. Medium- to full-bodied, dense and deep, it is finely balanced, built around a lively core of fruit and defined by a beautifully judged, gastronomic bitterness that brings energy and precision to the finish.

Vinous

93

par Neal Martin le 01/02/2026

The 2023 Guiraud conveys energy on the nose, fine tension with pure honeyed fruit, orange blossom and light waxy aromas. The palate is wonderful, armed with great tension and perhaps more mineralité compared to its peers, linear and focused with great tension on the finish. There is a strictness here that I appreciate. Superb.

Jamessuckling.com

97

par James Suckling le 27/01/2026

This is really something, with such depth of fruit, layered phenolics and intense botrytis character. The dried mushroom dust on the palate is so intense and textured. Very sweet at the end, but fruity and framed. From organically grown grapes. Real Sauternes. 65% semillon and 35% sauvignon blanc.

My Bettane + Desseauve

96

par Bettane & Desseauve le 15/05/2024

Vin complet, riche en liqueur, équilibré en acidité et très long en bouche, avec cette rondeur qui lui donne un caractère très savoureux.

Yvesbeck.wine

96-98

par Yves Beck le 14/05/2024

Das intensive Bouquet offenbart erdige und kreidige Nuancen, unterlegt von Düften weißer Blumen und Anis. Mit etwas Luft setzen sich nach und nach die fruchtigen Nuancen durch, mit subtilen Noten von Mirabellen, Mandarinen und Quitten. Der Wein ist dicht und präzise und schafft eine wunderbare Harmonie zwischen Süße und Bitterkeit. Letztere verwandelt sich in einen aromatischen Träger und geht Hand in Hand mit der Säure, die zudem strukturierend wirkt. Ein subtiler, dichter, frischer und lang anhaltender Wein! Und ich glaube, dass er seine ganze Größe noch nicht ganz offenbart hat.

Jeb DUNNUCK

94-96

par Jeb Dunnuck le 13/05/2024

Exotic tropical fruits, honeyed orange, spice, and minty, floral notes shine in the 2023 Château Guiraud, another ripe, powerful, full-bodied Sauternes in the vintage. As with just about everything in this vintage, it brings serious sweetness and depth and a fleshy, soft, opulent style that has just enough acidity to hold it together.

The Wine Cellar Insider

95-97

par Jeff Leve le 06/05/2024

Floral, sweet, and energetic, with pineapples, lemon curd, honeysuckle, candied mangos, and roasted nuts, with a touch of saffron coming in at the end of the nose. Perfectly perched between its sweet, and racy side, with length, purity, freshness, and sweetness, yet it remains light on its feet. This seems to be a new era for Guiraud, with Sandrine Garbay in charge. Drink from 2027-2050. 95-97 Pts.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

96

par Jane Anson le 06/05/2024

Vivid gold in colour, laced with white peach juice, grilled pear, stone fruits, lime juice, opulent but with sculpted lift and zest, this extends outwards and upwards through the palate, capturing the pleasure of 2023 sweet wines in Bordeaux. Has spice and character, gorgeously expressive even now, and will age with ease. Sandrine Garbay, long time winemaker of Yquem, is director at this 128ha estate, that has been farmed organically since 2011. Harvest began on September 27 and continued through to October 13.

Vinous

92-94

par Neal Martin le 29/04/2024

The 2023 Guiraud, now made by former Yquem winemaker Sandrine Garbay, has a rather reticent nose at first, opening with orange pith and pear aromas. It just needs a bit more intensity. The palate is medium-bodied with a tangy opening. It’s a little spicier than its peers—marmalade and stem ginger, with more peachiness toward the finish. It feels harmonious and poised, but I would wait until the aromatics open, so give it four to five years after bottling.

Falstaff

94

par Peter Moser le 29/04/2024

Medium golden yellow, silver reflections. Fine lanolin, yellow tropical fruit, some honey and candied orange zest. Deep, juicy, white peach, integrated fruit, fine acidity, well-integrated wood spice, honey in the finish, lingers, shows length and certain ageing potential.

Alexandre Ma

93-95

par Alexandre Ma le 28/04/2024

Jamessuckling.com

96-97

par James Suckling le 25/04/2024

You really see the class and botrytis character here with clarity and focus. Notes of spice, mushroom powder, subtle apricot and honey. It’s medium-bodied, fresh and bright with nice sweetness at the end. A modern and precise Sauternes.

Vertdevin

94

par Jonathan Chicheportiche le 24/04/2024

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

96

par Jane Anson le 15/04/2024

Vivid gold in colour, laced with white peach juice, grilled pear, stone fruits, lime juice, opulent but with sculpted lift and zest, this extends outwards and upwards through the palate, capturing the pleasure of 2023 sweet wines in Bordeaux. Has spice and character, gorgeously expressive even now, and will age with ease. Sandrine Garbay, long time winemaker of Yquem, is director at this 128ha estate, that has been farmed organically since 2011. Harvest began on September 27 and continued through to October 13.