2005 Château Guiraud

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  5/3/2024 - Somm David T Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Second Sauternes pairing with my homemade Pineapple Upside Down Cake. Didn’t use the additional crushed pineapple this time. Both preparations are very good. I think I prefer it w/ less pineapple.
  
  In 2014 I attended the Bordeaux En Premiere. One of the six days, we toured 8 Chateau’s tasting multiple vintages at each in Sauternes & Barsac. Then, went back to Chateau Guiraud for dinner. Before the dinner, Bill Blatch then arranged for a Sauternes tasting after tasting at 8 Chateau’s in Saternes & Barsac. We tasted 50 Sauternes in basically in 60 minutes. After that, my hand was like Winne the Poo in the honey jar from dumping. After, my wish wasn’t necessarily for the forthcoming dinner. But rather wished to go to a Dentist for a teeth cleaning I had so much RS in my mouth, but the dinner was fantastic and started with warm Foie Gras & gravy. Perfect as is w/ the Pineapple Upside Down Cake tonight.
  
  This 05 is everything that you taste in the Pineapple Upside Down Cake. Perfect paring. Nearly a quarter century and no fading in its evolution.
  
  Dry; stone fruits, pineapple, orange citrus, pineapple. Marmalade, caramel, saline, limestone, honeycomb, beeswax, coconut, vanilla, saline, round acidity with yellow florals, toasted nuts with round acidity for days. Elegance, balance, structure and round, rich polish that goes in and on. Coravined from 375ml.
  
  Bill Batch (who worked for Cristy’s & owned his own negotiate company) has somewhere around 5,000 bottles of Sauternes. He does a Sauternes & Sausage party bi-annually. Good luck getting a well sought after invitation. There are more people in Bordeaux who want to attend then there are available invitations.

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  3/8/2024 - DoubleMagnum Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Aging marvelously. Marmalade, honeycomb and quince on the nose. Unctuous, lingering and balanced on the palate. Persistent finish. Excellent job.

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  2/23/2024 - rocknroller wrote: 93 Points

  Fabulous All Sauternes Tasting Dinner: Part Trois (Brad's Place, St. Paul, MN): Light medium gold color. Drank a glass over 90 minutes. Oranges, melon, apricot, sweeter and a bit thinner than the '05 Rieussec next to it; tart citrus with very good length.

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  2/17/2024 - wineappreciation wrote: 93 Points

  Apricot, peaches, orange peal, anise; fruitful and aggressive but pleasing and opulent; very nice indeed

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  12/24/2023 - hanasowner wrote: 84 Points

  Popped and poured...some lemon and pineapple, but otherwise liquid sugar and way too sweet for my liking.

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