Château Guiraud 1998
Château Guiraud 1998 is a sweet white wine from the Sauternes appellation in Bordeaux, produced by Château Guiraud. A Premier Cru Classé of Sauternes, it is composed of 65% Sémillon and 35% Sauvignon Blanc. The Wine Advocate awards it 92/100 and suggests a drinking window from 2018 to 2023. The publication describes a fully mature wine with toasted and stone fruit nuances, featuring a rich texture on the finish.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Sweet
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Sauternes
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Guiraud
- Millésime
- 1998
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 65% Sémillon, 35% Sauvignon Blanc
Château Guiraud
Château Guiraud is a Sauternes estate in Gironde, classified as a Premier Grand Cru in the 1855 classification. Stemming from the ancient noble house of Bayle, it bears the name of the Guiraud family, who acquired it in 1766. The vineyard, certified organic since 2011, covers 99 hectares within a 128-hectare estate.
- Owner
- Matthieu Gufflet (actionnaire majoritaire de Financière Guiraud)
- Maître de chais
- Matis Bouscarra Gaubert
- Surface (ha)
- 99.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 300 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The estate was formerly known as the noble house of Bayle. It was acquired in 1766 by the Guiraud family, Protestant wine merchants from Bordeaux, who gave it its name. The estate is listed among the Premiers Grands Crus in the 1855 classification. Between 1861 and 1932, it belonged to the Bernard family, then to the Maxwell family by marriage; this period saw, in particular, the renovation of the cellars and the château, as well as the expansion of the estate. Paul César Rival acquired the property in 1932. Following the damage and decline caused by the war years, the estate was taken over in 1981 by the Narby family, who undertook a restoration of the facilities and the vineyard. Xavier Planty then managed the estate for several decades. From 1996 onwards, the estate developed practices that promoted biodiversity and achieved organic farming certification in 2011 – a first amongst the 1855 Classified First Growths. In 2006, the château was acquired by a consortium comprising, notably, Robert Peugeot, Olivier Bernard, Stephan von Neipperg and Xavier Planty. Matthieu Gufflet became the majority shareholder of Financière Guiraud in 2021; Sandrine Garbay now manages the estate, whilst Matis Bouscarra Gaubert is the cellar master.
