{"id":1013,"date":"2016-09-13T11:11:23","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T10:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comptoirdesmillesimes.com\/blog\/?p=1013"},"modified":"2019-09-06T14:17:07","modified_gmt":"2019-09-06T13:17:07","slug":"chateaux-guiraud-all-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comptoirdesmillesimes.com\/blog\/en\/chateaux-guiraud-tout-savoir\/","title":{"rendered":"All about Ch\u00e2teaux Guiraud"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Chateau Guiraud, the origins of a great ch\u00e2teau<\/h2>\n

In the past, the Chateau Guiraud<\/a> was called the \"Maison Noble du Bayle\". Its name comes from Pierre Guiraud, a merchant in Bordeaux<\/strong> who bought the estate in 1776. It now ranks as one of the world's top classified growths. Sauternes<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in the 1855 classification<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\nThe Bernard family, then the Maxwell family following a marriage, acquired the estate from 1861 until 1932. In those days beautiful years of Guiraud<\/strong>. Indeed, the Chateau Guiraud<\/strong><\/a> has benefited from a renovation of its cellars and an extension of the estate. In 1932, the ch\u00e2teau changed hands with Paul C\u00e9sar Rival, an aviator with a passion for wine. It is said that he landed one day on the site of the Ch\u00e2teau's vineyards.\u00a0Chateau d'Yquem<\/strong><\/a>and it was love at first sight!<\/p>\n

During the Second World War, the Ch\u00e2teau Guiraud<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0was ravaged, the estate suffered extensive damage and underwent yet another change of ownership. The Narby family bought the domaine Guiraud <\/strong>in 1981. A wealthy Canadian family of Egyptian origin, who completely restored the domain<\/strong>. Visit chateau Guiraud wines<\/a> had seen their quality deteriorate since the years 1970<\/a>so the Narby family hired Xavier Planty in 1988<\/a>as manager of the winegrowing business, which has enabled the Guiraud wines<\/strong> to regain their quality. The Narby family decided to sell Ch\u00e2teau Guiraud in 2006<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ch\u00e2teau Guiraud today<\/h2>\n

Xavier Planty<\/strong> bought the estate through his association with Robert Peugeot, Olivier Bernard (Domaine de Chevalier<\/a>) and Stephan Von Neipperg (Canon La Gaffeli\u00e8re<\/a>). Today, the Ch\u00e2teau Guiraud<\/strong> is in good hands. Perfect continuity is assured, and the quality of this wine is now well established. The estate covers 100 hectares of vines, planted with Semillon (70%) and Sauvignon (30%) on gravelly soil over clay and sand. The ch\u00e2teau produces 90,000 bottles a year.<\/p>\n

A great Sauternes at a reasonable price<\/h2>\n

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Rich and ample, the Ch\u00e2teau Guiraud wines<\/a> has a creamy texture, enhanced by peach and oak aromas. It is never chaptalized, as we don't harvest until the grapes offer more than 300 g\/l of sugar (18\u00b0). Xavier Planty, passionate, professional and demanding, applies methods identical to those of the \"lord of the appellation\": the grapes are picked grain by grain, fermented in barrels and one-third aged in new oak barrels. We can't say that Guiraud <\/strong>reach the top of the'Yquem<\/a><\/strong>but this one has risen in the hierarchy to a level of quality that many others have lost, and above all it is not at the same level as the others. price<\/strong> !<\/p>\n

The estate has also produced a second wine, \"\u00a0Le Dauphin de Guiraud<\/strong>\u00a0\" with an annual production of around 40,000 bottles, and a dry white wine called \"\u00a0G de Guiraud<\/strong>\" with an annual production of 70,000 bottles. They can also be found in the \"\u00a0Bordeaux Sup\u00e9rieur<\/strong>\" .<\/p>\n

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