Château Guiraud is an estate in the Sauternes AOC in Bordeaux. It was the first 1855 First Growth to obtain certified organic status. Guiraud is also the only winery in the commune of Sauternes to have been classed as a First Growth in 1855 other than Chateau d’Yquem.

Organics: Organics began here under the management of Xavier Planty in 1996. Planty also owns his own organic farm (maize, cereal crops, forage) and vineyard just south of the Sauternes region.

Sweet white wines

Sauternes AOC, Petit Guiraud: The second wine.

Sauternes AOC, Château Guiraud: The ‘grand vin’. ‘Lush and rich but more Sauvignon Blanc than usual in the blend adds zing and complexity,’ (Oz Clarke: 2015, p.136).

Contact

Château Guiraud

33210 Sauternes (Gironde), France

Tel+33 (0)5.56.76.61.01 | Website: www.chateau.guiraud.com

Bibliography

Oz Clarke, Oz Clarke Wine A-Z (Pavilion, 2015).