WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 947; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 2001 which is 917. The average score for Château Guiraud is 896, making this an above average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Guiraud they use words like Sweet, Full, Apricot, Honey, Green, Rich, Impressive, Peach, Botrytis, Sweetness, Fig, Balanced, Spice, Pineapple, Spicy. The 2001 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2001 but no other wine from Château Guiraud: Brulee, Butter, Swirls, Yellow, Oily, Finest, Heady, Large, Smoke, Creme. The wine has been ready to drink for 10 years (since 2008) and should be consumed within the next 7 years (by 2025). It normally takes wines from Château Guiraud around 7 years to be ready to start drinking, and 14 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Rieussec 2009, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010, Les Forts de Latour 2009; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey 2007, Château Potensac 2005, Château Figeac 2012, Château Suduiraut 2003.
MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers very good value for money, beating 70% of other wines when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score.
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Prices & Deals for Château Guiraud 2001
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
32 |