2001 Château Guiraud
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Full bottle 1,375 g. Glowing orange. Nose of burnt orange peel. Palate of barley sugar. Not that heavy, not that sweet. I wonder how this will be with the rhubarb we plan to serve it with? (It was rather a welcome, sweet complement to the tartness of the English rhubarb, the first of the season to have been grown in the wild rather than under glass). Really quite refreshing. I think if you were brave you could serve this with something savoury, a creamy paté? Long. Very neat and self-contained. (JR)
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Neal Martin
Jancis Robinson MW
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The 2001 Guiraud sports a fragrant but not intense nose, featuring the lanolin and apricot notes that I observed previously; touches of grilled walnut surface with time. The lightly spiced palate is very well balanced with a honeyed opening and ginger-infused quince and marmalade flavors. It builds nicely on the finish without fully letting rip. (NM)
The Guiraud 2001 here did not quite deliver as it had done at the vertical tasting a couple of years previously. However, it still boasts an attractive, quite forward orange peel, lanolin and apricot-scented bouquet that is certainly well defined. Like before, just give it a few swirls and that peachy nose unfurls. The palate is well balanced but I find it here just a little pinched on the entry. The finish is linear but full of citrus fruit and bitter orange to savor. I was just expecting more persistence but otherwise this is very fine.
Intensely fruity and rich with wonderful sweetness and loads of spicy and honey character with a dried apricot undertone. It hasn’t changed much since I last tasted it, just bottled. Great 2001.