Stored in a French man’s cellar for what it seems 40 years then my wine shop got a hold of some of his collection. 1985 chateau Guiraud Bordeaux
Color: Deep yellow, shiny, don’t have much description
Nose: candied apples and pears, yeasty?, Buttery popcorn smell and lemon cheesecake. pretty strong nose but not sour or faulty or anything negative which makes me happy.
Pallet: Dusty, creamy, medium plus body, confirm the nose with the pallet. Tiny amount of any acid left closer to none. Enjoyable though. Medium minus finish 10-15 seconds.
I don’t think a score is even necessary here as it’s most likely or definitely passed its prime but still has structure and little layers. So maybe 88..?
by zedath
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How was it? I mean what did you taste?
Honestly I’m jealous, these “lesser” vineyards produce some high quality juice and finding a well-kept 85 for $42 is amazing. Cheers!
Fuck yeah!
The dry whites that Sauternes producers make are some of my favorite Bordeaux Blancs! Can’t say I’ve ever had a 40 year old version though, and I’d never pass up a chance to try. Thank you for this! I had a 1975 Guiraud, but the Sauternes, from them not a few months back.
I am very jealous! Beautiful color. And great notes.
Seriously fun find!
Didn’t know they even made a dry wine that far back. Very cool!
Now I’m wondering, what else did you guys get from that guy’s collection?
For a 750ml?!? Fuck me that’s a great deal.
Damn that looks beautiful and syrupy! Looks like it’s aged wonderfully.
I bought a heap of classic white’s from a major vineyard in Western Australia about 20 years ago, forgot about them until I
moved house, they have the exact same colour to them.
For that price just the experience of drinking 85 bordeaux blanc would be worth it for me. If it ain flawed and tasted well thats amazing. Cheers