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Château Guibon White
Nestled on one of the numerous slopes in the Entre-Deux-Mers, just a short distance from the famous medieval town of Saint-Emilion, Château Guibon has a very long history. The monks at the neighbouring abbey of La Sauve Majeure are known to have made wine on clay-limestone terroir here in the 17th century. This was already much appreciated by connoisseurs. The white wines are light, aromatic and fruity.
Wine style
Fresh and Fruity
Grape blend
Sauvignon blanc 57% / Sémillon 43%
Weather
2016 was one of the finest vintages in the past 20 years. Winter was exceptionally wet and mild, and it rained a great deal in spring until June. However, the weather changed radically in mid-June, turning warm and quite dry, with cool nights. Ideal conditions for growing excellent wine grapes!
Tasting Comment
Appareance
Lovely, brilliant, very pale yellow colour.
Nose
Showing complex aromas of tropical fruit and citrus, the bouquet manages to be both intense and ethereal. There are also hints of yellow peach, proving that the grapes were picked very ripe.
Mouth
Rich and full-bodied. Its freshness enables the flavours to last from beginning to end of the tasting. Although still very young, this wine has a soft, pleasant, velvety aftertaste. Balanced and charming, it is perfect as an aperitif, or with salads and seafood dishes.
Consumption period
2017 - 2018
Our suggestions
Starters
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Fish and Shellfish
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Cheese |
Salads |
Ground
Surface
5.00 ha
Soil
lay-limestone and clay-siliceous.
Winemaking
Grape harvest
By hand or manual sorting before machine harvest.
Others
Graft stock
Riparia gloire - 3309C - 101.14 - 161.49 - Fercal
Plant food
Traditional, limited impact
Plant density
3,500 - 5,000 vines per hectare
Wine average age
21 years
Grape variety
Sémillon / Sauvignon / Muscadelle.
Pruning type
Double guyot
Fermentation
After settling, in temperature-controlled stainless-steel tanks
Fermentation temperature
18 to 23 °C
Malolactic
No
Wine maturing
For 4 months in tanks on lees
Wine montage
Tartaric precipitation by cold treatment
Maturing potential
2 to 3 years
Recipes
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