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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 78% / Sémillon 22%
Weather
2020 was marked by very mild temperatures and contrasting precipitation: heavy spring rainfall was followed by an intense summer drought. The fairly mild winter led to early bud break. The summer heat gave way to cool nights in late August, ideal for ripening grapes.
Tasting Comment
Appearance
Colour is bright, very pale yellow with some silver highlights.
Nose
Very expressive, nose gives off delicious notes of citrus and white flowers (broom).
Mouth
Attack is very pleasant. Mouth is fresh, with a nice fatness, full of greediness with its lemony, slightly acidulous notes. This wine will be the ideal companion of a nice seafood platter, a courgette mousse with pesto or even a cheese platter (Gouda, Crottin de Chavignol...)
Consumption period
2021 - 2023
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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