Guiraud - 1983 (750ml) Size:750ml this elegant but substantial 2000

this elegant but substantial 2000 has a dense purple color that has hardly budged since it was first bottled

The Cuvee des Alouettes is made from vines in Monts Luisants

intense wine laced with dark red fruit

In the mouth it has sweet and juicy tannins

Forget it for 3-4 years

Guiraud - 1983 (750ml) Size:750ml this elegant but substantial 2000Tasted as part of a vertical held at the chateau. The 1983 was the opening of a new chapter at Guiraud since it was the first vintage under proprietor Xavier Planty. Now at three decades of age it has certainly held up well. It has a slightly dusty bouquet with light mango and beeswax scents all with moderate definition, perhaps unable to disguise the rusticity of the wine prevalent under its previous owner. The palate actually delivers more than the