Guiraud Vintage:2008 This is a nice Chateauneuf

This is a nice Chateauneuf

Comprised of roughly 85% Grenache and the rest Syrah and other permitted varieties

There is excellent acid/fruit balance and this is a real stunner

it has notes of apricot

Guiraud Vintage:2008 This is a nice ChateauneufThe 2010 Guiraud is a little closed on the nose like the 2010 Climens and demands a lot of coaxing from the glass. Eventually it reveals scents of dried honey, fig and ginger but they feel muted at the moment. The palate is much better and more expressive with tangy marmalade and quince notes, good depth and fine tension. It is just a case of waiting for the nose to open because the palate really shows the potential here. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners