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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2027 and 2035 (based on 209 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 90 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 4 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 3/21/2023 & rated 91 points: Medium-bodied, fresh, energetic, chewy red fruits with chalky tannins and additional nuances of currants, cocoa, spice, smoke and green, leafy herbs, give this a year or so to soften and fill out, and it will deliver a lot of pleasure for 15 or more years after that. Drink from 2024-2040. (892 views) | | | Tasted by vvWine.ch on 5/22/2021 & rated 89 points: 88-90 vvPunkte Verhaltene, angenehme Nase, wirkt distinguiert, noch leicht vom Holz geprägt, zeigt eine schöne Cassisfrucht und eine feine Würze. Im Gaumen schlank, frisch, knackige, dunkle Beeren werden von gut dosierten Gerbstoffe und einer saftigen Säure getragen, wirkt aktuell noch wild, doch die Elemente sind in guter Balance. 2025-2035 (April/Mai 2021) (1503 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 5/20/2021 & rated 90 points: The nose, with its combination of smoke, tobacco and red fruits leads you to a medium-bodied, fresh, fruity, forward, soft wine with a tobacco laden, core of chewy, red fruits and espresso from start to finish. Give this a few years in the cellar to develop more nuance and soften and it should be an even better wine. 89-91 (1794 views) |
| By Julia Harding, MW
JancisRobinson.com (1/24/2024)
(Ch La Garde Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, November 2023 (11/1/2023)
(Château La Garde Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jeb Dunnuck
JebDunnuck.com, 2020 Bordeaux from Bottle (3/29/2023)
(Chateau La Garde) Login and sign up and see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (2/8/2023)
(Château La Garde Pessac-Léognan, France) Subscribe to see review text. | By Georgina Hindle
Decanter, Bordeaux 2020 in bottle (2/1/2023)
(Château La Garde, Pessac-L?ognan, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Bordeaux 2020: Saving the Best for Last (Feb 2023) (2/1/2023)
(La Garde La Garde Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, Thrice Is Nice: Bordeaux 2020 in Bottle (Feb 2023) (2/1/2023)
(La Garde La Garde Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, December 2022 (12/1/2022)
(Château La Garde Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2020 Bordeaux En Primeur: Almost Back to Normal (Jun 2021) (6/1/2021)
(La Garde La Garde Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jeb Dunnuck
JebDunnuck.com, Bordeaux 2020: En Primeur – Part 1 (5/23/2021)
(Chateau La Garde) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Jane Anson
Decanter, Bordeaux En Primeur 2020 Pessac-Léognan (5/1/2021)
(Château La Garde, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, Vingt-Vingt Vins: Bordeaux 2020 (May 2021) (5/1/2021)
(La Garde La Garde Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (4/8/2021)
(Château La Garde Pessac-Léognan, France) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, April 2021 (4/1/2021)
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| Château La Garde Read about Chateau La GardeRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanGraves Vins de Graves (Conseil des Vins de Graves) - Read more about Pessac Leogan Graves and its winesPessac-Léognan Pessac-Leognan reds:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Soil: Predominantly gravel and sandy rock, with varying proportions of clay and sandstone
Surface Area: 1,491 ha
Pessac-Leognan whites:
Grape Varieties: Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon
Soil: Gravel and rocks covered with sand, sandstone, and clay
Surface Area: 275 ha |
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