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2018 Château La Garde
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Graves
- Pessac-Léognan
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Community Tasting Notes 6
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GregGH wrote: 92 points
January 28, 2023 - put on list to get more - nice Bordeaux
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Tsaitaeu wrote: 91 points
October 19, 2022 - As one of the greatest supports once said, "this tastes like purple"
Visually, it's super purple.
Nose: I can't remember 5oo clearly, mix of cork/leather with floral sweetness.
Taste: big fruit at. First, then some sweetness, then with a deep raisin savory finish, which disappears as the wine opens (or when you get more drunk). Mild oak spice. Overall high intensity with V shaped balance.
Would recommend to friends who despise dry reds but still enjoy some complexity. Smooth to drink. Made me crave Chinese food.
For me, pass. I can see the appeal doe. 90.1 person found this helpful Comment -
Motz wrote: 90 points
September 24, 2022 - Tasted over two days.
Inky purple in color. Bouquet of purple and black berries, peppers, gravel, charred earth, and new oak.
The wine tastes like it smells. Somewhat over extracted, robust, and powerfully structured. Still, it conveys very good sense of place. Likely to always be overdone, yet several years in bottle will soften the edges. It should be in a good place by 2030. Improvement seems possible.3 people found this helpful Comment -
stamperb Likes this wine: 87 points
August 17, 2022 - Nose: Cassis with a nice stemmy greenness. Palate: Leathery and prickly mouthfeel from a combination of the tannins, oak and 14.5% ABV; barrel spice ad bitter licorice; dark blackberry and slate are present in the background. Unresolved tannins; less acid than I would expect from a Bordeaux (although I don't have a lot of experience with Pessac-Léognan). Tastes like a young and tannic well-made Napa cab to me.
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Jeff Leve wrote: 91 points
March 9, 2021 - Round, fruity, soft and fresh with a spicy, tobacco laden, core of rich, 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.
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By James Suckling
4/7/2019 (link)(Château La Garde Pessac-Léognan, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Julia Harding, MW
4/2/2019 (link)(Ch La Garde Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2018
- Type Red
- Producer Château La Garde
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Graves
- Appellation Pessac-Léognan
- UPC Code 3258691624075
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 12 (3%)
- In Cellars 308 (80%)
- Consumed 63 (16%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
and earthy taste. Left Bank Bordeaux red blends pair nicely with heavy, and spicier grilled steaks and lamb., fattier, it is Cabernet Sauvignon dominant. Thus, it will typically contain more rugged tannins, Left Bank. There are dozens of sub-regions within the Bordeaux winemaking region of France 38 in fact. If the Bordeaux is from the Left Bank, red fruit, saltierWho Likes This Wine
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- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionGraves
- AppellationPessac-Léognan
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