2020 La Garde Rouge

Château La Garde, flagship of Maison Dourthe since 1990, benefits from an exceptionnal terroir, including one of the finest gravel outcrops in the Pessac-Léognan appellation. Its unique mosaic of soils, in a setting of biodiversity, allows each year to find the perfect combination in order to accurately express the taste of the place . Here the vine-growing regime is commensurate with its quality ambitions, resulting in premium grapes produced with the greatest respect for man and the environment. Robust and richly coloured, Château La Garde reds are structured, concentrated, and well-suited to long cellar ageing. Tasting note - Vintage 2020: « Chateau La Garde 2020 is deep and bright in appearance. A more significant proportion of Merlot on clay-limestone has created a particularly mineral dimension to this poised, generous vintage. On the palate, the wine is characterised by intense, complex fruit, underpinned by impressive tannic structure. With a hallmark smoky edge so typical of the great Pessac-Leognan terroirs, the wine is long and harmonious on the finish, a very great vintage for La Garde. » (March 2021) Frédéric Bonnaffous, Vignobles Dourthe Director Blend 2020 : 65% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Petit Verdot A few ratings : 91-92 James Suckling, 93-94 Bernard Burtschy, 91 Decanter ... To validate and formalise our environmentally-conscious practice of sustainable viticulture, we set our sights on achieving Terra Vitis certification for all our Vignobles Dourthe, including Château La Garde, the scheme we believe to be the most true to our values. In addition, in 2018 we were awarded HVE level 3 certification (High Environmental Value), the most stringent level of certification .