Chateau La Garde 2023

JAMES SUCKLING: "Solid and structured with good volume and length, showing notes of dark fruit and walnuts. Medium-bodied with compact, velvety tannins. The finish is firm and even."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Owned by Maison Dourthe, this estate has strategically chosen to concentrate on cultivating Cabernet Sauvignon grapes on the central plateau, renowned for its gravelly soils. The 2023 La Garde reflects this focus, exhibiting a deep, complex bouquet of dark wild berries, mulberries, flowers and licorice, followed by a medium to full-bodied, tense and layered palate with a structured but elegant mid-palate that segues into a long, mineral finish. This is a blend of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon and 43% Merlot."

FALSTAFF: „Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zarte Edelholzwürze, dunkle Beeren, frische Kirschen, mineralischer Touch, floral, Orangenzesten sind unterlegt. Mittlere Komplexität, Herzkirschen, integrierte Tannine, lebendig, bleibt haften, ein vielseitiger Begleiter bei Tisch."