Lot presentation

Château la Garde 1979

The wine

The red wines have a beautiful dark ruby colour, and develop dense fruit aromas accompanied by ripe, very elegant tannins. This wine is in on the way to becoming one of the appellation's best non-classified wines.

About the Producer Château la Garde

Château La Garde lies in the commune of Martillac and covers 58 hectares. The white wine grapes have an average age of 15 years; while those for red wine are 20 years old. The vines are planted on fine gravelly hilltops with a vein of clay. Vins at Vignobles Dourthe has owned La Garde since 1990 and has done a great deal to improve the property. Depending on the year, a few hectares of the best terroir are reserved for the production of a cuvée called Chef d'Oeuvre (Masterpiece).