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Château la Garde 2005

  • Floral
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Color: White
  • 13% 
  • 2.25L
  • Intensity
  • Rich

Un superbe pessac blanc comme il nous est rarement donné d'en voir. Les amateurs de vins matures attendront un peu pour en apprécier ses notes de miel. More info

  • Quantity: 3 Bottles
  • Level: 3 into-neck
  • Label: 1 slightly folded label, 2 good appearance
  • Origin: Trade
  • Recoverable VAT: Yes
  • Country/Region: Bordeaux
  • Appellation/Wine: Pessac-Léognan
  • Producer/Owner: Vins et Vignobles Dourthe
  • More information....

Château la Garde serve at a temperature of 12°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Alose grillée, Noix de veau braisée, Gratin de fruits de mer.

Peak: Drink until 2020

  • Vintage score: 19/20
  • Lot presentation
    Château la Garde

    The wine

    The white Pessac from Château La Garde is wonderful. The wood aromas are discreet (15% of new barrels), which allows to appreciate these wines, when still young with citrus notes (grapefruit). When aged, the wine displays honey notes.

    Information about domain 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).

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 3 Bottles
    • Level: 3 into-neck
    • Label: 1 slightly folded label, 2 good appearance
    • Origin: Trade
    • Type of cellar: Classic underground cellar
    • Recoverable VAT: Yes
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: no
    • Alcohol percentage: 13 %
    • Country/Region: Bordeaux
    • Appellation/Wine: Pessac-Léognan
    • Producer/Owner: Vins et Vignobles Dourthe
    • Vintage: 2005
    • Color: White
    • Peak: Drink until 2020
    • Service temperature: 12°
    • Viticulture: Environment friendly 
    • Size (in ha): 2
    • Intensity: Rich
    • Dominant aroma: Floral
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 50% Sauvignon gris, 50% Sauvignon Blanc

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    iDealwine price estimate
    Château la Garde 2005

    iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format