Château La Garde Blanc 2021
Graves AOC
This is a serious, well-structured white Bordeaux from the Graves' Pessac-Léognan in 2021, described by Antoni Galloni as “a brilliant vintage for the dry whites of Bordeaux”. New oak spice with lovely ripe stone fruits and taut citrus intensity.
£30.00 per bottle
Qty bottles:
£360.00
1 case (12 bottles) - £30.00 per bottle
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Wine Details
- White - Dry
- Fine wine
France- Mid gold
- Sauvignon Blanc
- 9.38 Units
- 12.5% ABV
- 750 ml
- 31 December 2036
Flavour Profile
Tasting notes
Very tightly honed, intense citrus core, saline note, long, complex
Aroma
Intensely citrusy, verbena, crushed stone, apple, lime, aniseed
Allergy information
Contains Sulphites
The Wine
Dating back to the 18th century, this is a fine, rising-star Graves property in the prized Pessac-Léognan. It has been nurturing grapes since the 19th century and been under the ownership of the dynamic négociant, Dourthe, since 1990. They have invested liberally in both the vineyard and the cellar, and this is now bearing dividends. The estate has 53 hectares of superb terroir for its vineyards, 50 of those growing red grapes, a modest three cultivating white. The Sauvignon Blanc is all planted on pure limestone soils, which lend a real minerality to the wine. Suckling praised the 2021: “fragrant with notes of white grapefruit, lemongrass, aniseed, lime peel and barley. It’s bright, creamy and elegant on the palate, with spicy layers “.
"Fragrant with notes of white grapefruit, lemongrass, aniseed, lime peel. Bright, creamy and elegant"
James Suckling
