Château La Garde 2018
Pessac-Léognan
Bordeaux, France
Regular price£280.26
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Arriving: December 2025
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| Style: Red | Packaging: OCC |
| ABV: 14.5% | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: | Drink from: 2018 |
| Biodynamic: | Drink to: 2030 |
| Grapes: 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot | |
Critic scores
87 RP, 89 NM, 90 AG, 92 JS
Critic reviews
"The 2018 la Garde has a medium to deep garnet-purple color, delivering open-knit scents of baked plums, boysenberries and cassis with touches of dark chocolate, pencil lead and underbrush with a waft of tin pan. The medium to full-bodied palate delivers a good amount of juicy black fruits with compelling freshness and soft, rounded tannins, finishing savory."
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, March 2021, RobertParker.com
"The 2018 La Garde has a tightly knit bouquet of brambly black fruit, briar and just a touch of boot polish in the background; good definition here. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit that grips the mouth. Quite sapid compared to previous vintages. It just needs a little more finesse toward the finish. Not bad, though."
Neal Martin, January 2021, Vinous.com
"The 2018 La Garde is gorgeous. Dark and virile in the glass, La Garde is also super-polished. Dark blue/purplish fruit, spice, gravel, scorched earth and dried herbs blossom in the glass. The tannins are present, but they are impeccably woven into the wine's frame."
Antonio Galloni, March 2021, Vinous.com
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, March 2021, RobertParker.com
"The 2018 La Garde has a tightly knit bouquet of brambly black fruit, briar and just a touch of boot polish in the background; good definition here. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit that grips the mouth. Quite sapid compared to previous vintages. It just needs a little more finesse toward the finish. Not bad, though."
Neal Martin, January 2021, Vinous.com
"The 2018 La Garde is gorgeous. Dark and virile in the glass, La Garde is also super-polished. Dark blue/purplish fruit, spice, gravel, scorched earth and dried herbs blossom in the glass. The tannins are present, but they are impeccably woven into the wine's frame."
Antonio Galloni, March 2021, Vinous.com