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Château de la Gardine - Générations Gaston-Philippe 2005

Château de la Gardine - Générations Gaston-Philippe 2005

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5/5 (1 customers)

Gilbert & Gaillard 95/100, R. Parker 93+/100 (rated ***** Exceptionelle), Bettane & Desseauve 16,5/20, Gault Millau 16,5/20, RVF 15,5/20
"Dense color, great intense volume, solid and rich, in a powerful genre." (Le Grand Guide des Vins de France 2009 Bettane & Desseauve). "Great art" (Guide Gilbert & Gaillard). A selection of the estate's most distinctive parcels of old vines.

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Estate

Château de La Gardine

Cuvée

Générations Gaston Philippe

Vintage

2005

Designation

Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Region

Rhône

Grape varieties

45% Grenache, 35% Syrah, 20% Mourvèdre

Terroirs

rolled pebbles, Miocene molasse and limestone debris

Viticulture

Extremely rigorous sorting to achieve a yield of 18hl/ha, vines planted in 1925, sustainable agriculture

Harvest

Plot selection, hand-picked in crates

Winemaking

traditional, blending of grape varieties in the vat, punching down of the cap

Breeding

Exclusively in barrels of new wood from French forests

Eye

dark robe with violet highlights

Nose

elegant, complex and deep, with aromas of black fruits, spices and hints of leather

Mouth

full-bodied and well-structured, with deep, spicy fruit and smooth, racy tannins followed by a very long finish.

Serve

serve at 17°C

Open

3 to 4 h before service

Drink from

2008

Apogée

2015

Drink before

2025

Guard

A superb cuvée with a wood/wine balance that reveals itself after a few years in bottle.

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Un vin puissant &agrave; d&eacute;guster sur un steack au poivre, des gibiers en civet, un coq au vin ou des fromages type Salers, Epoisse...<br/>

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5/5

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Note and review by M. LAURENT D. Published on 30/04/2013

Superb, great reference, beautiful bottle

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