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Château de la Gardine - Gaston-Philippe Generations 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 (cuvée rated ***** Exceptional), Bettane & Desseauve 16.5/20, Gault Millau 16.5/20, RVF 15.5/20
"Dense color, intense volume, solid and rich, powerful in style." (Le Grand Guide des Vins de France 2009 Bettane & Desseauve). "A work of art!" (Guide Gilbert & Gaillard). A selection of the estate's most distinctive old vine plots.

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Estate

Château de La Gardine

Vintage

Générations Gaston Philippe

Vintage

2005

Designation

Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Region

Rhône

Grape varieties

45% Grenache, 35% Syrah, 20% Mourvèdre

Terroirs

rounded pebbles, Miocene molasse, and limestone debris

Viticulture

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

Grape harvest

Parcel selection, manual harvesting in crates

Wine making

traditional, blending of grape varieties in vats, punching down the harvest

Livestock farming

Exclusively in new oak barrels sourced from French forests

Eye

dark dress with purple highlights

Nose

Elegant, complex, and deep, with aromas of dark fruit, spices, and hints of leather.

Mouth

full-bodied and very robust, with deep, spicy fruit and racy, mellow tannins followed by a very long finish

Serve

serve at 17°C

Open

3 to 4 hours before serving

Drink from

2008

Apogee

2015

Drink before

2025

Guard

A superb vintage that reveals its aging and wood/wine balance after a few years in the bottle.

Food and wine pairings

Food and wine pairings

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 opinion by Mr. LAURENT D. Published on 04/30/2013

Superb, great reference, very nice bottle

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