Château La Garde
Set among the gravel ridges and pine‑fringed clearings of Pessac‑Léognan, Château La Garde carries nearly three centuries of Bordeaux heritage. An 18th‑century chartreuse anchors the place, yet the modern chapter began in 1990 when Dourthe acquired the estate and reshaped vineyards and cellars with a focus on precision rather than show.
Here the terroir leads: sculpted gravel outcrops, pockets of clay, and cooler limestone‑influenced zones demand a parcel‑by‑parcel approach. Hand harvesting, careful fermentations and barrel ageing—often with lees work for the whites—aim for clarity and tension. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot form the red backbone; Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon drive the whites.
The result is a Pessac‑Léognan defined by structure and lift, with that unmistakable gravel‑smoked mineral resonance that makes Graves feel like landscape in motion.Château La Garde
Set among the gravel ridges and pine‑fringed clearings of Pessac‑Léognan, Château La Garde carries nearly three centuries of Bordeaux heritage. An 18th‑century chartreuse anchors the place, yet the modern chapter began in 1990 when Dourthe acquired the estate and reshaped vineyards and cellars with a focus on precision rather than show.
Here the terroir leads: sculpted gravel outcrops, pockets of clay, and cooler limestone‑influenced zones demand a parcel‑by‑parcel approach. Hand harvesting, careful fermentations and barrel ageing—often with lees work for the whites—aim for clarity and tension. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot form the red backbone; Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon drive the whites.
The result is a Pessac‑Léognan defined by structure and lift, with that unmistakable gravel‑smoked mineral resonance that makes Graves feel like landscape in motion.
