2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Klasse Reserve
Collector's & Founder's Club: $48.75
Case Club: $52
Connoisseur's Club: $55.25
Non-Club: $65
Tasting notes
Blueberry jam, crème de violette, clove, white pepper, and oak spice, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Klasse Reserve is intense and layered on the nose. With some time in the glass, darker fruit, mocha, coffee grounds, leather, and sagebrush pop up. The palate is silky and elegant, with a downright soft texture dark chocolate shavings and anise come together seamlessly as an aftertaste. The wine is deeply concentrated, with good structure, smooth tannins and great acidity. A complex Cabernet Sauvignon that you can drink now or in the next 10 years.
Other notes
Inspired by the French Grand Cru wines, Gard “Grand Klasse” is our reserve-level program, aptly named in reflection of our Scandinavian heritage. It represents the top tier of Gård wines, the best of what our estate vineyard has to offer. Award-winning wines produced by winemaker Matias Kusulas to showcase the quality of the Lawrence Vineyards estate. To be designated “Grand Klasse,” each wine must meet strict standards of quality and is blended, bottled and aged with the utmost of care to bring you the very best of our grapes and effort in the bottle.
Vintage | 2019 |
Varietal Composition | 87% Cabernet Sauvignon 7% Cabernet Franc 6% Merlot |
Appellation | Royal Slope |
PH | 3.82 |
Alcohol | 14.60% |
Volume | 750 ml |
Cases Produced | 335 |
90pts - Wine Specator: "Well-sculpted and tightly focused, with appealing black currant, bitter chocolate and espresso flavors that build tension toward fine-grained tannins. Drink now through 2030. 325 cases made." - Tim Fish
Gård Vintners is 100% estate grown sustainably at Lawrence Vineyards in the Royal Slope AVA. Lawrence Vineyards features seven distinct vineyard sites with elevations ranging 930 feet to 1,675 feet. The combination of elevation and south-facing slope provides a great framework for grape production, while the diversity of the seven locations delivers a high level of complexity to Gård wines. Lawrence Vineyards is certified sustainable by Vinewise.org.