2022 Rosé Grand Klasse Reserve
NEW RELEASE!
100% Grenache
Wild strawberry, orange peel, crushed roses, guava, and stony undertones.
Old World in style, the gorgeous 2022 Rosé Grand Klasse Reserve shows remarkable precision and purity. The nose has the perfect combination of sweetness and minerality, with wild strawberry, orange peel, crushed roses, guava, and stony undertones. Swirling brings notes of lavender, raspberry purée, white peach, and sage. The mouthfeel is elegant, mouthwatering, and extremely energetic. Citrus and stone fruit flavors dominate the palate, but the mineral presence remains intact. Exceedingly wellbalanced, with superb texture, sweetness, and length, the wine never loses its tension and energy. An outstanding rosé from our volcanic bedrock soils, with gorgeous acidity and a mineral drive, that you can drink now or in the next 5 years.
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 Aryn Morell 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 | 2022 |
| Varietal | Blend |
| Varietal Composition | 100% Grenache |
| Appellation | Royal Slope |
| Vineyard | Corfu Crossing Vineyard, Lawrence Vineyards |
| Designation | Grand Klasse Reserve |
| Alcohol | 12.80% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Cases Produced | 550 |
92pts - International Wine Report / Jeremy Young: "Made from 100% Grenache, the Grand Klasse Reserve Rosé from Gard opens with delicate rose and floral notes. Presenting a glorious light rose and pink color in the glass it delivers ample flavors of white peach, watermelon, and a slight saline and tropical finish. A lovely wine. Approximately 550 cases were made. "
92 pts - Owen Bargreen - "This new edition of the Gard ‘Grand Klasse’ Rose is 100% Grenache sourced from the Corfu Crossing Vineyard. Nicely textured, this shows excellent weight with very pretty guava and cranberry fruit flavors, with Mandarin orange water notes. Fantastic now, enjoy over the next five plus years and don’t serve too cold! Drink 2023-2028- 92"
91pts - Vinous/Eric Guido - "The 2022 Rose Grand Klasse Resserve is pretty platinum pink in the glass. It opens with a delicate bouquet that blends nectarine with rose petals and lime zest. This is round and luscious on the palate, with a sweet and sour interplay of red berries and citrus tones. It cleans up beautifully through the finale, crisp and a bit tart but with a bump of residual acidity that keeps the mouth watering fro more." Eric Guido
91pts - Critic’s Choice - Northwest Wine Report/ Sean Sullivan
This wine is 100% Grenache, with fruit coming from Corfu Crossing Vineyard. A pretty pale salmon color, the aromas bring notes of pear and strawberry. The palate is medium-weight leaning lighter, full of red fruit flavors. Plentiful, tart acidity drives it. 12.8% alcohol. TCA-free micro-agglomerated cork. 550 cases produced.
Gård Vintners is 100% estate grown sustainably at Lawrence Vineyards, in the Royal Slope AVA. Featuring 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.
