Chateau d'Esclans - Garrus Rose 2021 (750ml)
Price: $94.99
| Producer | Chateau d'Esclans |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence |
| Subregion | Cotes de Provence |
| Varietal | Rose Blend |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Sku | 5139 |
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Chateau d'Esclans Description
Considered Château d’Esclans’ finest wine, Garrus is made from a single vineyard of nearly 100 year-old Grenache vines, and from Rolle (Vermentino). Entirely fermented and aged in new large French oak barrels for 11 months, the powerful and elegant Garrus was at the heart to Sacha Lichine’s vision in 2006 to make rosé grand. Today Garrus is firmly established as a world class, iconic luxury rosé. It is an impressive and concentrated rosé with a creamy finish featuring rich and spicy notes rivaling any top white wine or prestige Champagne.
James Suckling: 95 Points
A complex and intense rosé with notes of oak spices to the elegant red berries and strawberries, together with hints of orange and grapefruit. Impressive purity and tension on the full-bodied palate, with an ethereal feel and a long, subtle and refreshing finish. Tactile, flavorful and elegantly structured. Very serious. Drink or hold.
Wine Enthusiast: 93 Points
This super-rich rosé has great balance, fruit and intensity. Its spice and wood aging support the fine fruit, richness and balanced acidity. This famous rosé remains a pioneering wine while showing the potential of Provence rosé. Drink this fine wine now.
Wine Spectator: 92 Points
Delivers alluring aromatics grounded by generous salty, savory power, with light peach and white cherry flavors highlighted by grilled thyme and rosemary. Creamy and lush, with a persistent finish supported by chalky, smoky minerality. Grenache and Rolle. Drink now.
Wine Advocate: 92 Points
Château d’Esclans’s premium cuvée, the 2021 Cotes de Provence Rose Garrus, which was matured in French new oak, bursts from the glass with aromas of pear, grapefruit, vanilla, spices, lime, red berries and thyme flowers. Medium to full-bodied, layered and textured, ripe and round, it’s built around racy acids and a seamless palate. This vintage can be approached with pleasure even if it has 3-5 years of evolution ahead of it.
