Gård Vintners Don Isidro Red Blend

Tasting notes & discussion 105

That little circle is called a ring diacritic, and it can be found adorning an A in Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Walloon
$22/bottle from Gård Vintners
47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Syrah, 18% Merlot, 7% Malbec, and 100% delicious
Sold by Gård Vintners, fulfilled by Wine Country Connect

About Gård Vintners:
Gård is a family-owned and operated winery that seeks to capture the quality of their estate vineyard in the glass. Its founders, the Lawrence family, have been farming the Royal Slope near Royal City, in Washington’s Columbia Valley, for over 45 years. Brothers Hervey “Sandy” Lawrence and John Lawrence, along with John’s son Josh Lawrence, were proud to launch Gård Vintners, a product of Lawrence Cellars, in 2006.

“We take as much care in growing the grapes as we do in producing the wine, and we hope you enjoy drinking it as much as we enjoyed making it.”

OMGård

TASTING NOTES:
“Ripe currants, plums, cassis and dried fig. Swirling brings up fresher black fruits like blackberries and black currants, with a hint of dried herbs and spice. The palate is dense and polished with youthful tannins and an energetic vibrancy. It finishes a touch savory with notes of black tea and garrigue.”

TANGENTIALLY RELATED FACT to help you make conversation over this wine:
The folks at the vinyard tell us Gård means “farm” in several Nordic tongues, so the name is a tribute to their family’s Scandinavian heritage and farming tradition. Hey, remember the ad for Peter Sarsgaard’s SARS guards? That was great.

DRINK IT FROM:
A standard red wine glass, alongside a spiced red meat dish, like a tangy barbecue, cumin hamburgers, or jambalaya.

OR (really-going-with-the-theme option):
A drinking horn, like Hrothgar.

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Beowulf:

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I read Seamus Heaney's translation
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