2020 Gård Cabernet Sauvignon, Lawrence Estate Wines, Royal Slope, Columbia Valley
The Wine
Brambleberry, violets, orange peel, cloves, and black currant. Swirling brings forth ripe black fruits, cinnamon, toast, baking spice, fig, and dried herbs. The mouthfeel is full, smooth, and slightly lush with great tension mid-palate. Flavors evolve from red and dark cherry, blackberry, licorice, and coffee, to sweet tobacco, minerality, and wood, with firm tannins and a lingering finish. Drink now or for the next 10 years.
The Vineyard
Gård Vintners wines are 100% estate-grown sustainably at Lawrence Vineyards, featuring 14 distinct vineyard sites. With elevations that range from 870 feet to 1,675 feet and primarily south-facing slopes, Lawrence Vineyards provide a great framework for grape production, while the diversity of each of the locations delivers a high level of complexity to Gård wines. Lawrence Vineyards is certified sustainable.
The Winery
Gård, meaning “farm” in many of the Scandinavian languages, is a tribute to our family’s Scandinavian heritage and farming tradition. Founded in 2006, Gård Vintners is a family-owned and operated estate winery in the heart of Washington’s Royal Slope, VA, with vineyards on the Royal Slope, wine production in Prosser, tasting rooms in Ellensburg, Walla Walla, and Woodinville, and Gård Public House restaurant in Royal City.
Gård, meaning “farm” in many of the Scandinavian languages, is a tribute to our family’s Scandinavian heritage and farming tradition.
Our mission at Gård is to capture and bottle the unique characteristics of the land we farm. We humbly craft value-driven, award-winning wines from our sustainable estate vineyards to create lasting memories for our customers. Gård Vintners is dedicated to crafting world-class wines from its sustainably farmed estate vineyard on the Royal Slope of Washington’s Columbia Valley AVA. We produce 6,000 cases a year for our wine club, three tasting rooms, and select distribution in the northwest and across the country.
Founded in 2006, Gård Vintners is a family-owned and operated estate winery in the heart of Washington’s Columbia Valley AVA, with vineyards on the Royal Slope, wine production in Walla Walla, and tasting rooms in Woodinville, Walla Walla, and Ellensburg.
The winery was founded by Josh and Lisa Lawrence, along with Josh’s dad, John Lawrence, and uncle Sandy Lawrence, who had farmed the Royal Slope for more than 40 years. The winery and estate vineyard is now owned and operated by Josh and his wife, Lisa, who oversees sales and marketing, while Josh oversees the vineyard and other farm and orchard operations.
Available States
AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IA, KS, KY, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NV, NH, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI
Excited to be reporting for duty again.
Gård is familiar around these parts but never had the chance to try any so we were happy to receive this bottle, and it was excellent. Just a beautiful wine from start to finish you can tell it is well crafted and not mass produced.
Nice deep dark red color and a wonderful nose. Red fruits black cherry cassis currant etc. Did not detect alcohol at all. A little bit of oak and spices. Sublime flavor. Just a pleasure to drink, luscious and full bodied, dark fruit, more of a berry with good tannins, cigar box (aka cedar and tobacco). KT says it’s “dusty”. Acid level was a little low for us but not bad. Kind of in between food wine/sipping wine. It did need some air to get going but it developed quick and lasted long.
This would definitely stay nicely asleep in the cellar.
Have this with some meat, grilled lamb, ribs, a steak of course. Winter dishes- beef stew, French cassoulet, a holiday prime rib. Or enjoy it by itself or maybe with a piece of cheese and some nuts. Would also be a great gift.
Mountain wines are always more interesting than valley wines with better complexity, minerality and just more nature in the bottle. Yes- terroir. One word to explain it all… iykyk, look it up if you don’t.
Also this is a deal. I mean ~$20 a bottle this should be $35+
Thanks for the early Christmas present and Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: tax and shipping are not included in savings calculations.)
2020 Gård Estate Cabernet Sauvignon - $40 = 14.81%
2020 Gård Cabernet Sauvignon, Lawrence Estate Wines, Royal Slope, Columbia Valley
The Wine
The Vineyard
The Winery
Specs
What’s Included
4-bottles:
Case:
Price Comparison
Not all wines for sale on winery website, $600/case MSRP
About The Winery
Available States
AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IA, KS, KY, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NV, NH, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Dec 15 - Wednesday, Dec 17
2020 Gård Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
4 bottles for $89.99 $22.50/bottle + $2/bottle shipping
Case of 12 for $229.99 $19.17/bottle + $1/bottle shipping
Excited to be reporting for duty again.
Gård is familiar around these parts but never had the chance to try any so we were happy to receive this bottle, and it was excellent. Just a beautiful wine from start to finish you can tell it is well crafted and not mass produced.
Nice deep dark red color and a wonderful nose. Red fruits black cherry cassis currant etc. Did not detect alcohol at all. A little bit of oak and spices. Sublime flavor. Just a pleasure to drink, luscious and full bodied, dark fruit, more of a berry with good tannins, cigar box (aka cedar and tobacco). KT says it’s “dusty”. Acid level was a little low for us but not bad. Kind of in between food wine/sipping wine. It did need some air to get going but it developed quick and lasted long.
This would definitely stay nicely asleep in the cellar.
Have this with some meat, grilled lamb, ribs, a steak of course. Winter dishes- beef stew, French cassoulet, a holiday prime rib. Or enjoy it by itself or maybe with a piece of cheese and some nuts. Would also be a great gift.
Mountain wines are always more interesting than valley wines with better complexity, minerality and just more nature in the bottle. Yes- terroir. One word to explain it all… iykyk, look it up if you don’t.
Also this is a deal. I mean ~$20 a bottle this should be $35+
Thanks for the early Christmas present and Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: tax and shipping are not included in savings calculations.)
2020 Gård Estate Cabernet Sauvignon - $40 = 14.81%
I’m full up on wine, but greatly enjoyed the 2019. Anyone in CMH interested in a split?
Wine Spectator 91 points
@marymbowers Different wine I believe, that was the $28 “The Don” bottling. Unless there is another Spectator review hiding somewhere for this wine.
This was a part of a mixed offer with a more expensive wine at the same price Dec '24 discussion/ratttage here