D’Arenberg “The Galvo Garage” 2002
I’ve just decanted a bottle of d’Arenberg’s "The Galvo Garage" 2002, which I found in my local LCBO for C$29.95. I picked it up on a whim, not knowing anything about it other than the fact that I’ve enjoyed just about every d’Arenberg wine I’ve purchased. It’s a classic Bordeaux blend — cabernet sauvignon, merlot, petit verdot, cabernet franc.
It opens up quickly, with a slightly alcoholic, but very fruity nose. Classic bordeaux flavours — cassis, dark berries, and almost a green apple tartness, and a nice finish. Dinner isn’t for another hour. We’ll see how it evolves by then.
September 24th, 2005 at 6:58 pm
[…] It’s almost three hours since we opened the d’Arenberg Galvo Garage. Dinner was one of my favorite fall dinners — beef, stewed with a medley of root vegetables, mushrooms and a few of those serrano peppers I’ve been harvesting all summer. The wine was a terrific accompaniment. The tannins cut the richness of the beef, and the fruit was powerful enough to be a complement to the spice of the peppers. It’s got a taste of black currents, bitter cherry, and perhaps a little black plums, with a long, slightly tannic finish. It’s very drinkable now with the kind of meal we ate this evening, albeit with prominent tannins. With another year or two in the cellar, this could be a fantastic wine. […]