David Girard
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David Girard 2004 Grenache (El Dorado)
- Editors' Choice
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- $16
How tasty this fresh wine is. It’s all about cherries and raspberries, with overtones of chocolate, vanilla, sweet licorice and pepper. Yet the wine is thoroughly dry, and balanced with rich acidity. It’s not only delicious, it’s complex. Contains a little Malbec, which brings body.
— S.H.
(12/15/2006)
David Girard 2005 Coeur du Terroir Blanc White (El Dorado)
- $22
What a complex, delicious wine this is. A blend of five Rhône varieties, mainly Roussanne, it has the richness and mouthfeel of a barrel-fermented Chardonnay, but a very different taste. The peach, citrus, buttercup flower, honeydew and cantaloupe flavors finish with creamy, cashew butter richness.
— S.H.
(12/15/2006)
David Girard 2003 Syrah (El Dorado)
- $28
Shows refinement in the well-managed tannins that lead to a soft, richly complex mouthfeel. The flavors are ripe and tasteful, suggesting blackberry tea, wild cherries, cocoa and cinnamon, with a sweet tang of oak. This is an easy wine to savor.
— S.H.
(12/15/2005)
David Girard 2004 Syrah (El Dorado)
- $32
Solid Syrah, round, smooth and fruity, with a nice bite of tannins and acids for balance. The blackberries, cassis, coffee, carob, cola, tobacco and peppery spice flavors finish impressively long.
— S.H.
(9/1/2007)
David Girard 2004 Couer du Terroir Rouge Red (El Dorado)
- $30
The words “country style” apply perfectly to this Rhône blend based on Mourvèdre. It’s soft and simple and dry, with pleasant cherry, blackberry and Kahlua flavors.
— S.H.
(9/1/2007)
David Girard 2008 Grenache (El Dorado)
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- $18
It’s all about flavor in this tasty Grenache. It’s very rich in raspberries, cherries, mocha, orange zest, cinnamon and vanilla bean, with a touch of smoked butter. Could be drier and firmer, though, as it’s a little sweet and soft.
— S.H.
(12/1/2010)
David Girard 2007 Syrah (El Dorado)
- $32
Overtly sweet in cola, chocolate, black cherry purée, glycerine and sandalwood flavors. The sweetness could also be from high alcohol, as the mouthfeel is hot. Drink now.
— S.H.
(12/1/2010)
David Girard 2008 Estate Vineyard Mourvèdre (El Dorado)
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- $34
Light in color and in body, like a Pinot Noir, this Mourvèdre has forward, rich flavors of cherries and orange zest, accented with sweet, toasty oak. It’s simple and rather sweet, like melted pie filling.
— S.H.
(12/1/2010)
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