Chateau La Sauvegarde Bordeaux 2022

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Chateau La Sauvegarde Bordeaux 2022.

Chateau La Sauvegarde Bordeaux 2022
$40, 13% alcohol, DIAM cork, Bordeaux/France.

Serious Bordeaux at an accessible price. It’s the shape and the structure of this wine that underlines its seriousness, though it has the fruit and flavour to back it up. It tastes of gravel and blackcurrant, mint and lavender, leather and (subtle) tobacco leaves. It’s not plush but there’s an element of velvet to its texture, and there’s a substantial press of dry, firm tannin. The finish is then both sound and well extended. All told this is pretty impressive, especially when served at the dining table. 92 points.

Campbell Mattinson

This article was written by Campbell Mattinson, former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion book, former editor of Halliday magazine, former editor of Australian Sommelier Magazine and founder of the highly respected The Winefront site.

Mattinson has been an independent wine critic and photo-journalist since 1987. He’s the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He’s a past winner of a Louis Roederer International Wine Media Award; is the author of the award-winning book The Wine Hunter; and is the author of the best-selling novel We Were Not Men. He’s also a winner of a St Kilda Film Festival Award (as writer-director) and is a former winner of the prized Best Australian Sports Writing Award.

Mattinson, who is 100% independent, puts a score out of 100 on every wine that he reviews. But what he’d rather do, is tell you the wine’s story.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com
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