The Rocksanne Réserve 7/21
de Garde Brewing

Beer Geek Stats
From:
de Garde Brewing
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
8%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
4.34 | pDev: 2.07%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 1
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 15, 2023
Added:
Apr 06, 2022
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
A Spontaneous Wild Ale with Mourvèdre Grapes
Aged in Oak Barrels for Four Years
Bottled 7/21
Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 4.25 by bigred89 from Maryland

Oct 15, 2023
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Reviewed by DefenCorps from Oregon

4.43/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Bottle from the source.

A gorgeous reddish pink with a dense, light pink head that falls off to a ring rapidly. The nose is excellent. Softer and more delicate than the other robust red grape de Garde beers (Rochette/Archer/Serine), this is spicy and lightly peppery , has a preserved lemon note and a deep, earthy funk, mildly mineraly. Oak complements the grape skin tannins. Very vinous.

The palate opens fruity and peppery, with light berries, grape, delicately so. Quite vinous, with lots of red wine character, light and fruity. This is complemented by a deep, earthy funk, with wet straw, preserved lemon and woodsy funk. Light in body and moderately tannic, there's a long finish here, drying and tannic with rich fruit. Gorgeous.
Oct 23, 2022