Château La Tour Blanche 2006
Sweet wine | Premier Cru Classé, Sauternes AC
The style of Château La Tour Blanche wines is characterized by a perfect balance between concentration and freshness, combined with great finesse and elegance. It is worthy of its rank as the first of the Premiers Crus awarded to it in the Official Classification of 1855.
Regular price
CHF 67.80
(75cl)
Regular price
Sale price
CHF 67.80 (75cl)
(75cl)
CHF 9.04/10cl
- France Bordeaux
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Muscadelle
Sauvignon blanc
Sémillon - 15 - 20 years
- 14.00% vol.
Château La Tour Blanche 2006
Regular price
CHF 67.80
(75cl)
Regular price
Sale price
CHF 67.80 (75cl)
(75cl)
Colour
Golden yellow.
Nose
Aromas of exotic fruits (passion fruit, mango) with notes of candied fruit and a slight touch of muscat.
Palate
Fresh and lively, with an elegant, supple attack and good fullness opening onto the fruit.
Recommended
Ideal to accompany
Duck with peaches, spicy oriental cuisine, blue cheese, fruit tart.
How to serve
Serving temperature: 8 - 10°C
Wine-growing terroir
Château La Tour Blanche is located in the heart of the Sauternes appellation, about forty kilometers south of Bordeaux. The soils and subsoils of the vineyards are gravelly, clayey, siliceous and limestone.
Winemaking
Aging for 20 to 24 months in entirely new French oak barrels.
Bottle closure
Cork
Packaging
Wooden box
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Wine Spectator
Shows botrytis spice and lemon peel aromas, with apple pie. Not a big, rich wine, but balanced and interesting. Turns intense and powerful on the finish, with excellent density. Best after 2012.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Tasted at the Sauternes 2006 ten-year on horizontal in Bordeaux. The 2006 La Tour Blanche has a burly, powerful bouquet, quite complex with dried honey, butterscotch, beeswax and spice. The palate is fresh and crisp on the entry with vibrant orange zest and mandarin notes. It is endowed with impressive depth and a powerful, botrytis-driven finish that lingers long in the mouth. This is an impressive, delicious Sauternes from La Tour Blanche that should drink well for two or three decades.
Château La Tour Blanche
Founded in the 18th century, Château La Tour Blanche is a 42-hectare estate located in the town of Bommes, in the heart of the prestigious Sauternes appellation. The property overlooks Le Ciron, a tributary of the Garonne river, at the origin of the microclimate necessary for the formation of the famous “noble rot”.
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