Château La Tour Blanche 2007
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 78.00 (75cl)
Regular price
Sale price
CHF 78.00 (75cl)
(75cl)
CHF 10.40/10cl
- France Bordeaux
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Muscadelle
Sauvignon blanc
Sémillon - 15 - 20 years
- 14.00% vol.
Château La Tour Blanche 2007
Regular price
CHF 78.00 (75cl)
Regular price
Sale price
CHF 78.00 (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 it
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
91
100
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
91
100
Wine Spectator
Sweet lemon and apple aromas, with floral honey. Full-bodied and very sweet, with a spicy, almost tangy finish of honey. Rich and layered. Best after 2014.
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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