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  • Château La Tour de By

Château La Tour de By

Red wine | Médoc AOP

Château La Tour de By represents the great know-how of the Pagès family. Ideally located on two well-exposed gravel ridges between the Gironde estuary and the Atlantic Ocean, the terroir benefits from an ideal microclimate which allows the wines to express all their qualities.
CHF 29.00 (75cl)
CHF 29.00 (75cl)
CHF 3.87/10cl
  • France Bordeaux
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
    Merlot
    Petit Verdot
  • 5 - 20 years
Awards and reviews from professionals
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    Decanter
    Succulent, mouthwatering, direct and linear with a sappy quality to the blackcurrant and black cherry fruit. Grippy liquorice and spice-edged tannins are doing the talking at the moment. I like the terroir markers, the slate and graphite giving the minerality and I love the pulse of energy that drives the wine, with signature Médoc firmness on the finish. Well integrated with a classicism to it and hits of sweet strawberry and sour raspberry elements that give joy as you taste. Lovely. Oenoconseil consultants. Tasted twice. Drinking window: 2024 - 2033. Georgina Hindle. April 2022.
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    Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
    The 2021 La Tour de By offers up aromas of minty berries, cherries and white pepper, followed by a medium-bodied, soft palate with a slightly metallic finish. This hasn't quite fulfilled the potential it showed en primeur. Drinking window: 2024 - 2034. William Kelley. February 2024.

Features

Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub-region Médoc
Wine type Red wine
Designation Médoc AOP
Grape variety Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
Cellaring 5 - 20 years
Serving temperature 16 - 18° C
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Château La Tour de By
CHF 29.00 (75cl)
CHF 29.00 (75cl)
Colour
Colour

A deep, dark purple with violet highlights.

Nose
Nose

Aromas of fresh red fruits (bigarreau cherry, followed by floral notes of violet, and a touch of chocolate. The woody notes reinforce the complexity with flavors of mocha.

Palate
Palate

Powerful, with supple tannins and in perfect harmony with the volume, beautiful balance supported by perfectly controlled acidity, beautiful length and gentle persistence which suggest very good aging potential.

Château la Tour de By

Château la Tour de By

Vines have been cultivated here for several centuries. Acquired in 1965, by Mr. Pagès and two of his partners, they joined forces with Professor Emile Peynaud, the Château's first consulting oenologist. Since 2005, Frédéric le Clerc, grandson of Mr. Pagès, and his cousin Benjamin Richer de Forges have strived to perpetuate the tradition of quality and typicity of Nord-Médoc wines.

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