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Château La Tour de By Cru Bourgeois 1978

  • Red fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Color: Red
  • 13% 
  • 1.5L
  • Intensity
  • Classic

A wine produced in the pure Médoc tradition. Powerful, some years in the cellar will allow it to soften and develop an impressive fruitiness. More info

  • Quantity: 2 Bottles
  • Level: 2 high-shoulder
  • Label: 1 marked label, 1 very marked label, 1 slightly bin-soiled label, 1 very bin-soiled label
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Bordeaux
  • Appellation/Wine: Médoc
  • Classification: Cru Bourgeois
  • Producer/Owner: Marc Pagès
  • More information....

Château La Tour de By Cru Bourgeois serve at a temperature of 16°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Poularde demi-deuil, Ris de veau à la crème, Rognons aux chanterelles.

Peak: To drink

  • Vintage score: 14/20
  • Lot presentation
    Château La Tour de By Cru Bourgeois

    The wine

    Vinified in barrels (with one third renewed each year), these deep coloured, richly aromatic wines have excellent ageing potential. They are some of the Médoc's most powerful wines, but retain plenty of fruitiness as they mature in the bottle.

    Information about domain Château La Tour de By

    Perfectly located on the first gravelly hilltops overlooking the Gironde estuary, Château La Tour de By produces a breathtaking wine. The property was promoted to Cru Bourgeois Supérieur status in the 2003 revision of the 1932 classification.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 2 Bottles
    • Level: 2 high-shoulder
    • Label: 1 marked label, 1 very marked label, 1 slightly bin-soiled label, 1 very bin-soiled label
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Type of cellar: Classic underground cellar
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: no
    • Alcohol percentage: 13 %
    • Country/Region: Bordeaux
    • Appellation/Wine: Médoc
    • Classification: Cru Bourgeois
    • Producer/Owner: Marc Pagès
    • Vintage: 1978
    • Color: Red
    • Peak: To drink
    • Service temperature: 16°
    • Viticulture: Conventional 
    • Size (in ha): 74
    • Volume: 500000 bottles
    • Intensity: Classic
    • Dominant aroma: Red fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 2% Petit verdot, 4% Cabernet franc

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    Château La Tour de By Cru Bourgeois 1978

    iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format