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Château la Tour Blanche 1er Grand Cru Classé 2011

  • Honey
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Wine for ageing
  • Color: Dessert White
  • 14% 
  • 2.25L
  • Intensity
  • Dessert wine

A rich, refined premier cru classé with great complexity and tart flavours, but without heaviness. Sauternes is perfect for unusual pairings (acidulate dishes such as red berries or passion fruit, or very spicy dishes). More info

  • Quantity: 3 Bottles
  • Level: 3 into-neck
  • Label: 2 good appearance, 1 slightly marked label
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Bordeaux
  • Appellation/Wine: Sauternes
  • Classification: 1er Grand Cru Classé
  • Producer/Owner: Ministère de l'Agriculture
  • More information....

Château la Tour Blanche 1er Grand Cru Classé serve at a temperature of 6°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Terrine de foie gras ou de lapin, Roquefort, Feuilleté normand aux pommes.

Peak: Drink until 2045

  • Vintage score: 16/20
  • What the experts say...

    "The Château La Tour Blanche 2011 has a more reticent bouquet compared to its peers: traces of wild honey, Clementine, hints of petrol and tree sap coming through reluctantly with aeration but never attaining what you might call “full power," possibly due to hail damage during the growing season. The palate is medium-bodied, a little understated like the nose, with well-judged acidity and a tightly wound finish adorned with dried honey, mandarin and a touch of barley-sugar." N. Martin (02/2015)

    Lot presentation
    Château la Tour Blanche 1er Grand Cru Classé

    The wine

    This cru classé produces a superb Sauternes with a fairly high level of liqueur. The wine itself, however, is perfectly balanced with superb freshness. The bouquet produces aromas of exotic fruit, candied lemon and honey. The mouthfeel is superb, elegant and precise. With age, the colour develops towards old gold, then bronze, with the nose developing aromas of saffron-like spices.

    Information about domain Château la Tour Blanche (Sauternes)

    Château La Tour Blanche once belonged to a Mr Osiris, who donated it to the Ministry of Agriculture in 1907. The property boasts not only a vast vineyard planted over very even soil, but also a school of wine-making and viniculture. Having long punched below its true weight, the domaine was significantly modernised with State funding.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 3 Bottles
    • Level: 3 into-neck
    • Label: 2 good appearance, 1 slightly marked label
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: yes
    • Alcohol percentage: 14 %
    • Country/Region: Bordeaux
    • Appellation/Wine: Sauternes
    • Classification: 1er Grand Cru Classé
    • Producer/Owner: Ministère de l'Agriculture
    • Vintage: 2011
    • Color: Dessert White
    • Peak: Drink until 2045
    • Service temperature:
    • Viticulture: Conventional 
    • Size (in ha): 35
    • Volume: 50000 bottles
    • Intensity: Dessert wine
    • Dominant aroma: Honey
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 78% Sémillon, 20% Sauvignon, 2% Muscadelle

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    Château la Tour Blanche 1er Grand Cru Classé 2011

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