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Manage Subscriptions2017 Château La Tour Blanche Sauternes
Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Sauternais
- Sauternes
Community Tasting Notes 9
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RoelD Likes this wine: 95 points
May 1, 2024 - This is heart-warming (although drunk cool) complex Sauternes with all the components in the right proportion: fascinating bright golden color, aromas of peaches, apricots, pineapple and a sweet taste with a lot of botrytis, a refreshing acidity and a long finish of more than 30sec. This is a real treat! This wine can still be cellared for many years while gaining complexity, but is already irresistible right now
If you know that the first Sauternes I drank (on my 17th birthday, there was less concern about acohol consumption among youngsters in those days 🙃) was a Château d’Yquem 1949 you will understand my everlasting fascination for these wines. What a pity that they are completely out of fashion nowadays. I sincerely hope that they will not become an extinct species like the dinosaurs, but will rather, like the phoenix, arise from there ashes in the future.4 people found this helpful Comment -
Joealex Likes this wine: 94 points
December 25, 2023 - Excellent wine, fresh notes of citrus fruits mixed with honey and white flowers, excellent acidity,concentration and overall balance. This will have many more years but now is already delicious so do not wait and try if you have.
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Joealex Likes this wine: 95 points
December 28, 2022 - In smell candied tangrines, apricyotes, pineapple and white flowers. Smell is intense, concentrated and fresh and makes WOW effect!
On palate wine is mild, broad with oily texture and high glicerine. Beautiful balance of fruty sweetnes ( candied fruts), concentration and accidity. Feeleing of energy and intensity of young Sauternes. Aftertaste which is delicate sweet takes half a minute. Fantastic wine.1 person found this helpful Comment -
Vinumming & Ahhing Likes this wine: 92 points
November 19, 2022 - Supper with friends (Chez nous): Wow. Very intense, youthful lemon oil depth to this wine both on the nose and the palate. There is some unctuous tropical fruits here too - Alphonse mango methinks. The first time I've had a Sauternes that I think I've gone for too early. Definitely did here. But this looks like it will be excellent in a year or two.
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maxima wrote: 90 points
September 6, 2022 - C'est bon mais c'est du costaud, assez sucré
et un brin saturant.
Du miel et des ananas avec du zeste
et des dattes.
Assez long et un brin simple en ce moment.
Il va prendre de l'expansion et sera plus abouti
avec le temps.
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By Chris Kissack
April 2022, 4/1/2022 (link)(Château La Tour Blanche Sauternes White) Subscribe to see review text.
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2017 Bordeaux – Mirror, Mirror on The Wall… (Mar 2020), 3/1/2020 (link)(La Tour Blanche La Tour Blanche Sweet White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
12/21/2019 (link)(Château La Tour Blanche Sauternes, Dessert, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
December 2019, 12/1/2019 (link)(Château La Tour Blanche Sauternes White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
10/16/2019 (link)(Ch La Tour Blanche Sauternes White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
2017 Bordeaux: The Heart of the Matter (May 2018), 5/18/2018 (link)(La Tour Blanche La Tour Blanche Sweet White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
The F-Word: Bordeaux 2017 (May 2018), 5/18/2018 (link)(La Tour Blanche La Tour Blanche Sweet White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
2017 Bordeaux: A Good Yet Irregular Vintage, 4/23/2018 (link)(Chateau La Tour Blanche) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jane Anson
Bordeaux En Primeur 2017 Sauternes, 4/8/2018 (link)(Château La Tour Blanche, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France, White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Julia Harding, MW
4/8/2018 (link)(Ch La Tour Blanche Sauternes White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
4/5/2018 (link)(Château La Tour Blanche Sauternes, Dessert, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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April 2018, 4/1/2018 (link)(Château La Tour Blanche Sauternes White) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2017
- Type White - Sweet/Dessert
- Producer Château La Tour Blanche
- Varietal Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Sauternais
- Appellation Sauternes
- UPC Codes 3516221117016, 3700188042867, 3700188042881, 852187015564
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 184 (85%)
- Consumed 32 (15%)
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