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White - Sweet/Dessert

1988 Château La Tour Blanche Sauternes

Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend

  • France
  • Bordeaux
  • Sauternais
  • Sauternes
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Community Tasting Notes 51

  • oenanthe Likes this wine: 90 points

    December 7, 2023 - Jadotfest 2023 (Noizé, London): Burnished brass. Creme brulée and apple pie. In fact it made me want apple pie, or something along the lines of a tarte tatin. Fine sweetness, tropicality and apricots with some body and weight, however not heavy. Small sips only at this stage, very nice.

  • sethebarlow Likes this wine: 89 points

    September 29, 2023 - Just the slightest bit over the hill but still enjoyable.

  • drwine2001 wrote:

    August 30, 2023 - Light golden. Pure perfumed aromas of pineapple. Medium weight, outstanding acidity and lift. Moderately sweet, elegant, pure, and beautiful progression across the palate. 1988 in Sauternes is my kind of vintage, never too heavy or gloppy.

  • rhodacantha wrote: flawed

    July 7, 2023 - Bought at auction. Cork crumbled on opening. Really incredible color, but as we were tasting, the most experienced person at the table thought it was corked. I did eventually get the telltale cardboard taste, but it was after a few minutes. Otherwise it was kind of one-dimensional, just sweet without much complexity. The nose was definitely odd, restrained, plasticy, but at one point I got a fleeting whiff of a more typical sauternes nose that didn't return.

  • rekkie58 Likes this wine: 92 points

    January 31, 2023 - Coppery gold, caramelized banane, medicinal, not really sweet, good acidity, drink over the next 5 years

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  • By Stephen Tanzer
    July/August 1998, IWC Issue #79 (link)

    (Chateau La Tour Blanche Sauternes) Subscribe to see review text.

Wine Definition

  • Vintage 1988
  • 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 Code 083664844524

Community Holdings

  • Pending Delivery 5 (1%)
  • In Cellars 514 (65%)
  • Consumed 269 (34%)

Food Pairing

Community Recommendations

blue cheeses and alone (best alone)

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