sweet wine

Château La Tour Blanche, 1er cru classé 2019

RRP €40

Sweet vanilla pastry and baked apples on the nose are followed by a blast of uninhibited sweetness on the palate, where fruit takes a back seat to toasted walnut, varnished wood and mushroom botrytis, all with formidable persistence.

Wine Details

Colour

White

Wine Style

Sweet

Grape Varieties

Sémillon (90%), Sauvignon Blanc (9.5%), Muscadelle (0.5%)

Alcohol

13.5%

Bottle size

75cl

Origin

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-region

Graves

Area

Sauternes AOP

Tasting Information

Name of Tasting

Bordeaux En Primeur 2019

Type of Tasting

Tasting feature

Blind

No

Tasted by

Sarah Heller MW

UK Stockist

Widely available

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