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2003 Ch La Tour Blanche 1er Cru Sauternes - 24x37.5cl
07A3TOUBH _ 2003 - Ch La Tour Blanche 1er Cru Sauternes - 24x37.5cl
  • Colour Port_Sweet
  • Producer Château la Tour Blanche
  • Region Sauternes
  • Grape Semillon / Sauvignon Blanc/ Muscadelle
  • Drinking 2008 - 2023
  • Case size 24x37.5cl
  • Available Now

2003 - Ch La Tour Blanche 1er Cru Sauternes - 24x37.5cl

  • Colour Port Sweet
  • Producer Château la Tour Blanche
  • Region Sauternes
  • Grape Semillon / Sauvignon Blanc/ Muscadelle
  • Drinking 2008 - 2023
  • Case size 24x37.5cl
  • Available Now
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Case price: £583.00 Duty Paid inc VAT
Equivalent Bottle Price: £24.29 Duty Paid inc VAT
Case price: £450.00 In Bond
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  • Goedhuis, April 2004

    Extraordinarily intense, packed with honey, apricot and burnt cream flavours, this is excellent.

  • Goedhuis, April 2004

    Extraordinarily intense, packed with honey, apricot and burnt cream flavours, this is excellent.

  • Robert Parker, April 2004, Score: 93-96

    It is against my better judgment to taste the sweet wines of Barsac and Sauternes at such an early age, as I find they typically require at least 12 months to reveal the definition/delineation so essential in these creamy, creme brulee, and honeysuckle-flavored offerings. Nevertheless, because this vintage is so highly regarded, I tasted through most of the top estates. The 2003s appear to be somewhat in the style of the 1990s, with high levels of residual sugar (higher than 2001 for the most part) as well as botrytis, low acidity, and fat, full-bodied personalities. This region'sharvest began extremely early (early September), and was completely finished within three weeks. It does not appear that the nobleness and racy richness of the 2001 vintage will be found in the 2003s, but readers who like the big, flamboyant, over the top style of the 1990s will enjoy the 2003s even more than I did.

  • James Suckling, April 2004, Score: 95-100

    Loads of botrytis and honey character and hints of lemon rind and citrus fruits. Full-bodied, very sweet ,with loads of peach tart, spice and a long, honeyed finish. This has all on the back palate. Fantastic. Best La Tour Blanche I have tasted in many, many years. -- J.S.

  • Decanter, April 2004

    Nose: very concentrated richness with a freshness marked by grapefruit aromas. Taste: unctuous length and finish, honeyed; just lacks polish of top wines. (2008 onwards)

Producer

Château la Tour Blanche

One of our favourite Sauternes estates, Ch La Tour Blanche is a unique property in the region in that unlike other neighbouring châteaux, it is not owned by one or a group of individuals or even a luxury goods or insurance company but rather by the government's Ministry of Agriculture. It wasdonated to the French state in 1909 by its previous owner under the condition that a wine school be created on cite. Though it had a d...Read more

One of our favourite Sauternes estates, Ch La Tour Blanche is a unique property in the region in that unlike other neighbouring châteaux, it is not owned by one or a group of individuals or even a luxury goods or insurance company but rather by the government's Ministry of Agriculture. It wasdonated to the French state in 1909 by its previous owner under the condition that a wine school be created on cite. Though it had a downturn in production in quantity and quality in its early years, today, it attracts top winemakers and oenologists from the region, and its excellence really started to soar in the late 1990s.Read less

Region

Sauternes

It is not an exaggeration to say that these are the greatest sweet wines in the world. They are the result of a serendipitous marriage of grape variety, location, annual weather conditions and human care and determination. The vineyards are located on the banks of the cool spring-fed Ciron river which, in autumn, flows into the warmer tidal Garonne and creates rolling evening mists which clothe the vines until the afternoon sun burns them off the following day. This cycle creates perfect conditions for the development of botrytis cinerea or noble rot, and the resulting grape juice is a super concentrated sweet, ambrosial nectar which makes the most heavenly and complex wines with extraordinary ability to age. In 1855 the wines were classified into first and second growths, with Ch d'Yquem rightly receivingits own super status of premier grand cru. Other stunning wines include Chx Sudiraut, Rieussec, Coutet and Climens. While seductively fragrant and sweet when young, if you can bear to wait, you will be amply rewarded with lusciously rich, exotically complex wine.

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