2024 La Tour Blanche
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Packed with saffron spice and marmalade, the nose plays on stone rather than tropical fruit, fresh and ripe, yet not extravagant. The palate is lush and juicy, incredibly pure and bright, with the pleasing pithy bitterness that balances the wine’s generosity. This has amazing balance, more restrained than more typically top-rated vintages. The team here made just 3hl/ha, a tiny crop after extensive sorting. With 133g/l residual sugar and around 13.5% alcohol. Blend: 55% Semillon, 30% Sauvignon Blanc, 15% Muscadelle
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
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80% Sémillon, 15% Sauvignon Blanc and 5% Muscadelle. Cask sample. Gold hue. Rich and expressive on the nose. Marmalade and honeyed notes. Palate generous and caressing. Zesty as well. Abundant fruit and bitter, botrytised freshness. Concentrated but lively as well. (JL)
Succulent, silky, sweet mango and apricot puree, this is one of the sweeter of the Sauternes in the year but delivers a twist of lime zest freshness alongside the toffee apple and saffron spice, good quality and a ton of pleasure. 6.5 hl/ha yield.