Château La Tour Blanche - Les Charmilles de Tour Blanche Sauternes

Château La Tour BlancheLes Charmilles de Tour Blanche Sauternes

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Les Charmilles de Tour Blanche Sauternes of Château La Tour Blanche is a sweet wine from the region of Sauternes of Bordeaux.
In the mouth this sweet wine is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts and blue cheese.
The Les Charmilles de Tour Blanche Sauternes of the Château La Tour Blanche is in the top 80 of wines of Sauternes.

Taste structure of the Les Charmilles de Tour Blanche Sauternes from the Château La Tour Blanche

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Les Charmilles de Tour Blanche Sauternes of Château La Tour Blanche in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

honey, ginger

Wine with oak taste

vanilla, oak

Wine with microbio taste

cream

Wine with floral taste

honeysuckle

On the nose the Les Charmilles de Tour Blanche Sauternes of Château La Tour Blanche in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, earth or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, citrus fruit or spices.

Food and wine pairings with Les Charmilles de Tour Blanche Sauternes

Pairings that work perfectly with Les Charmilles de Tour Blanche Sauternes

Original food and wine pairings with Les Charmilles de Tour Blanche Sauternes

The Les Charmilles de Tour Blanche Sauternes of Château La Tour Blanche matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of apple cake or leek - goat cheese - honey quiche.

Details and technical informations about Château La Tour Blanche's Les Charmilles de Tour Blanche Sauternes.

Winemaker
Jean-Pierre Faure
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Florental

Florental noir is a grape variety that originated in . This variety is the result of a cross between the same species (interspecific hybridization). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape for eating on our tables. The Florental noir is found in the vineyards of the Rhône Valley.

Last vintages of this wine

Les Charmilles de Tour Blanche Sauternes - 2016
In the top 80 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Les Charmilles de Tour Blanche Sauternes - 2015
In the top 80 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Les Charmilles de Tour Blanche Sauternes - 2014
In the top 80 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Les Charmilles de Tour Blanche Sauternes - 2013
In the top 80 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Les Charmilles de Tour Blanche Sauternes - 2012
In the top 80 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Les Charmilles de Tour Blanche Sauternes - 2010
In the top 80 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Les Charmilles de Tour Blanche Sauternes - 2009
In the top 80 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Les Charmilles de Tour Blanche Sauternes from Château La Tour Blanche are 2006, 2013, 2016, 2008 and 2015.

Informations about the Château La Tour Blanche

The winery offers 12 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sauternes in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château La Tour Blanche is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 9500 of of France wines
In the top 85 of of Sauternes wines
In the top 1500 of sweet wines
In the top 40000 wines of the world

The wine region of Sauternes

Sauternes, 65 km South of Bordeaux, is a Village renowned for its high quality Sweet wines. Although some wineries produce Dry wines, they sell them under other appellations than Sauternes, which is specific to sweet wines. The village is surrounded on all sides by vineyards, the best of which produce some of the most prestigious, long-lasting and expensive dessert wines in the world. A half bottle of premium, aged Sauternes from a good Vintage can sell for over $1,000.


The wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

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The word of the wine: Natural sweet wine

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