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 consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Les Charmilles de Tour Blanche Sauternes of Château La Tour Blanche is a sweet wine from the region of Sauternes of Bordeaux.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Sauvignon and the Sémillon.
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.

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

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, cream or peach and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, apricot or honeysuckle.

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 the coughing cat's apple crumble or roast veal with blue cheese.

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: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

Last vintages of this wine

Les Charmilles de Tour Blanche Sauternes - 2020
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Les Charmilles de Tour Blanche Sauternes - 2019
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Les Charmilles de Tour Blanche Sauternes - 2016
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Les Charmilles de Tour Blanche Sauternes - 2015
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Les Charmilles de Tour Blanche Sauternes - 2014
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Les Charmilles de Tour Blanche Sauternes - 2013
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Les Charmilles de Tour Blanche Sauternes - 2012
In the top 100 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Les Charmilles de Tour Blanche Sauternes from Château La Tour Blanche are 2016, 2013, 2019, 2008 and 0.

Informations about the Château La Tour Blanche

The winery offers 16 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 14 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 20000 of of France wines
In the top 150 of of Sauternes wines
In the top 2000 of sweet wines
In the top 60000 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.

The word of the wine: CM

Mention on the label of a champagne. It is a handling cooperative that produces on its own premises and markets under its own brand the wines made from the grapes harvested by its members.

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