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Tasting notes
Score 92/100 · Drink 2016-2045, Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, May 2016

Tasted at the Sauternes 2006 ten-year on horizontal in Bordeaux. The 2006 La Tour Blanche has a burly, powerful bouquet, quite complex with dried honey, butterscotch, beeswax and spice. The palate is fresh and crisp on the entry with vibrant orange zest and mandarin notes. It is endowed with impressive depth and a powerful, botrytis-driven finish that lingers long in the mouth. This is an impressive, delicious Sauternes from La Tour Blanche that should drink well for two or three decades. Tasted April 2016.

Critic scores

Critic scores
91
91/100

Average Score

90
90/100

Robert Parker

92
92/100

Neal Martin

More reviews and scores

17 points
Jancis Robinson MW
Score 17/20 · Drink 2013-2023, Jancis Robinson MW, Jan 2010

Deep copper. Heady with lots of acidity and a sure, nervy edge of botrytis. Just a little mean on the finish if you are looking for explosive sweetness but it's well made and intriguing.  Quite high acid. (JR)

17 points
Jancis Robinson MW
Score 17/20 · Drink 2012-2025, Jancis Robinson MW, Nov 2008

Orange tinge. Pretty dramatic and rich and yet excitingly tense too. This wine promises well for the future! (JR)

17.5 points
Jancis Robinson MW
Score 17.5/20 · Drink 2012-2025, Jancis Robinson MW, Aug 2007

Big and heavy and all weight though not desperately fine (it plays the weight card). Lots of green notes plus lots of sweetness. Completely embryonic. Impressive weight and length. Chewy finish but well integrated. I actually wanted to swallow this, which can’t be a bad sign. Very clean and vibrant and clean. Long too. (JR)

About the producer

La Tour Blanche
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Product details

Grape Blend

Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc

Colour

White

Taste

Sweet

Alcohol ABV%

13.5%

Classification

Premier Cru

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