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Vintage | Wine 1989 |
Classification | Sauternes - 1er Cru Classé |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Sauternes |
Colour | Sweet white wine |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Country | France |
Château | Château La Tour Blanche |
Country | France |
The Château La Tour Blanche is made from traditional grapes of Sauternes, Semillon, Sauvignon and Muscadelle, this wine is the result of a severe selection. Harvest Chateau La Tour Blanche conducted by "tries" requires 5-6 successive passages in the same rank, in order to obtain only the best of Noble Rot. First cru classé of Sauternes classification, Each vintage of the Chateau La Tour Blanche is vinified and aged in French oak barrels completely new, and is kept for 20 to 24 months.
However, the policy of extreme quality conducted at Chateau La Tour Blanche has led him not to bottle some vintages judged only fair. This was the case for vintages 1992, 1993 and 2000. . The average annual production is 40,000 bottles.
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The 1989 is the most loosely structured of the 1988, 1989 and 1990 vintages, but it reveals plenty of intense, honeyed fruit in a rich, authoritative, full-bodied format. A big, powerhouse, sweet, heavy wine with a penetrating fragrance of honey and flowers, this generously endowed wine already drinks well, but can easily last for 15-20 years.
Intense and exotic; ripe and rich botrytis flavors explode on the palate to a long finish. Very sweet and full in body, it packs in the spice, white pepper, cream, coffee, quince and dried apricot notes.