Emotions de la Tour Blanche Sauternes

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Wine Description

Château La Tour Blanche is ranked as Premier Cru Classé in the 1855 Classification of Sauternes. The estate is national property of France and home to the La Tour Blanche School of Viticulture. Emotions de La Tour Blanche is a second label, the name of which references the various emotions Sauternes evokes.

The estate is in the village of Bommes in the heart of the Sauternes appellation. Château La Tour Blanche sits at the top of a ridge of gravel over clay and limestone subsoil. This advantageous position provides the best possible exposure to the sun, optimal drainage, and a high concentration of flavors and natural sweetness.

Emotions de La Tour Blanche consists mainly of Sémillon, with smaller percentages of Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle which are harvested late and selected for botrytis. The wine is vinified and aged exclusively in stainless-steel vats for 18 months to preserve its freshness and aromatic character.

“The 2020 La Tour Blanche, which apparently was picked at a whopping 1.80hl/ha (no, that’s not missing a zero) has a more backward bouquet than other 2020 Sauternes, atypical of an estate that usually comes out with all guns blazing even at this early stage. The palate is more expressive, featuring lemon sherbet, dried honey and saffron notes, and nicely balanced, with what feels like less residual sugar on the finish compared to recent vintages. Fine.”
— Vinous, May 2021

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Production area/appellation:

Sauternes

Soil composition

Gravel over Clay and Limestone

Exposure:

Western

Year vineyard planted:

17th Century

Bottles produced of this wine:

7,800

Sustainability Certification:

ISO 14001

Fermentation temperature:

Stainless Steel °F

Fining agent:

Vegan

Length of aging before bottling:

18 months

Total SO2

264

pH level:

3.9

Acidity:

3.2 g/L

Alcohol:

14 %

Dry extract:

132.1 g/L

Total SO2

264

Residual sugar:

85.8 g/L

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