château tour blanche
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château tour blanche
CHÂTEAU TOUR BLANCHE MÉDOC - CRU BOURGEOIS WINE ESTATE OWNER This estate was formed in the early XXth century. It borders on Château Les Grands Chênes and shares the same beautiful gravelly rise, not far from the Gironde estuary. This part of the Médoc peninsula was invaded by the Normans, and towns along the estuary later built fortresses to protect themselves. Vestiges of one such fortress are found in Saint-Christoly du Médoc. Winegrowing became a major occupation in this region from in the XVIIth century. Location: Saint-Christoly du Médoc. Area under vine: 39 hectares. Wine grape variety: 58% Merlot, 26% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot. Age of vines: 35 years. Vine density: 5,500 vines per hectare. Terroir: 60 % of deep Garonne gravels on clay, 40% clay-limestone soil. Viticulture: Guyot double pruning. Green cover between the vine rows. Leaf thinning and green harvesting. Winemaking: The grapes from each plot are picked separately then sorted on a specially-equipped table which separates full berries from crushed ones. They are kept in thermoregulated stainless steel vats .Cool pre-fermentation maceration for 2 days. The wine is aged for 16 months in French oak barrels. Yield: 40 to 47 hectolitres per hectare Vintage 2003 Vintage 2005 Detail of tasting notes and medals in the back Bernard Magrez Grands Vignobles - E-Mail : [email protected] - www.bernard-magrez.com CHÂTEAU TOUR BLANCHE MÉDOC - CRU BOURGEOIS WINE ESTATE OWNER Tasting Notes & Awards Vintage 2003 : Gold Medal at the Concours de Bruxelles 2006 Gold Medal at the International Wine & Spirit Competition de London 2006 Gold Medal by Decanter Silver Medal at the Concours de Bordeaux 2006 * au Guide Hachette des Vins 2007 Vintage 2004 : Rated 14,5/20 by Bettane & Desseauve Rated 86,19/100 by le Grand Jury Européen Rated 85/100 by le Guide des vins - Gilbert et Gaillard 2010 *** Revue du Vin de France Vintage 2005 : Bronze Medal at the Decanter World Wine Awards Gold Medal at the Concours Général Agricole Paris 2007 Rated 87/100 by Robert Parker Classé dans les 3 Réussites Exceptionelles du Médoc by la Revue du Vin de France Rated «Excellent» dans Vino Magazine 2006 Vintage 2006 : Rated 16/20 by René Gabriel Rated 14,5/20 by Gault & Millau Vintage 2008 (Primeurs) : Rated 89-92/100 by James Suckling - 2009 Rated 16/20 by Jancis Robinson - 2009 Rated 14.5/20 by Bernard Burtschy - 2009 Rated 92-94/100 by Izak Litwar - 2009 Bernard Magrez Grands Vignobles - E-Mail : [email protected] - www.bernard-magrez.com