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The May 2021 Auction: Part 4
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"The 2014 La Tour Blanche has a fragrant bouquet that gently unfolds to offer lovely white peach, honeysuckle and jasmine aromas, later just a hint of grilled walnuts. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity, quite tensile and mineral-driven, fresh and poised with a lightly spiced, lemongrass tinged finish. This is a beautifully made La Tour Blanche that will give two or three decades of drinking pleasure. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting."
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"The 2014 La Tour Blanche has a fragrant bouquet that gently unfolds to offer lovely white peach, honeysuckle and jasmine aromas, later just a hint of grilled walnuts. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity, quite tensile and mineral-driven, fresh and poised with a lightly spiced, lemongrass tinged finish. This is a beautifully made La Tour Blanche that will give two or three decades of drinking pleasure. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting."
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The world's most influential fine-wine producer and the benchmark for Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and the Rhone. Its appellation (AOC) system codifies geography, grape and method, and its wines set the global standard for age-worthiness and terroir expression.
The world's largest fine-wine region, built around blends of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Divided by the Gironde estuary into the structured Left Bank and the plush, Merlot-led Right Bank, it is the historic benchmark for age-worthy claret and sweet Sauternes.
Produces the world's most celebrated sweet wines, made from Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc affected by noble rot. Rich, honeyed and remarkably long-lived, they balance sweetness with vibrant acidity.
2014 in Bordeaux was rescued by a superb, sunny Indian summer after a cool, damp start; the result is a classic, fresh and structured vintage with ripe tannins, good value and solid medium-term aging appeal.
Yields crisp, aromatic whites with citrus, herb and grassy notes. It shines in the Loire, Bordeaux blends and around the world for its refreshing zip.
Prized both for age-worthy dry whites and, when affected by noble rot, the great sweet wines of Sauternes. It offers waxy texture and honeyed depth.