2001 La Tour Blanche, Sauternes (375ml)

2001 La Tour Blanche, Sauternes (375ml) SKU #1017879

Price: $59.99

RP 97

WS 93

VN 92

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Professional Reviews

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
97
La Tour Blanche's spectacular 2001 boasts a light to medium gold color as well as a big, exotic nose of tropical fruits, honeysuckle, orange marmalade, and creme brulee. In the mouth, notions of peaches, lychees, and caramelized citrus give way to a weighty, full-bodied, concentrated yet incredibly precise and well-delineated sweet white. It is a tour de force in Sauternes! Anticipated maturity: 2009-2035. (RP)

(06/2004)
Wine Spectator
93
Very intense aromas of candied lemons, fresh flowers and vanilla. Full-bodied, very sweet and spicy. Long, long finish. Excellent. Best after 2009. (JS)

(09/2004)
Vinous
92
Pale yellow-gold. Reticent nose hints at caramel and vanilla. Fat and high-toned, with superripe, unctuous flavors of candied yellow fruits and honey. At once chewy and lively, and hiding more than it's showing today. Very strong finish features subtle spicy persistence. (ST) 92+

(07/2004)
Jancis Robinson

Slightly green flavours; One can taste the Sauvignon Blanc component at this stage. Nutty. Interesting, but not the richest. 18/20 points

(04/2002)

K&L Notes

This also recently scored 97 points in Neal Martin's Wine Journal: "The La Tour Blanche 2001 has long been the “insiders’ Sauternes” for the vintage. Leave the Yquem ’01 for the millionaires: load up on one of the finest recent vintages from the estate. It has a potent honeyed, frangipane and white flower-scented bouquet with subtle nougat scents in the background lending it an exotic edge. The palate is extremely well balanced with fine acidity effortlessly slicing a swathe through that unctuous, honeyed fruit. There are also understated marmalade notes with a suggestion of crème brûlée furnishing the weighty finish that goes on and on. Just don’t tell anyone how good this La Tour Blanche is...promise?" (10/2014)