C+E Bordeaux Cliff Notes

Emotions De La Tour Blanche (ay-moh-shawn duh la tour blaw-sh)

Location: Sauternes Established: 17 th Century Principal: Region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine

KEY POINTS: 1. Château La Tour Blanche is ranked as Premier Cru Classé in the 1855 Classification of Sauternes. 2. Emotions de La Tour Blanche is a second label, the name references the various emotions that Sauternes evokes. 3. Unlike the “Grand Vin,” fermented and aged in oak barrels, Emotions is vinified and aged exclusively in stainless steel to preserve its freshness and aromatic character. 3. In 1907, upon the death of its last independent owner, Daniel ‘Osiris’ Iffla, the château was willed to the French state on the condition that it become a school for viticulture and oenology.

EXCLUSIVE SKU: Emotions de la Tour Blanche Sauternes (ay-moh-shawn duh la tour blaw-sh soh-tairn)

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