🏅Wine Enthusiast 94 pts
🏅Wine Spectator 92 pts
🏅Wine Advocate 93 pts
🏅Vinous 91pts
🏅Jancis Robinson 19/20
Chateau La Tour Blanche（白塔酒莊）位於法國波爾多左岸的Sauternes（蘇玳）產區，從城堡高處可以俯瞰 Garonne 的支流 Ciron。白塔酒莊在1855年蘇玳和巴薩克官方評級中被評為 Premier Cru (一級莊)，排名僅位於唯一的超一級莊 Premier Cru Superieur — Chateau d'Yquem（滴金酒莊）之後。
白塔酒莊的歷史可以追溯到17世紀中葉，發展至今已有三百多年的歷史。在白塔酒莊的發展過程中，有兩位人物發揮了非常重要的作用，一位是白塔酒莊的創始人Saint-Marc，另一位是德國人Frederick Focke。當時Saint-Marc 是波爾多議會法庭的一名職員，其財力不容小覷，他將莊園內簡陋的建築改造成一座精緻的城堡，並建立了白塔酒莊標誌性的塔樓，白塔酒莊也因此得名。Frederick Focke於1815 年接手酒莊，他將“遲摘”這一釀造甜酒的技術引進蘇玳產區，並和產區內其他一些知名酒莊的擁有者一起推廣分批採收的方式，以採摘高質量的、侵染了貴腐菌的葡萄。
Frederick Focke去世後，他的家人和投資者們一起掌管著酒莊，直到Daniel lffla於1876 年接管酒莊。Daniel lffla 不僅是一位追求優雅和品質的葡萄酒鑒賞家，還是一位非常有實力的金融家。他去世後，將這片土地全部捐贈給了法國政府，條件是在該土地上建立一所葡萄酒學校。1911年，他的這個願望實現了為紀念這一禮物，Chateau La Tour Blanche 的標籤上仍然標有Osiris的名字，上面寫著“ Donation Osiris”。從這時起，白塔酒莊就開始扮演著兩個重要的角色：葡萄酒莊園和葡萄栽培與釀造專業學校。需要強調的一點是，雖然白塔酒莊為學生們提供必要的教學支持，但莊園與學校的經營是完全獨立的，莊園由葡萄酒和葡萄種植領域的專業人士管理，以確保蘇玳一級莊葡萄酒的品質。
拉圖布蘭奇酒莊佔地 44 公頃的Sauternes 葡萄園擁有 40 公頃的葡萄藤，分別種植83％的賽美蓉，12％的長相思和5％的麝香葡萄。酒莊釀造過程包括100％新的法國橡木桶和一年陳舊的法國橡木桶以及鋼桶。賽美蓉在35％的新法國橡木桶中陳化16到18個月，而長相思和麝香葡萄在不銹鋼桶中陳化16-18個月，然後進行混合和裝瓶。
酒莊酒款有 Chateau La Tour Blanche, Les Charmilles de La Tour Blanche , Duo de La Tour Blanche, Brumes de La Tour Blanche ,Les Jardins de La Tour Blanche .
Jancis Robinson 19/20 pts
Very dark coppery/ bronze colour. Relatively simple honeyed nose. Then masses of rich, ripe almost tropical fruit flavoured sweetness. Absolutely enormous! Extremely ambitious with a slightly burnt note. Great texture. All on the finish rather than upfront. Some very fine tannins on the very end. Set for a very long life. Very rich and round and supple. Astringency very well hidden underneath.
Wine Enthusiast 94 pts
Extravagantly rich, this is dense and supersweet initially, just balanced with acidity. The botrytis dryness is really not here at this stage, but with its elegant creamy texture, wood flavors still very present. This is still at the very beginning of its development. (RV)
Wine Advocate 93 pts
Tasted blind at the 10-Year On Tasting in Sauternes. The 2005 Château La Tour Blanche has a complex nose with lemon sherbet, orange sorbet, honey and jasmine all soaring from the glass without a care in the world. The palate is medium-bodied with refined tannin, very focused and poised with an elegant, suave finish that has just the right amount of edginess. There is a Barsac-like personality to this La Tour Blanche with a hint of barley sugar on the aftertaste. Overall, this is an impressive Sauternes.
Wine Spectator 92 pts
Subtle aromas of honey, lemon peel, cream, vanilla and apple pie follow through to a thick palate, with lots of sweetness. There's also loads of clove and other spices. Not as exciting as from barrel, but still outstanding
Vinous 91pts
Yellow-gold color. Sexy aromas of ripe apricot, pear, honey and nutty oak show a distinctly exotic side. Then supersweet and concentrated on the palate, showing more sheer sweetness and power than any particular flavor component. Almost sugary on the finish, but long and quite unevolved. Today this gives the impression of being a wine with too much of everything: I'd lay it down for a decade
Jancis Robinson 19/20
Very dark coppery/bronze colour. Relatively simple honeyed nose. Then masses of rich, ripe almost tropical fruit flavoured sweetness. Absolutely enormous! Extremely ambitious with a slightly burnt note. Great texture. All on the finish rather than upfront. Some very fine tannins on the very end. Set for a very long life. Very rich and round and supple. Astringency very well hidden underneath
