- Producer
- Chateau La Tour de By
- Origin
- Begadan, Medoc, Bordeaux FRANCE
- Colour
- red
- Wine Style
- dry
- Dominant Grape
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Closure Style
- cork
- Maturity
- young
- Bottle Size
- 75cl
- Case Quantity
- 12
- Alcohol
- 14%
- Wine Score
- 90 points, Jane Anson, decanter.com, April 2019 15.5 points, Julia Harding, jancisrobinson.com, April 2019
87-89 points, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, robertparker.com, April 2019
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Media Reviews
Jane Anson
Always a property that ages well and offers good value, the 2018 gives a less exuberant but certainly successful and well-ripened take on the vintage. The highly tannic grip is still a little inflexible right now. 90 points
Julia Harding
60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot. Barrel sample. Black as the ace of spades. Dark and stony/dusty on the nose but with plenty of fresh cassis. Tannins are pretty dry although they are finely layered rather than being a solid block. Quite refined on the finish though not very expressive now and a little bit sour on the finish. 15.5 points
Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2018 La Tour de By opens with cedary/oak-inspired notes giving way to a core of red and black currant preserves, mulberries and boysenberries with suggestions of wild sage and charcuterie. Full-bodied and richly fruited in the mouth, it has a firm, grainy frame and seamless freshness lifting the muscular fruit to a long finish. 87-89 points
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