ChateauLaTourdeBy2022,Medoc

Cru Bourgeois Superieure Medoc, Begadan

“Generous and easy, a lovely delicacy to the smooth silky tannins with ripe juicy blackcurrant and black cherry flavours.” Georgina Hindle, Decanter 93/100

Excellent wine making and very good value. A claret that will continue to improve and develop with age, showing how Marc Pages’ winemaking skills are second to none.

This extensive 70 hectare estate is perfectly positioned on a group of gravely ridges overlooking the Gironde whilst the chateau’s name comes from the tower that stands in the vineyards which was built in 1825 as a lighthouse to cover the rivers estuary. In the 1960’s, three friends purchased the estate and, since then, have built it up into one of the most successful and consistent of all the Crus Bourgeois. Marc Pages, who currently manages the property, makes a rigorous selection when he chooses his final cuvees to bottle, discarding anything that does not come up to scratch. These are always deep-coloured, full-flavoured and concentrated wines with a clearly defined, black-berry fruitiness.

2022

14.5% Abv

Cabernet Sauvignon 60%, Merlot 35%, Cabernet Franc 5%

Contains Sulphites