Dark gold in color already with intense aromas of dried apricots citrus honey and maple syrup with lots of spice. Full-bodied with lovely sweetness and a long creamy peach tart tobacco honey aftertaste. This is pure botrytis. Best ever from here. Has an incredible finish. Best after 2010. 2915 cases made.

Ex-chateau bottle tasted blind in Sauternes. The La Tour Blanche ‘03 offers yellow flowers, melted candle wax and honey on the nose with Muscat-like aromas developing in the glass. The palate is well-balanced on the entry with lemon curd and honey notes, though it needs just a little more acidity to give it tension and freshness. The finish is quite linear, springs no surprises, and just drifts a little when you seek more tautness and race. Still, this is a pleasurable, if not profound La Tour Blanche. Drink now-2020+ Tasted April 2013. - Neal Martin