CMONVIN > Bordeaux Château La Tour Blanche 1959 450€VAT EXCL Contact Customer Service La Tour Blanche was awarded as a Sauternes Premier Cru Classé at the 1855 Universal Exhibition, Napoleon III wanted to see the most deserving wines of the Gironde included. Frederic Focke succeeded Monsieur de Latour Blanche, esquire-councillor in the Parliament of Bordeaux, According to a legend, it was he who discovered in 1836 the benefits of late harvests, which were favourable to the development of noble rot. Score : 92/100 75cl