Chateau La Tour de Bessan

DESCRIPTION / TASTING NOTE

Attractive nose showing ripe fruit mingling well with light toast/coffee aromas. Initial palate delicate and full. It is a charming wine underpinned by silky, savoury tannins. It is a very appealing wine in that its tannic feel coats the palate in an elegant, balanced way. A very beautifully made wine.

ABOUT PRODUCER

Situated over three communes in the Margaux Appellation (Soussans, Arsac and Margaux-Cantenac), the vineyard blocks that make up the estate are composed of Pyrenean gravel with more or less clay depending on the zones.

In 1972 Lucien Lurton bought the tower and vineyards from the Clauzel family. As the new owner, he did everything necessary in order to re-establish the wine estate, while supervising his other properties.

In 1992, his daughter, Marie-Laure, took over the management of La Tour de Bessan. With her degree in wine making and armed with 6 years of experience on her father’s estates, she knew each of its vineyard blocks like the back of her hand.

The grape varieties and rootstocks are specially selected and adapted to each block and its soil. In 2012 the introduction of Petit Verdot allowed us to increase the varietal diversity.