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1967 La Tour Blanche - Advice Please
Last Post 02-20-2007 05:18 PM byChangeMe. 4 Replies.
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01-23-2007 06:31 PM  
I just picked up a '67 La Tour Blanche, and have a few questions:

1) What could this be served with? I'm thinking about serving this with a self-prepared tasting menu for my girl on Valentines Day. Not sure if this would work better with a dessert course or for a foie gras course (red meat/red wine would be in a later course). Foie gras is a must for this meal.
2) Decanting advice?
3) Serving temp?

I guess any general guidelines for serving a mature Sauternes would also be appreciated.

Another option maybe would be to get an '03 La Tour Blanche to serve for comparison. If I went that route, what order should that be done, and what would make some good food matches.

Thank you in advance for the help.
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01-23-2007 06:38 PM  
Personally I would serve it by itself at the end of the meal. I would not decant it. I would serve it at cellar temp.
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01-26-2007 10:46 PM  
It is "just" a Sauternes (a sweet white wine). Serve it with Foie; serve it with a warm, fruity dessert, or serve it as a pre or post dessert course. Don't serve it with anything chocolate or anything cold (like sorbet). Some people like to serve Sauternes with a cheese course but personally I think most of the chesses served today being so creamy ruins the subtle flavors of Sauterne. If it is a 750ml and there are two of you you will have plenty for a foie course and a dessert course and still have a little left to drink on your bear skin rug later that evening.

Do not decant. Just pop and pour. Serve in small glasses 2 oz. a pour. Serve it at cellar temperature (55°) and let it warm up from there. For me the ideal temp is 60°.
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01-27-2007 04:25 PM  
I had a 1970 La Tour Blanche a couple of weeks ago, and it was an excellent wine. I expect that your 1967 will be much better.
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02-20-2007 05:18 PM  
I want to thank everybody for the advice for my '67. This wine was probably the most amazing wine I've ever experienced. I don't really have the experience to do formal tasting notes, but the many layers of flavor and aromas from that wine just were out of this world. I can't believe how different it tasted from the 2003 version. Both were spectacular, but the '67 was an experience I had not had before and will never forget.

Here is a link to see the '67 and '03 side by side.
1967 & 2003 La Tour Blanche Side by Side
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