Chateau La Tour de By
Mèdoc Marc Pagès Cuvèe Hèritage 2019
| Denomination | Medoc AOC |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Area | Bordeaux (France) |
| Grape varieties | 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot |
| Aging | 18 months in barriques, half new and half 1 wine. |
| Year | 2019 |
| Biologic | Sì |
| Product name | Mèdoc Marc Pagès Cuvèe Hèritage 2019 |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Country | France |
Description
Still red Medoc AOC, 14% ABV, produced by Chateau La Tour de By in Bordeaux, France, 2019 vintage. A wine that celebrates the tradition of the Médoc, with a classic blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The estate, with a centuries-old history, is passionately managed by the Pagès family. In homage to their grandfather, they decided to update the famous Prestige cuvée crafted by himself and his friend Emile Peynaud starting with the exceptional 1982 vintage. They renamed it "Héritage Marc Pagès." Aged for 18 months in barriques, half new and half from one wine.
Awards
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2019
90/100
Decanter is a wine and lifestyle magazine, published monthly in around 90 countries. The magazine includes industry news, classic guides and advice on wine and spirits.
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2019
92/100
James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.
Pairings
The Château remained in the family until 1725, when it passed to the Comte de Gramont, then to Monsieur de Lignac and, in 1860, to Monsieur Alfred Rubichon, who built the present Château La Tour de By in 1876, overlooking the Gironde. It was then bought by Mr Julien Damoy who died there in 1942.
In December 1965, Messrs Pagès, Lapalu and Cailloux bought it. This is how a small group of repatriates from Tunisia looking for a high potential terroir discovered La Tour de By and bought it. Accompanied by Messrs Lapalu and Cailloux, Marc Pagès set about rehabilitating this vineyard in the north of the Médoc.
From 2005, the transmission is established. Marc Pagès called to his side the eldest of his grandsons, Frédéric Le Clerc, a polytechnician by training and a water and forestry engineer. On 4 July 2007, Marc Pagès passed away... Much too soon.
In 2009, the last of his grandsons, Benjamin Richer de Forges, joined his cousin Frédéric. The fifth generation to make wine since Tunisia and the third generation to head Château La Tour de By, both of them have since been committed to perpetuating the tradition of quality and typicality of the wines of the Nord-Médoc region that prevailed with their grandfather. As a tribute to their grandfather, they decided to update the famous Prestige cuvée made by himself and his friend Emile Peynaud from the exceptional 1982 vintage. They renamed it "Héritage Marc Pagès". Read more
| Name | Chateau La Tour de By Medoc Marc Pages Cuvee Heritage 2019 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red green still |
| Denomination | Medoc AOC |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Vendor | Chateau La Tour de By |
| Soil composition | Grapes with an alios subsoil. Ideally located on two well-exposed gravelly hills between the Gironde estuary and the Atlantic Ocean, the terroir benefits from an ideal microclimate that allows the noble Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot vines to express all their qualities. The soil is worked in the traditional way. The estate uses natural compost. |
| Wine making | In wooden and stainless steel vats with automatic temperature control, allowing 3 to 5 weeks' rest during alcoholic fermentation. |
| Aging | 18 months in barriques, half new and half 1 wine. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |