Red Wine: 1980 | Chateau La Tour de By | Medoc

It presents itself with great elegance and charm with precise aromas, imposing but very fine tannins and great length.

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Producer: Chateau La Tour de By

Vintage: 1980

Size: 750ml

ABV: 14.5%

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red

Country/Region: France, Medoc

It presents itself with great elegance and charm with precise aromas, imposing but very fine tannins and great length.

Producer Information

Chteau La Tour de By is a Bordeaux wine estate in the left-bank Mdoc appellation. It makes Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant reds blended with Merlot and Petit Verdot. The estate’s history dates back to the 18th Century when it was first known as La Roque de By. The chteau itself was built in 1876. La Tour de By takes its modern name from a prominent stone tower on the property and its location in the de By region of the Mdoc. The property covers 94 hectares (232 acres) with roughly 74 hectares (183 acres) under vine. The vineyard is given to 60 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 35 percent Merlot and 5 percent Petit Verdot: proportions reflected in the blend of the grand vin. Fermentation takes place in both wooden vats and temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks before an average aging period of 16 months in French oak barriques, of which 30 percent are new. The chteau produces a second wine called La Roque de By after the property’s historic name, and a third wine called Heritage Marc Pages. This wine is named after the patriarch of the Pages family, who took sole ownership over Chteau La Tour de By in 1999, after decades of sharing ownership with two other Bordeaux families. Heritage Marc Pages is made from the oldest parcels of vines and is typically 80 percent Cabernet Sauvignon and 20 percent Merlot.