AOC Pessac-Léognan - Cru Classé de Graves
Château Couhins-Lurton is the emblematic estate of the André Lurton family. With a clay-limestone terroir unique to the appellation, the château produces Sauvignon Blancs with outstanding aromatic profiles bursting with fruit and hints of salinity, which age terrifically.
Varietal
Sauvignon : 100%
Alcohol content
13.5% vol.
Weather conditions
2016 was one of the finest vintages in the past 20 years. Winter was exceptionally wet and mild, and it rained a great deal in spring until June. However, the weather changed radically in mid-June, turning warm and quite dry, with cool nights. Ideal conditions for growing excellent wine grapes!
Harvest
09/05/2016
Tasting
Brilliant very pale yellow colour with silver highlights.
Expressive and aromatic. Very elegant bouquet with aromas of lemon, ripe grapefruit, honey, and white flowers (acacia, lime and elder blossoms).
Well-balanced and long on the palate with fruity flavours (nectarine, white peach) as well as subtle overtones of white flowers (acacia and elder blossom) that follow through from the bouquet. Fresh and beautifully vivacious, with mineral and lemony notes, the aftertaste is also quite attractive.
Terroir
Gravel, sand and gravel, on a subsoil of limestone
In the vineyard
Pruning type: Double guyot with debudding.
Grape Harvest: By hand in several passes.
Winemaking
After pressing and settling, in oak barrels (30% new).
Ageing
For 10 months in oak barrels on full lees with bâtonnage.
Serving
Serve between 8°C and 11°C
Ageing potential
10 to 15 years
Food pairings
Fishs, seafood dishes, cheeses (especially goat's cheese and Comté).
2 Stars
2019 Edition - Le Guide Hachette des Vins
2018-09-05
17/20
Jancis Robinson
2017-04-25
Château Couhins-Lurton is the smallest of our family estates, but also the smallest of the Graves Crus Classés. Nestled on a unique clay-limestone terroir, it gives birth to Sauvignon Blancs of great minerality and to greedy, fruity Merlots. Thanks to their good acidity and low pH, these white and red wines stand out for their freshness and exceptional ageing potential, true signatures of great Bordeaux wines.
