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
2020 was marked by very mild temperatures and contrasting precipitation: heavy spring rainfall was followed by an intense summer drought. The fairly mild winter led to early bud break. The summer heat gave way to cool nights in late August, ideal for ripening grapes.
Harvest
08/20/2020
Tasting
Brilliant, with a nice pale yellow colour and some silver highlights.
The fine and very expressive nose exhales lively and tasty notes of citrus fruits (mandarin, grapefruit), but also of gooseberry.
On the palate, it is an elegant wine that marvellously combines power and freshness. It is creamy, dominated by delicate citrus notes (tangerine zest, lemon), but also fresh white fruit (granny apple, white peach), with a hint of spice. The finish combines more mineral notes (slate).
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
Nordic salad with smoked salmon, baked fish (sea bass type), cheese platter.
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.
