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Château Coucheroy White
"Couchiroy"or "Couche Roi" in Gascon. According to legend, one stormy evening,King Henri IV, returning from the Battle of Coutras, stopped here for a rest. Hewill surely have appreciated this fresh, easy-to-drink wine and enjoyed itsastonishing tropical fruit aromas. Atrue wine fit for a king!
Wine style
Elegant and Fruity
Grape blend
100% Sauvignon
Weather
There was record rainfall during the first half of 2013. Spring was very cool, even cold (May and June), and this caused a major delay in vine growth (flowering). Much more clement weather (warm and sunny) arrived in July and lasted until the harvest.
Tasting Comment
Appearance
2013 white Château Coucheroy has an attractive, brilliant, pale yellow colour with green highlights.
Nose
The bouquet is intense and quite expressive, with a pleasant combination of citrus (lemon) and tropical fruit (pineapple, lychee) along with subtle hints of white flowers.
Mouth
Wonderfully fresh on the palate. Starts out with great vivaciousness before going into a long, interesting aftertaste. Plenty of Sauvignon Blanc fruit. The aromatic complexity on the nose follows through on the palate with attractive fruity flavours and citrus overtones. This delicious wine is ideal with fish and seafood dishes.
Consumption period
2015 - 2020
Our suggestions
Starters
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White meats
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Fish and Shellfish
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vegetables
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Cheese |
Salads |
Ground
Soil
Gravel, clay subsoil.
Winemaking
Grape harvest
By hand or mechanical after manual sorting at the vine
Others
Graft stock
3309C - Riparia gloire -
Plant food
Traditional, limited impact
Plant density
6,500 to 8,500 vines per hectare
Wine average age
11 years
Grape variety
100% Sauvignon blanc.
Pruning type
Double Guyot
Fermentation
After settling, part in barrels and part in stainless-steel temperature-controlled tanks
Fermentation temperature
18 to 23 °C
Malolactic
No
Wine maturing
Part in barrels, remainder in tanks on lees
Maturing potential
Subject to vintage, 2 to 7 years.
Recipes
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