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Château Coucheroy Red
"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. This red Pessac-Léognan is easy-to-enjoy, smooth and fruity. It nevertheless displays the elegance and finesse typical of wines from this region of Bordeaux Graves. Château Coucheroy has classic blackcurrant and smoky aromas reminiscent of the atmosphere in a gentleman’s club...
Wine style
Rich and Powerful
Grape blend
Cabernet Sauvignon 50% / Merlot 50%.
Weather
The main features this year were humidity and cold. There were heavy rains in April and May (during the vegetative cycle) and a cool summer, especially in June and August. Warm, dry weather in September enhanced ripening.
Tasting Comment
Appearance
Elegant ruby highlights, still appears very young.
Nose
Opening with red berry notes, after agitation the nose shows toasty, smoky notes, gaining complexity with brackeny, spicy tones.
Mouth
The palate is juicy and fullbodied, revealing the ripeness of the grapes, and the tannins rapidly show silky, melting presence and persistence, which deserves a year or two more of laying down. The red fruit is lingering and elegant. Will be perfect with grilled lamb.
Consumption period
2013 - 2018
Our suggestions
Starters
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White meats
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Game
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Cheese |
Salads |
Red meats
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Ground
Soil
Gravel, clay sub-soil.
Winemaking
Grape harvest
By hand or mechanical after manual sorting at the vine
Others
Graft stock
Porte-greffes associé au Vin.
Plant food
Traditional, limited impact.
Plant density
6,500 to 8,500 vines per hectare.
Wine average age
19 years old
Grape variety
Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot.
Pruning type
Double guyot with debudding
Fermentation
In stainless-steel temperature controlled tanks with patented cap-breaking system.
Fermentation temperature
28 to 30°C
Malolactic
Yes
Wine maturing
For 12 months in barrels with racking each trimester
Maturing potential
Expressive after 2 to 4 years, can age up 10 to 15 years.
Recipes
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