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Château Couhins-Lurton White
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.
Wine style
Elegant and Fruity
Grape blend
Sauvignon 100%
Weather
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.
Tasting Comment
Appearance
Brilliant, with a nice pale yellow colour and some silver highlights.
Nose
The fine and very expressive nose exhales lively and tasty notes of citrus fruits (mandarin, grapefruit), but also of gooseberry.
Mouth
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). The qualities of this Château Couhins-Lurton 2020 can be fully appreciated with a Nordic salad with smoked salmon, baked fish (sea bass type), or even a cheese platter.
Ratings and reviews
Very pretty green-mango and vanilla character to this, as well as hints of stones and spices. It’s medium-to full-bodied with a round texture and a medium, flavorful finish. Tangy.
Bright yellow colour with green hue. Fine-spun aroma reminiscent of fresh tangerine and lemon zest, ripe nectarine and gooseberries. Hints of Buxus in the background. On the palate well structured with crisp acidity, fresh fruit, discreet spiciness and fine minerality, well balanced with good length.
Light yellow gold, silver reflections. Delicate grapefruit and fresh meadow herbs, nuances of gooseberry, yellow bell pepper. On the palate powerful, yet elegant and creamy, fine white fruit of apple and peach, finessed acidity structure, mineral-citric finish, notes of ginger and white pepper. (Peter Moser)
Really starting to get into its stride under the new direction of Jacques Lurton. I have always enjoyed this wine and long found it to be the one of all the Andre Lurton wines to live up to the potential of the terroir. This is full of flesh, lemongrass, lime, slate minerality, the most beautifully judged rich white peaches and powerful dried herbs. Rice and powerful, good stuff. Drinking Window 2022 - 2030.
Consumption period
2022 - 2033
Our suggestions
Starters
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Fish and Shellfish
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Ground
Surface
6.00 ha
Soil
Gravel, sand and gravel, on a subsoil of limestone.
Winemaking
Grape harvest
By hand in several passes
Others
Graft stock
101.14 - 3309C - Riparia
Plant food
Traditional, limited impact
Plant density
6,500 vines per hectare
Wine average age
27 years old
Grape variety
Sauvignons
Pruning type
Double guyot with debudding
Fermentation
After pressing and settling, in oak barrels (30% new)
Fermentation temperature
18 to 23 °C
Malolactic
No
Wine maturing
For 10 months in oak barrels on full lees with bâtonnage.
Maturing potential
Fully expressive between 3 and 10 years, can age 20 to 30 years
Recipes
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