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Château Couhins-Lurton White
The characteristic of Château Couhins-Lurton white wines, Cru Classé de Graves, is to be made from Sauvignon only. Very elegants, they reveal fruity and fresh when they are young and gain in mineral complexity after a few years in bottle. They age very well.
Wine style
Elegant and Fruity
Grape blend
Sauvignon 100%
Weather
Winter and spring were very mild, but the summer of 2014 did not live up to our expectations: it rained heavily in July, and August was much cooler than usual. However, starting in September, a miraculous Indian summer with high temperatures, was very favourable to ripening.
Tasting Comment
Appareance
Pale yellow colour with delicate silver highlights.
Nose
Citrus and pineapple overtones enhanced by a very attractive hint of vanilla. The bouquet goes on to reveal mineral nuances characteristic of Couhins-Lurton's clay and gravel soil.
Mouth
Vivacious and rich on the palate with attractive freshness. Rather mineral aftertaste with a touch of lime. Ideally, it should be kept for a few years to reach its peak, at which time it will be delightful with fish, seafood, and cheeses.
Ratings and reviews
Tasted at the André Lurton tasting in London. The 2014 Couhins-Lurton Blanc has a fresh, beeswax and yellow flower-scented bouquet, a touch of yellow plum developing with time. The palate is fresh and crisp with impressive depth and a fine bead of acidity. There is a mixture here of white and yellow fruit and an almost sorbet-like freshness on the finish that is very tempting at this early stage, although it will surely age with style. Tasted June 2017. (Neal Martin)
The 2014 Couhins-Lurton Blanc has a similar bouquet to the one I encountered out of barrel, with plenty of citrus fruit mixed with yellow flowers. The palate is fresh and vibrant on the entry: citrus lemon mixed with orange rind and a touch of peach. I love the balance of this white Pessac-Léognan and the energy on the effervescent finish. It punches above my expectation and comes recommended. (Neal Martin)
Green-apple and lemon aromas follow through to a full body. Lots of exotic fruit and vanilla character. Bright finish. Deliciously rich for the vintage. Drink now.
2017 Edition - Made entirely with Sauvignon Blanc, this resolutely classic 2014 has a fresh, beautifully elegant nose with subtle varietal notes of white flowers, citrus, and lychee underpinned by discreet oak. The citrus flavours extend into a fresh, vivacious aftertaste. The lively acidity promises good ageing potential.
En Primeur 2014 - Lemon, white peach, and pineapple on the nose. Quite fresh and fruity on the palate with a citrus and white peach aftertaste. (Jacques Dupont)
En Primeur 2014 - A Sauvignon Blanc wine with good concentration, but borderline underripe and showing some greenness. It will age well.
Pale colour with green highlights. Fruity, vibrant nose. Hints of lemon. Vivacious, fruity, and tasty on the palate, showing lime overtones. Very tight structure but the acidity does not bite. Good length.
The Château Couhins-Lurton Blanc 2014 has a charming bouquet: citrus fruit mingling with yellow flowers. The palate is a little shrill on the entry. There is good acidity here and plenty of freshness, but it is just missing that tension and poise on the finish. Still, this will constitute a fine Pessac white for earlier drinking than its peers. Drink : 2016-2019. (Neal Martin)
En Primeur 2014 - Category: Excellent.
A pure Sauvignon Blanc picked from the 3rd to the 19th of September. The varietal characteristics come through clearly on both the bouquet and the palate with Sauvignon Blanc's typical freshness on the aftertaste. The wine is aged in 1/3 new oak, 1/3 in barrels used for one previous vintage, and 1/3 in barrels used for two previous vintages. The wine needs another five years to reach its peak.
The most ageworthy of the Lurton whites in this year, and the most strongly defined in terms of flavours - lovely fleshy nectarine and apricot, sweet-sour acidities giving persistency to the palate with a clean mineral edge. Highly successful if bracing white wine. Drink: 2015-2020. (Jane Anson)
En Primeur 2014 -(Antoon Laurent)
Sel gris and lime zest notes give this zip and energy, while tarragon and chive elements add to the background. Not big, but offers a chiseled feel. (James Molesworth)
Beautiful apple pie and sliced lemon tart character with a pretty concentration of fruit. Fun and savory.
Consumption period
2016 - 2030
Our suggestions
Starters
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White meats
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Fish and Shellfish
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Cheese |
Salads |
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.
Wine montage
Tartaric precipitation by cold treatment and bentonite.
Maturing potential
Fully expressive between 3 and 10 years, can age 20 to 30 years
Oenologist consultant
Denis DUBOURDIEU (Professor at the Institut d'Oenologie de Bordeaux) and Valérie LAVIGNE.
Recipes
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