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Château Couhins-Lurton Red
Château Couhins-Lurton is the emblematic estate of the André Lurton family. With a sublime terroir of gravel and clay, the red wines are made from fruity and smooth Merlot grapes of great elegance and a sophisticated smokiness.
Wine style
Tender and Aromatic
Grape blend
Merlot 77% / Cabernet Sauvignon 23%.
Weather
2007 was cool and wet from May to August, and not particularly conducive to ripening for the red wine varieties. A beautiful month of September – warm and relatively dry – meant that the grapes could be picked over a long period at perfect ripeness.
Tasting Comment
Appearance
Deep garnet-red with brick-coloured highlights.
Nose
The bouquet is redolent of leather and roasted coffee beans, going on to reveal a smoky nuance with aeration.
Mouth
Velvety on the palate with flavours reminiscent of very ripe strawberry and earth. Fine structure thanks to quality tannin. (Johanna Dayer - July 2013)
Ratings and reviews
The 2013 Wine & Business Club Guide (Alain Marty) -
This Pessac red is already showing distinctive maturity: the nose has swathes of fruit, blackberry and cassis. The palette is fresh and elegant, with silky tannins and good length.
2011 Edition - Known at the end of the 17th century as "Bourdieu de la Gravette", this vineyard, planted on fine sand and gravel soils, was due to be uprooted when André Lurton took it over, first as a tenant farmer in 1967, acquiring the title to the land in 1972. In 2007, the youthful vines, mostly Merlots, planted just fifteen years before, took a battering, but the winemaking team stepped up to the plate and have made a wine that is soft and ample, quite unlike the harsh summer that produced it. Fleshy, smooth and delicious, this vintage shows velvety tannins that will support cellaring until the oak has mellowed.
Dry, spicy wine, with some good dense tannins. There is some power here, the dark fruits hinting at sweetness, but this is followed by the high acidity typical of the vintage. It should all come together in a year to 18 months. (Roger Voss)
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Oak still very present on the nose along with fresh, classic blackcurrant fruit. The palate is well balanced and elegant, wrapped up in firm tannins, some minerality and nice peppery characters on the finish. Approachable now but the oak will soften up with time. Great value. From 2012.
Grands crus 2007 - Exuberant red and black fruit nose, with subtle floral notes, the palate is clean and fruity, noticeable tannins, very fresh, elegant and easy to drink.
Great Success.
Consumption period
2013 - 2022
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Ground
Surface
16.00 ha
Soil
Gravel.
Winemaking
Grape harvest
By hand
Others
Graft stock
101.14 - 3309C - Riparia
Plant food
Traditional, limited impact.
Plant density
8,500 vines per hectare.
Wine average age
25 years old
Grape variety
Merlot / Cabernet Sauvignon.
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 oak barrels (40% new) with racking.
Maturing potential
Subject to vintage, expressive after 3 to 5 years, can age 10 to 15 years.
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