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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
Rich and Powerful
Grape blend
Merlot 77% / Cabernet Sauvignon 23%.
Weather
While January and February were colder than average, 2009 was nevertheless a warm year (one of the warmest in a century). There was a great deal of sunshine and a remarkable drought during the summer months.
Tasting Comment
Appearance
Intense, black rimmed with violet.
Nose
The nose is dominated by the fruit : the ripe black cherry and blackberry aromas are intense but delicately highlighted by mild tobacco and lightly roasted notes. Very skillful barrel aging allows the oak to blend perfectly as a counterpoint to the fruit.
Mouth
Very smooth, appears fat and soft… The tannins are ripe, melting and remarkably dense. Often described as jammy, but there are also spices and mild tobacco in the mix. The finish is long and lingering, with fruit that coats the palate. Very promising, this is a wine to drink in two or three years with slow-cooked or roast meats. Delightful with confit. (January, 2012)
Ratings and reviews
We would be remiss in writing about the city of Bordeaux without mentioning the Pessac-Léognan appellation because the town’s restaurateurs have a soft spot for this vineyard region located just a few minutes from the city limits. Belonging to André Lurton, this estate, known for the quality of its white wines, also produces rather ethereal reds, even in the sunny 2009 vintage, and shows good balance.
Smoky nose with hints of vanilla and pepper followed by jam and wine sauce nuances, along with an exotic touch of cedar and a suggestion of candied orange peel. Beautiful, full-bodied, and unctuous yet ethereal on the palate from the very first to the finish, with a smooth texture like a linen sheet. Generous, with flavours of fresh fruit, stewed fruit, and meat sauce on the middle palate, going on to reveal more freshness on the aftertaste. Beautiful balance in this hot vintage, and the wine avoids any excess. Fine suitably long aftertaste. Complexity: 14+/20. Pleasure provided 17/20.
Dark, lively color of average intensity. Superb nose of fruit and truffle, with a hint of caramel. Soft, silky, svelte, fruity, and tasty on the palate. Almost Burgundian in style. Really beautiful aftertaste with soft tannin. A wine that shines more for its flavours than its body. Unusual. 2016-2030.
Good deep color, a tad rustic and smoky/oaky on the nose, attractive sweet cassis fruit middle with nice juicy fresh acidity and fairly robust firm tannins on the finish. Very well-crafted, medium bodied and still primary.
The estate was considerably renovated after it was acquired by André Lurton in 1992. The 17 hectares of red wine varieties, Merlot (77%) and Cabernet Sauvignon, grow on gravel soil, and the 6 hectares of white wine varieties, 100% Sauvignon Blanc, grow on sandy-gravel soil with a limestone subsoil. The red and white wines are aged in barrel for 12 months (50-75% new for the red wines). (Alain Marty)
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Located on the outskirts of Bordeaux in Villenave d'Ornon, this estate, owned in the 17th century by a notary and known as "Bourdieu de la Gravette", was already highly regarded in 1959, year of the Graves Classification. Today, along with La Louvière, it is one of André Lurton's flagship estates. Classified for its whites, it also produces excellent reds, very nearly awarded a Coup de Coeur. Majority (70%) Merlot, this wine shows all the elegance of its native terroir, skillfully crafted and matured. Its gorgeous colour is still fringed with deep purple, the nose powerfully rich and complex, as is the palate. Heady, toasty oak upfront gives way to jammy black fruit; the wine's imposing structure and concentration do not overshadow its silky texture. A long finish, still closed, confirms the aging potential of this fine wine, to be enjoyed in another four or five years.
Le Guide des vins de France 2013 - Rich, exuberant, bouquet of very ripe red fruit as well as well-integrated oak. Tasty, fresh, aromatic and balanced on the palate. Very well-made.
This has good vivacity and cut, offering a range of linzer torte, black currant, tar, alder and singed iron notes, with a long, racy graphite edge on the finish. Shows excellent range. Should unwind nicely in the cellar. Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2020. 2,025 cases made. (James Molesworth)
Black fruit, soft palate, a touch of oak, opulent, supple, delicious, melting tannins, the finish is a little coarser, not much acidity, totally soft. Begin drinking in 2014. Keep age for at least 10 years. (Jacques Dupont)
Really very subtle on the nose with some development at the rim and it has been judged just right - both texture and flavour are great. Better than many a grand cru. So much pleasure and balance. Opulent but not sweet or fat or raisined. Drink 2016-2028.
Loads of crushed sweet berries on the nose, with fresh herbs and licorice. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a long, polished and soft texture on the end. And plenty of fruit. So pretty. Really impressive red from here. (James Suckling)
Dense red, attractively aromatic red summer fruits, crushed red/black fruit on the palate, elegant and expressive, nice smooth texture, good fresh acidity, will show well quite early on. Drink 2012-17.
Great Success. A little less "Merlot" than usual. Smooth tannins, generous palate with black fruit notes (blackberry, prune…) doesn't tip over into over-ripeness.
Consumption period
2013 - 2024
Our suggestions
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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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