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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 65% / Cabernet Sauvignon 35%
Weather
The 2017 vintage was one of the earliest on record. The growing season was marked by a dry winter and spring (46% less rainfall than usual), accompanied by temperatures 2°C above average (except for the frost in April). This dry summer weather was ideal for ripening the seeds until late August.
Tasting Comment
Appearance
Its color, deep, intense, close to ruby, is embellished with sumptuous purple reflections.
Nose
The nose is very aromatic. It exhales a pleasant mixture of black fruit aromas, very ripe (Morello cherry, blackcurrant, blackberry), to which come to marry, for our greatest pleasure, a light smoked and some soft notes of liquorice.
Mouth
In the mouth, it is a soft wine at the attack, juicy at the development, and particularly fruity, with ripe tannins, fruit (black berries such as blackcurrant, blackberry). The whole is enhanced by subtle spicy notes, slightly aniseed. It offers us a nice persistence in the finish. It is a very elegant and greedy wine, which is somewhat similar to the Burgundian style. The finesse of this great wine can be appreciated with guinea fowl fillets, quails with grapes, or a nice cheese platter (Vieux Gouda, Roquefort).
Ratings and reviews
Quite bold and brassy oak on offer here and the rich dark fruit is very convincing on the nose and palate. The tannins are finely carved and assertively played here. Offers good drinking now and will age nicely for ten-plus years.
The 2017 Couhins-Lurton has a pure bouquet with black cherry, cassis and liquorice aromas. This has a little more fruité than its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannin that loosens up with aeration, leading to a fresh, well defined finish that is just pretty and floral. (Neal Martin)
Dark purple red with violet hue. Fine nose with juicy fruit, blackcurrants and sweet elderberries. Discreet minerality in the background. On the palate juicy with good structure, depth and length.
Some pretty cool fruit to this young wine with blackberry and mineral character. Medium body, firm and silky tannins and a delicious finish. Very well done for the vintage.
Fresh and pure, with a tasty beam of cassis and cherry puree flavors flecked with a light iron hint. Sleek finish. (James Molesworth)
Consumption period
2020 - 2031
Our suggestions
White meats
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Game
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vegetables
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Red meats
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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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