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Château La Louvière White
Château La Louvière has long been famous for its white wines. In fact, these already highly-prized by Canadian merchants in the 17th century ! A century later, they were to be found on the finest tables in Russia.The very elegant white La Louvière is now among the finest dry white wines in the Graves, and is a fine ambassador for the Pessac-Léognan appellation. Marked by the Sauvignon Blanc varietal character, but not overly so, it can age remarkably well.
Wine style
Elegant and Fruity
Grape blend
Sémillon 15% / Sauvignon blanc 85%.
Tasting Comment
Appareance
Greeny-gold.
Nose
Powerful, with aromas of wood, grapefruit and citrus.
Mouth
Fullbodied and crispy aftertaste of spring flavours.
Ratings and reviews
Freshness on the nose. Brisk. Aniseed. Pine. Spice. Tangerine aspect, but subtle. Overall impression of youth and freshness, with medium body. Long finish. Superb wine. Indeed, at first I thought it was overshadowed later in this great vertical by the Couhins Lurton 1993, but I tip my hat to the more youthful and feisty aspect of the La Louviere Blanc 1994. If anyone has this, consider yourself lucky. Probably the wine of the tasting.
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Golden, still vivid. Mineral, heavily smoky nose with notes of candied pear and apricot, structured palate, markedly oaky still, the wood not yet mellowed
Notebooks Tastings - Colour: Pale yellow-green. Nose: Good fresh, fine nose, with a lovely smell of liquorice, aniseed and fine grilled notes. Mouth: In the mouth, the wine is both a mellow and lively caress. Melting and flavoursome, it ends sappy and with a subtle note of sauvignon. Pleasurable without being complex. What is remarkable is finding a wine which is lively, not at all oxidised nor oxidative in its style. It can be kept. A great success. A witness to the greatness of the whites of this growth. It is one of the few Pessa-Léognan to have kept good aptitude for ageing. A good surprise.
Consumption period
Drink today.
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Ground
Surface
15.00 ha
Soil
Deep gravel with fine limestone over small areas at the foot of the slopes.
Winemaking
Grape harvest
By hand in several passes
Others
Graft stock
41B-Fercal
Plant food
Traditional, limited impact
Plant density
6,500 to 8,500 vines per hectare
Wine average age
25 years old
Grape variety
Sauvignon blanc / Sémillon
Pruning type
Sauvignon Blanc : Double guyot / Sémillon : Côts.
Fermentation
After settling, in oak barrels
Fermentation temperature
18 to 23 °C
Malolactic
No
Wine maturing
For 10 months in oak barrels (30% new) on full lees with bâtonnage
Wine montage
Tartaric precipitation by cold treatment
Maturing potential
Very expressive between 3 and 5 years old, can age 10 to 20 years
Cellar master
Oenologist consultant
Denis DUBOURDIEU (Professor at the Institut d'Œnologie of Bordeaux) and Valérie LAVIGNE.
Recipes
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