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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
Sauvignon blanc 93% / Sémillon 7%
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
Brilliant, straw-yellow colour with lovely golden highlights.
Nose
Very attractive bouquet combining power and elegance. Fresh, with a complex range of aromas: very ripe yellow fruit (peach, pear, and quince), citrus, and white flowers. There are also toasty and menthol nuances.
Mouth
This Sauvignon Blanc is very typical of its grape variety and has all the qualities of the great white wines of Pessac-Léognan. It is full-bodied and has a lovey long aftertaste. The wine starts out very straightforward, going on to reveal a wide range of fruit flavours (pear, quince) and a slight toastiness. It is best to wait another two or three years before serving this generous, tasty wine with scallops, salmon, oysters, and other seafood dishes.
Ratings and reviews
Tasted at the André Lurton tasting in London. The 2014 La Louviere Blanc is an outstanding wine from the estate and this bottle confirmed my previous review. There is superb precision on the nose with scents of Golden Delicious and fresh lime, perhaps even more citrus than a few months ago. The palate is fresh and vibrant with crisp acidity, lively and tensile with a precise, minerally finish. This is excellent and is well worth hunting down. Tasted June 2017. (Neal Martin)
Very pretty lemon, green-apple and pear aromas follow through to a full body, a tight yet dense palate and lots of vanilla and cream undertones. Serious white with plenty of potential for the cellar. One of the best whites from here in a long time.
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2017 Edition - Although not a classified growth, Château La Louvière borders on Carbonnieux and Haut-Bailly and is one of the emblematic estates of Pessac-Léognan thanks to its elegant château (a listed historic monument), its winemaking tradition going back to the 14th century, the role of its owner (André Lurton since 1965) in fostering the creation of the appellation, and the reliably fine quality of its wines. While this 2014 does not try to vie with the 2013, a coup de cœur last year, it has beautiful varietal character (the wine is made almost exclusively with Sauvignon Blanc). The rich bouquet of fruit (citrus, pear, tropical fruit) and flowers, (broom) is enhanced by toasty, slightly smoky oak with vanilla overtones. The wine starts out tremendously fresh on the palate and is beautifully balanced from beginning to end. The tangy finish shows hints of pineapple and citrus, and bodes well for good ageing potential.
2016 Edition - The red and white wines wines from La Louvière are powerful and unfailingly reliable.
En Primeur 2014 - Fairly complex aromatics of very ripe citrus, but also other ripe fruit. Round, fresh, and successful. (Jacques Dupont)
En Primeur 2014 - Reasonably concentrated. Tightly-knit and very marked by its 100% Sauvignon Blanc, but not to the exclusion its terroir. Good and made with obvious expertise.
Pale colour with green highlights. Fruity nose with vanilla overtones. Fresh soft, aromatic and tasty on the palate.
En Primeur 2014 - Category: excellent.
Beautifully expression of delicious fresh fruit and finesse. A well-balanced blend of 90% Sauvignon Blanc and 10% Sémillon produced in an early-ripening vintage with meticulous sorting.
Good acidity, strict, classic Bordeaux and a rather austere aftertaste for the moment.
Fresh pear, menthol, and white flower aromas. Plenty of substance with hints of pear and a good long aftertaste. Delicious, generous wine.
Reliable and good value André Lurton property that is located next door to Carbonnieux. Attractive, fresh biting citrus on the palate, lime blossom, lemon grass, nice white pepper spicing under the citrus, attractive persistancy from this high Sauvignon Blanc wine. But one for purists, these are high malic acid wines, get the biting green apple flavours in the mid palate. Drink: 2016-2025. (Jane Anson)
En Primeur 2014 - Custard, white peach, and citronella; sublime balance (delicious success). (Antoon Laurent)
Bordeaux 2014 en Primeurs scores -
This is a truly herbaceous wine, although it also has fine sliced apple and white peach flavors. The combination, along with the ample acidity and minerality, results in a fine, balanced wine. (Roger Voss)
Very fresh, with a sel gris note running through the lime, green apple and tarragon notes. (James Molesworth)
Consumption period
2018 - 2030
Our suggestions
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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