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L de La Louvière White
Château La Louvière's second wine, L de La Louvière, is made with the same care and attention as its older brother. This wine is immensely attractive thanks to its roundness and fruitiness. It is produced according to traditional methods with a few modern touches in a prestigious location where art reigns alongside winegrowing.
Wine style
Fresh and Fruity
Grape blend
Sauvignon blanc 100%
Weather
2020 was marked by very mild temperatures and contrasting precipitation: heavy spring rainfall was followed by an intense summer drought. The fairly mild winter led to early bud break. The summer heat gave way to cool nights in late August, ideal for ripening grapes.
Tasting Comment
Appearance
Clear colour, a nice golden yellow, quite pale, with silver reflections.
Nose
Nose is elegant, mineral, marked by typical notes of the Sauvignon grape variety: citrus fruits (grapefruit, lemon), but also white fruits (white peach), white flowers...
Mouth
The attack is frank. The mouth is gourmet, well balanced, with fatness. The freshness is there, with citrus notes (lemon, grapefruit). The oak is very light and well blended. The finish is very refreshing. It is a fruity and elegant wine, which will be very enjoyable with a fish dish (blanquette of salmon), a veal shank with carrots or even a scampi risotto.
Consumption period
2022 - 2026
Our suggestions
Ground
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
23 years.
Grape variety
Sauvignon blanc.
Pruning type
Guyot double
Fermentation
After settling, in oak barrels.
Fermentation temperature
18° to 23°C
Malolactic
No
Wine maturing
For 10 months in oak barrels (25% new) on full lees with bâtonnage.
Wine montage
Tartaric precipitation by cold treatment.
Maturing potential
Fully expressive between 2 and 4 years old, can age up to 10 years.
Oenologist consultant
Valérie LAVIGNE
Recipes
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