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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
100% Sauvignon blanc
Weather
2016 was one of the finest vintages in the past 20 years. Winter was exceptionally wet and mild, and it rained a great deal in spring until June. However, the weather changed radically in mid-June, turning warm and quite dry, with cool nights. Ideal conditions for growing excellent wine grapes!
Tasting Comment
Appareance
2016 white L de La Louvière has a brilliant, vivacious, pale yellow colour.
Nose
The expressive bouquet displays attractive aromas of white fruit (peach, nectarine), tropical fruit (peach, lychee) and a slight smoky note.
Mouth
Especially pleasant on the palate. Beautifully round and easy to drink with a remarkably long aftertaste. Very fresh with marked lemon notes and some tropical fruit (pineapple). Ideal with all sorts of fish and seafood as well as chicken and risotto.
Consumption period
2017 - 2027
Our suggestions
Starters
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White meats
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Fish and Shellfish
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vegetables
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Cheese |
Salads |
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.
Cellar master
Oenologist consultant
Valérie LAVIGNE
Recipes
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