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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
Elegant and Fruity
Grape blend
100% Sauvignon blanc.
Weather
Winter was harsh (many days with frost) and spring rather chilly. There was a great deal of sunshine in 2010 and a long period of drought from 21 June to late September, which was favourable for ripening.
Tasting Comment
Appearance
Second wine of La Louvière, the L shows the same pale green highlights.
Nose
The nose is very delicate, with an ethereal nose of jasmin and acacia blossom, completed after agitation by a subtle touch of oak.
Mouth
The palate is lively, with characteristic sauvignon notes of broom, white flowers and zesty citrus. Attractive, worth waiting a couple of years to let it reach full balance and maturity. Try it with scallops in cream. (January, 2012)
Ratings and reviews
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Like any living thing, wines can be surprising. In this case, the surprise is the 2010 vintage at La Louvière, where the second wine, L de La Louvière, trumps the top cuvée thanks to its elegance and freshness. The blend (85% Sauvignon) is the same, ditto the ten months spent in barrel, though more new oak was used for the premium wine. Both show attractive aromatic balance, suppleness and a lovely silky texture.
Consumption period
2013-2020
Our suggestions
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White meats
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Fish and Shellfish
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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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