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L de La Louvière Red
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
Soft and Sensual
Grape blend
Cabernet Sauvignon 64% / Merlot 30% / Cabernet Franc 3% / Petit Verdot 3%.
Weather
Although the first quarter of 2006 was cold and wet (precipitation in March was 3 to 4 times greater than average), this was above all a hot year – in fact, the second hottest since 1950. There was a brief period of extreme heat in July, but the month of September was very mild and dry
Tasting Comment
Appearance
Bright garnet with violet highlights.
Nose
Stunningly intense red fruit with meltingly toasty oak and vanilla.
Mouth
Immediately elegant, smooth, rich. Fresh cherry and raspberry notes with mouthwatering aromas of vanilla and chocolate. Powerful and elegant, good length. Drink in 2 to 5 years, with lamb shoulder, delicatessen or a cèpe (from Bordeaux, naturally!) omelette .
Consumption period
2013 - 2021
Our suggestions
White meats
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Salads |
Red meats
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vegetables
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Cheese |
Ground
Soil
Deep gravel.
Winemaking
Grape harvest
By hand
Others
Graft stock
101.14 - Riparia gloire - 3309
Plant food
Traditional, limited impact.
Plant density
6,500 to 8,500 vines per hectare.
Wine average age
23 years
Grape variety
Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot
Pruning type
Guyot double with debudding.
Fermentation
In stainless-steel temperature-controlled tanks with patented cap-breaking system.
Fermentation temperature
28° to 30°C
Malolactic
Yes
Wine maturing
For 12 months in oak barrels (20% new) with racking.
Wine montage
Eggwhites
Maturing potential
Subject to vintage, begins to be expressive between 3 and 5 years, can age 10 to 15 years.
Oenologist consultant
Michel ROLLAND et Mikaël LAIZET.
Recipes
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