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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
Full and Complex
Grape blend
Merlot 60% / Cabernet Sauvignon 40 %
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
Appearance
This wine is a very deep, velvety, red colour.
Nose
The relatively intense bouquet features red- and black-berry fruit (red and black cherries), as well as elderberries, with spicy and slightly toasty overtones.
Mouth
On the palate, the wine is very soft and fruity (red and black cherries) with very well-integrated tannin. It has a lovely, long, spicy aftertaste. It makes an ideal accompaniment to barbecued steak or roast lamb with thyme.
Consumption period
2019 - 2025
Our suggestions
White meats
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vegetables
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Cheese |
Salads |
Red meats
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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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