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Les Lions de La Louvière White
André Lurton chose this name in honour of the two impressive stone lions that watch over the entrance to Château La Louvière. The grapes come from specific plots on the estate. The wine is very attractive: elegant, round and fruity.
Wine style
Fresh and Fruity
Grape blend
100% Sauvignon blanc.
Weather
Temperatures were much higher than average from February to June, with much less rainfall than usual. There were already signs of drought at the end of Spring.
Tasting Comment
Appearance
Made entirely from Sauvignon Blanc, the 2011 is a brilliant pale green colour.
Nose
It has a delicate bouquet that releases complex aromas of lime blossom, smoke and peach as it warms up in the glass.
Mouth
The wine is every bit as refined on the palate, developing delicious flavours and a very long aftertaste underpinned by an attractive freshness. It is easy to imagine with a variety of foods such as Sea bream with lemon grass, Creole chicken in the coconut milk, etc.
Consumption period
2014 - 2021
Our suggestions
Starters
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White meats
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Fish and Shellfish
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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
100% Sauvignon blanc.
Pruning type
Guyot double
Fermentation
After settling, in oak barrels.
Fermentation temperature
18° to 23°C
Malolactic
No
Wine maturing
For 12 months in oak barrels (35% 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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