Château Couhins-Lurton Red 2019

Château Couhins-Lurton | Red

AOC Pessac-Léognan

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Présentation

Château Couhins-Lurton is the emblematic estate of the André Lurton family. With a sublime terroir of gravel and clay, the red wines are made from fruity and smooth Merlot grapes of great elegance and a sophisticated smokiness.

Le vin

Cépages

Merlot : 95%

Cabernet sauvignon : 5%

Teneur en alcool

15% vol.

Conditions météorologiques

2019 was marked by a fairly mild winter, resulting in early bud break. Spring rainfall was scarce and drought conditions set in in early summer. Rainfall in August provided a welcome relief for winegrowers.

Vendanges

09/19/2019

Dégustation

Brilliant colour. Intense, deep red colour, almost black, with some violet reflections.
Nose is complex with notes of black fruits, very ripe, slightly jammy (blackberry, quetsche), with a hint of toast.
Attack is fruity and juicy. Well-structured and beautifully balanced, with an emphasis on elegance and silky, well-integrated tannins. Persistent fruity finish. Very good length.

Les informations techniques

Terroir

Gravel

Vigne

Pruning type: Double guyot with debudding.
Grape Harvest: By hand.

Vinification

In stainless-steel temperature controlled tanks with patented cap-breaking system.

Elevage

For 12 months in oak barrels (40% new) with racking.

Le service

Potentiel de garde

10 to 15 years

Accords gourmands

Braised fillet of beef, roast veal Orloff, cheese platter (St Nectaire, aged Gouda, Roquefort).

94/100

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An exceptionally successful Couhins-Lurton, with Jacques Lurton at the helm for the first time with this vintage. He is slowly but surely sculpting and building on what was already the standout wine in the Lurton range, as is evident from the success in the bottle here (Jacques arrived at the end of the growing season). Give it a little time in the glass to show the flesh and creaminess that sits within the fine tannic structure, as the raspberry fruits soften and widen. Pulses of electricity, great balance and succulence. 50% new oak.

Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux
2022-01-11

94/100

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This is a gorgeous red with plenty of blackcurrants and red berries, as well as crushed-stone and chalk character. It’s full and reserved with firm and round tannins that give tension and energy to the wine. One of the best young wines I have had from here. Try after 2025.

James Suckling
2022-01-07

90/100

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Inviting and refreshing notes of red berries. Juicy and fresh on the palate, the wine has good energy and tight energy and tight but integrated tannins. Since the primeurs, the whole has become more balanced, and The fruity expression on the finish makes the wine already very approachable. 2023-2034

Yves Beck - Beckustator
2022-01-05

93/100

Ripe and juicy, this wine is as much about exuberant fruit as structure. Its tannins are already well integrated, showing the approachability of the vintage.

Roger Voss - The Wine Enthusiast
2020-06-01

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Château Couhins-Lurton

Château Couhins-Lurton

Château Couhins-Lurton is the smallest of our family estates, but also the smallest of the Graves Crus Classés. Nestled on a unique clay-limestone terroir, it gives birth to Sauvignon Blancs of great minerality and to greedy, fruity Merlots. Thanks to their good acidity and low pH, these white and red wines stand out for their freshness and exceptional ageing potential, true signatures of great Bordeaux wines.

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