AOC Pessac-Léognan - Cru Classé de Graves
Château Couhins-Lurton is the emblematic estate of the André Lurton family. With a clay-limestone terroir unique to the appellation, the château produces Sauvignon Blancs with outstanding aromatic profiles bursting with fruit and hints of salinity, which age terrifically.
Cépages
Sauvignon blanc : 100%
Teneur en alcool
13.5% vol.
Conditions météorologiques
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
Vendanges
09/02/2010
Dégustation
Crystalline with pale green highlights. 100% Sauvignon, the nose is marked by characteristic lemon notes, along with grapefruit and white peach and some buttery, spicy tones from the oak aging round out the highly elegant ensemble. The same fresh, clean aromas are echoed on the palate, which shows impressive finesse and vivaciousness. Some minerality after warming, but still a touch austere: resist the temptation to open now and wait three or four more years before serving with turbot or wild salmon, or ripe cheeses. (January, 2012)
Terroir
Gravel, sand and gravel, on a subsoil of limestone
Vigne
Pruning type: Double guyot with debudding
Grape Harvest: By hand in several passes
Vinification
After pressing and settling, in oak barrels (30% new).
Elevage
For 10 months in oak barrels on full lees with bâtonnage.
Service
Serve between 8°C and 11°C
Potentiel de garde
10 to 15 years
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.
