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.
Varietal
Sauvignon : 100%
Alcohol content
13% vol.
Weather conditions
2022 was a particularly atypical year due to extreme weather conditions. ln addition to a very early frost in the spring, which affected the vineyard just as the vines were starting to bud, there was a long period of exceptional drought from May until the end of September. The result was low yields and a perfect state of health at harvest time throughout the vineyard.
Harvest
25 August - 08 September 2022
Tasting
Brilliant, pale yellow colour.
The nose is intense and complex, combining aromas of white fruits and mango with delicate notes of vanilla and brioche.
On the palate, the wine is beautifully structured, with a silky texture, a certain roundness and volume in the mid-palate. The whole is balanced by a pleasant freshness. The wine is remarkably long on the palate, with a marked aromatic persistence and a very long, aromatic finish.
Terroir
Gravel, sand and gravel, on a subsoil of limestone.
In the vineyard
Pruning type: Double guyot with debudding.
Grape Harvest: By hand in several passes.
Winemaking
Alcoholic fermentation in barrels after pressing and settling.
Ageing
15 months of ageing, including 12 months in barrels. Regular lees stirring in barrels.
Serving
Serve between 8°C and 11°C
Ageing potential
10 to 15 years
Food pairings
Roast lobster with vanilla butter, seafood risotto, Pan-fried scallops with celery purée.
94/100
Markus Del Monego - Tasting Book
2023-05-04
95/100
Georgie Hindle - Decanter
2023-05-15
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.
