2009
Couhins-Lurton
White
Grand Cru Classé de Graves
Pessac-Léognan
Harvest date: september 1, 2009
Grape blend: Sauvignon blanc 100%
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Appareance: Couhins-Lurton White 2009 is a finely-crafted wine that is pale green in color and it is already showing some of its mettle.
Nose: With an intense, complex nose of tropical fruits, pineapple, mango mingling with lemon. With agitation come haunting vanilla and light toasty notes.
Mouth: The palate is rich and full, mouthwateringly fruity and floral, with delicate, melting oak already perfectly blended-in. The finish shows the terroir’s signature flinty character, sign of a promising future. Both concentrated and elegant, this is a wine to serve with poultry or baked fish, or to accompany the cheese platter.
Tasting note
16,00 / 20 – J.M. Quarin
16,00 / 20 – La Revue du Vin de France
16,00 / 20 – Gault et Millau
15,00 / 20 – Le Guide des vins du Wine & Business Club 2013 (Alain Marty)
15,00 / 20 – Gault et Millau
90,00 / 100 – The Wine Enthusiast
1 star – Le Guide Hachette 2011
15,00 / 20 – Gault et Millau
16,00 / 20 – Bettane et Desseauve
17,00 / 20 – Decanter ( 4 stars)
15,50 à 16,50 / 20 – La Revue du Vin de France
15,50 / 20 – Le Point
Technical Informations
Surface : 6,00 hectares
Soil : Gravel, sand and gravel, on a subsoil of limestone
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Grape harvest : By hand in several passes
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Graft stock : 101.14 – 3309C – Riparia
Plant food : Traditional, limited impact
Plant density : 6,500 vines per hectare
Wine average age : 26 ans
Grape variety : Sauvignons
Pruning type : Double guyot with debudding
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Fermentation : After pressing and settling, in oak barrels (30% new)
Fermentation temperature : 18 à 23°C
Malolactic : No
Wine maturing : For 10 months in oak barrels on full lees with bâtonnage
Wine montage : Tartaric precipitation by cold treatment and bentonite
Maturing potential : Fully expressive between 3 and 10 years, can age 20 to 30 years
Maître de chai : Jean Marc COMTE
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Œnologist Consultant : Denis DUBOURDIEU and Valérie LAVIGNE.
