Château Couhins-Lurton blanc 2010
16/20
RVF
16/20
Bettane & Desseauve
1*Étoile
Hachette
91/100
Wine Enthusiast
This vintage has received three "coups de coeur" awards for white wines (the last one for the 2008 vintage). Once again, it justifies its ranking in this category with this pure Sauvignon wine, which creates a springtime atmosphere with its aromas of hawthorn, mock orange, and white peach, accompanied by a lovely citrus note. Rich and long, this 2010 also shows a beautiful freshness that will allow it to be enjoyed as an aperitif or with fine seafood such as scallops and sole fillets." (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2013). Delivery in wooden cases for all orders of 6 bottles of this wine.
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Eye
pale dress with green highlights
Nose
Lemony with notes of grapefruit and white peach. Spicy and buttery hints.
Mouth
Fresh and clean with great finesse and liveliness. Mineral notes.
Serve
at 10-12°C
Drink from
2016
Drink before
2020
Food and wine pairings
will pair very well with fine fish and mature cheeses
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated 16/20 (Very good wine)
Rated estate (2017 guide) 3 stars (High-quality production, serving as a benchmark in its sector)
About wine:
Attractive aromas of white fruit, smoky, mineral, and citrus notes, round, fruity, and tender on the palate, beautifully crafted, aromatic, and fresh.
About the estate:
The vineyard was restructured and the château brilliantly renovated by André Lurton, who made it his flagship property in the Graves region alongside La Louvière. Couhins produces a remarkably refined white wine, very typical of Sauvignon but acquiring the spicy and mineral notes typical of the terroir as it ages. With younger vines, the red wine is gradually gaining in depth.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine noted (guide 2013) 1*Star (Very successful wine)
About wine:
This vintage has received three "coups de coeur" awards for white wines (the last one for the 2008 vintage). Once again, it justifies its ranking in this category with this pure Sauvignon wine, which creates a springtime atmosphere with its aromas of hawthorn, mock orange, and white peach, accompanied by a lovely citrus note. Rich and long, this 2010 also shows a beautiful freshness that will allow it to be enjoyed as an aperitif or with fine seafood such as scallops and sole fillets.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2015 guide) 16/20 (Very good wine)
Rated estate (2017 guide) 1*Star (Up-and-coming stars or quality winemakers producing good wines; you won't be disappointed when tasting the wines from these estates)
About the estate:
It took the tenacious André Lurton no less than forty years to rebuild almost the entire estate in 1992. Classified solely as a white wine, the production, overseen by oenologists Denis Dubourdieu and Valérie Lavigne, is entirely devoted to Sauvignon, with crystalline expressions of this grape variety. When young, the wine may seem to express the primary qualities of Sauvignon more than those of its terroir, but it often acquires surprising complexity with age, as we have already seen from tasting ten-year-old vintages. On the red side, Merlot dominates in a vineyard that is beginning to age, but which has long produced fairly light wines. With the arrival of Michel Rolland and his team, things have been moving in the right direction for the reds since 2003! A clear quest for denser, silkier, and more seductive wines is underway. In 2014 and 2015, a small volume of red wine benefited from full vinification in 30 barrels and 4 9-hectoliter casks. And these initiatives are sure to accelerate with the arrival of Christine Lurton in 2015 at the helm of André Lurton's Pessac-Léognan vineyards, a man with 600 hectares of vines, of which Crédit Agricole is a major shareholder.
Wine Enthusiast
Wine rated 91/100
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