Château Couhins-Lurton rouge 2011
1*Étoile
Hachette
15,5/20
Bettane & Desseauve
15/20
RVF
15/20
Gault & Millau
15/20
Jancis Robinson
88/100
Wine Spectator
“What a modern character this lovely wine expresses! Crisp black berries mingle with subtle, well-balanced spices. The inviting palate reveals a woody fruitiness where silky tannins dance with joy.” (Les Meilleurs Vins de France 2015 - Gault Millau) Delivered in a wooden crate with any order of 6 bottles of this wine.
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Eye
a gathered maroon dress, almost black
Nose
refined and elegant aromas of dark fruits with hints of toast
Palate
Smooth, velvety, and very rich. Notes of black fruit, chocolate, and blond tobacco. Well-integrated tannins. Very full-bodied
Serve
at 16-18°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2016
Drink before
2026
Food and Wine Pairings
It pairs well with wood pigeon or poultry with chanterelle mushrooms, crispy chicken with soy sauce, or more generally, white or red meats, game, and a cheese platter...
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated 15.5/20 (Very good wine)
Rated estate (2017 guide): 3*Stars (High-quality production, setting the standard in its sector)
About the wine:
Deep color, notes of blackberries and peonies, a fairly broad, smooth attack, noticeable tannins of moderate finesse, and a balanced finish.
About the estate:
The estate was restructured and the château brilliantly renovated by André Lurton, who, along with La Louvière, made it his flagship property in the Graves region. Couhins produces a white wine of remarkable finesse, with a distinct Sauvignon character that, as it ages, develops the spicy and mineral notes typical of the terroir. With younger vines, the red wine is gradually gaining depth.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine noted (guide 2015) 1*Star (Very successful wine)
About the wine:
Made from 67% Merlot and 33% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2011 vintage offers an expressive and complex bouquet of black fruits, spices, leather, and forest floor notes. A vibrant, intensely fruity, and subtly oaky attack leads into a full-bodied, dense, robust, and generous palate. It shows great promise for the future.
Guide des Vins Gault & Millau
Wine rated (2015 guide) 15/20 (Very good)
About the wine:
What a modern character this lovely wine expresses! Crunchy black berries mingle with subtle, well-integrated spices. The inviting palate reveals a woody fruitiness where silky tannins dance with joy.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2016 guide) 15/20 (Good wine)
Rated estate (2017 guide) 1*Star (Up-and-coming stars or quality winemakers producing high-caliber wines—you won’t be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)
About the estate:
It took the tenacious André Lurton no fewer than forty years to rebuild this estate almost entirely by 1992. Classified exclusively for white wines, the production—overseen by oenologists Denis Dubourdieu and Valérie Lavigne—is entirely dedicated to Sauvignon Blanc, yielding crystalline expressions of this grape variety. In its youth, the wine may seem to express the primary qualities of Sauvignon Blanc more than those of its terroir, but it often acquires surprising complexity with age, as we have already seen from tastings of ten-year-old vintages. On the red side, Merlot dominates in a vineyard that is beginning to show its 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 underwent full vinification in 30 barrels and 4 9-hectoliter casks. And these initiatives are sure to gain momentum with the arrival in 2015 of Christine Lurton at the helm of the Pessac-Léognan estates owned by André Lurton—the man with 600 hectares of vineyards—in which Crédit Agricole is a major shareholder.
Wine Spectator
Wine rated (2014 guide) 88/100 (Good wine)
Jancis Robinson
Wine rated (2015 guide) 15/20
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