Chateau Couhins Lurton Rouge Pessac Leognan

Even if couhins-lurton is only cru classe in white andre lurton and his team make it a point to develop a very noble red wine. Chateau couhins-lurton red has a deep purple colour and an elegant bouquet : black fruits cherry tobacco spices and smoke notes. The wine is ample powerful and long. Pruning type : double guyot with debudding. Fermentation : in stainless-steel temperature controlled tanks with patented cap-breaking system. Wine maturing : for 12 months in oak barrels (40% new) with racking. Maturing potential : subject to vintage expressive after 3 to 5 years can age 10 to 15 years. Weather : winter and spring were very mild but the summer of 2014 did not live up to our expectations: it rained heavily in july and august was much cooler than usual. However starting in september a miraculous indian summer with high temperatures was very favourable to ripening. Tasting comment appareance : beautiful ruby-red colour. Nose : a bouquet typical of the red wi
Even if couhins-lurton is only cru classe in white andre lurton and his team make it a point to develop a very noble red wine. Chateau couhins-lurton red has a deep purple colour and an elegant bouquet : black fruits cherry tobacco spices and smoke notes. The wine is ample powerful and long. Pruning type : double guyot with debudding. Fermentation : in stainless-steel temperature controlled tanks with patented cap-breaking system. Wine maturing : for 12 months in oak barrels (40% new) with racking. Maturing potential : subject to vintage expressive after 3 to 5 years can age 10 to 15 years. Weather : winter and spring were very mild but the summer of 2014 did not live up to our expectations: it rained heavily in july and august was much cooler than usual. However starting in september a miraculous indian summer with high temperatures was very favourable to ripening. Tasting comment appareance : beautiful ruby-red colour. Nose : a bouquet typical of the red wi