Château Couhins-Lurton

Château Couhins-Lurton is a Bordeaux wine from the Pessac-Léognan appellation, ranked among the Premiers Crus for dry white wine in the Classification of Graves wine of 1959.[1] The winery is located in close vicinity of the city of Bordeaux, in the commune of Villenave-d'Ornon.

In addition to the classed dry white Grand vin, the estate also produces a red.

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History

Once a large and celebrated estate, owned by the Gasqueton-Hanappier families, it was acquired by the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) in 1968, and André Lurton who had worked at the estate as a fermier since 1967, bought from INRA a smaller portion of Château Couhins.[2] The 2003 vintage of Château Couhins-Lurton was the first classified Bordeaux wine to be sealed with an alternative wine closure when it was released with a stelvin screw cap closure.[3]

Production

The vineyard area is divided between 6 hectares with 100% of the white grape variety Sauvignon Blanc and 17.4 hectares with the red grape varieties of 77% Merlot and 23% Cabernet Sauvignon.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Lichine, Alexis (1967). Alexis Lichine's Encyclopedia of Wines and Spirits. London: Cassell & Company Ltd.. pp. 322. 
  2. ^ Peppercorn, David (2003). Bordeaux. London: Mitchell Beazley. pp. 319. ISBN 1-84000-927-6. 
  3. ^ G. Harding "A Wine Miscellany" pg 38, Clarkson Potter Publishing, New York 2005 ISBN 0307346358
  4. ^ andrelurton.com Fiche technique Château Couhins Lurton Blanc (French)
  5. ^ andrelurton.com Fiche technique Château Couhins Lurton Rouge (French)

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