Château Couhins-Lurton is a Bordeaux wine from the Pessac-Léognan appellation, ranked among the Crus Classés 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.
History
editOnce 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
editThe 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
edit- ^ Lichine, Alexis (1967). Alexis Lichine's Encyclopedia of Wines and Spirits. London: Cassell & Company Ltd. p. 322.
- ^ Peppercorn, David (2003). Bordeaux. London: Mitchell Beazley. p. 319. ISBN 1-84000-927-6.
- ^ G. Harding "A Wine Miscellany" p. 38, Clarkson Potter Publishing, New York 2005 ISBN 0-307-34635-8
- ^ andrelurton.com Fiche technique Château Couhins Lurton Blanc Archived 11 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ andrelurton.com Fiche technique Château Couhins Lurton Rouge Archived 11 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
External links
edit- Château Couhins-Lurton official site (in French)