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2018 Château Couhins-Lurton (Rouge)

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January 24, 2021 - $27

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RATINGS

93James Suckling

Blackcurrant, dried-herb, pine and roasted-coffee aromas. Walnut, too. It’s medium-to full-bodied with firm, velvety tannins and a creamy texture. Generous and supple.

89-91The Wine Advocate

...stern, serious scents of black soil, truffles and tar over a core of baked plums and crème de cassis plus a waft of sautéed herbs. Medium to full-bodied with good concentration and framed by fine-grained tannins, it has lovely freshness and a crunchy fruit finish.

89-92Jeb Dunnuck

...boasts a rich, medium to full-bodied style that’s loaded with jammy dark fruit as well as plenty of oak...an outstanding wine...

16+ Jancis Robinson

Rich in lightly spiced black fruit, all deep and blackcurranty, with cedary notes from the oak. Powerful, chewy, full in the mouth. A big wine with a generous personality. Plush tannins and just enough freshness. Furry texture but surprising freshness on the finish.

REGION

France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

Pessac-Léognan was created in 1987 from the northern part of the left bank Graves appellation. Before then it was simply part of Graves, or sometimes it was called Haut-Graves. Unlike many other Bordeaux appellations, Pessac-Léognan is known for both red and dry white wines, although its reds are more famous. The appellation includes ten communes and the area’s most important châteaux, including Château Haut-Brion, the only non-Médoc estate included in the 1855 Bordeaux classification. There are 2,964 acres of vineyards in Pessac-Léognan and 16 classified growth estates. The main red grapes grown are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, along with a small amount of Cabernet Franc. White grapes grown are Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon, with a little Muscadelle. Pessac-Léognan is considered to have the best terroir of the greater Graves region.