| Name | Château La Louvière (Red) (2002) | Château La Louvière (Red) (2000) | |
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| Image | | La Louvière 2000 3D.jpg | |
| Image | | La Louvière 2000 Front Label.jpg | |
| Image | | La Louvière 2000 Full Back.jpg | |
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| Description (by producer & GT in English only) : | Château La Louvière has many fascinating facets. The sumptuous architecture of the château building dates from the late 18th century, but winegrowing here goes back more than 700 years. The first vines were planted circa 1310, although modern winemaking dates from the 17th century and was handed down by able monks from the Carthusian monastery in Bordeaux, who had acquired considerable talent as viticulturists and winemakers. The people who produce the wine in the 21st century have inherited these time-honoured methods, adding just the right amount of innovation and modernity to make the utmost of the outstanding terroir. La Louvière's red wine has a dark colour and an elegant bouquet with delicate hints of oak...
Appareance
Beautiful, very deep and concentrated red colour.
Nose
Intense and beautifully complex bouquet with hints of spice (white pepper, clove) and very ripe red fruit.
Mouth
In keeping with the bouquet, the wine is beautifully balanced on the palate. The oak is well-integrated with there are overtones of liquorice and red fruit. The tannin is silky and displays excellent concentration. This classy, elegant wine is delightful with veal, game, or duck. | | |
| Info as displayed on the thing : | GRAND VIN DE BORDEAUX
CHÂTEAU
LA LOUVIÈRE
PESSAC-LÉOGNAN
APPELLATION PESSAC-LÉOGNAN CONTRÔLÉE
GRAVES
SCEA LES VIGNOBLES
ANDRÉ LURTON
VITICULTEUR À LÉOGNAN
GIRONDE-FRANCE
MIS EN BOUTEILLE AU CHATEAU
PRODUCE OF FRANCE | GRAND VIN DE BORDEAUX
2000
CHÂTEAU
LA LOUVIÈRE
PESSAC-LÉOGNAN
APPELLATION PESSAC-LÉOGNAN CONTRÔLÉE
GRAVES
SCEA LES VIGNOBLES
ANDRÉ LURTON
VITICULTEUR À LÉOGNAN
GIRONDE-FRANCE
MIS EN BOUTEILLE AU CHATEAU
PRODUCE OF FRANCE | |
| Notes : | Château La Louvière is a Bordeaux wine producer from the Pessac-Léognan appellation of Bordeaux. The château is located in the commune of Léognan. It was owned by André Lurton from 1965 to his death in 2019.
The first small vineyard on the estate was planted in 1476, in a location named La Lobeyra, on land owned by the Guilloche family since 1398. During the period from 1510 to 1550 many land plots were acquired by Pierre de Guilloche and his son Jean de Guilloche. Lady Roquetaillade, the heiress to the Guilloche family, sold La Louvière in 1618 to Arnaud de Gascq, abbot of the Abbey of Saint-Ferme. He donated it in 1620 to Notre Dame de Miséricorde, a Carthusian Order in Bordeaux. At this stage the property was in a poor state, but was restored by the monks. Under the monks' management, both red and white wines were produced during the early parts of the 17th century, and shipped to customers in Picardy, England and Flanders.
In November 1789, following the French Revolution, the Assemblée Nationale confiscated all church property, which included the Carthusian-owned La Louvière. Following the confiscation, it was auctioned off to the Bordeaux wine merchant Jean-Baptiste Mareilhac in 1791. Marheilhac also built a modern château building on the estate. The château, designed by François Lhôte, is a listed historical monument since 1991.
The Mareilhac family continued as owners for most part of the 19th century. From 1911 to 1944, La Louvière was run by Alfred Bertrand-Taquet, who was also mayor of Léognan from 1919 until the start of Second World War. After the war, it had absentee landlords and was neglected for a long period. In 1965, it was purchased by André Lurton, who embarked on restoration of both the château and of the vineyards.
Château La Louvière has 48 hectares (120 acres) planted to red grape varieties (64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot), and 13.5 hectares (33 acres) planted to white grape varieties (85% Sauvignon blanc and 15% Sémillon).
Château La Louvière is produced as both a red wine and a white wine. Both are vinified 12 months in oak barrels, of which 50-75% new for the red wine 50% new for the white wine.
The second wine is called L de La Louvière and is also produced as both a red wine and a white wine. The second wine is also vinified 12 months in oak barrels, but with slightly less new oak.
(Grape variety percentages taken from official website notes from 1988 to 2017. Tasting note above from the 2015 wine.) | Grape variety percentages taken from official website notes from 2005 to 2017 (2000 not available). | |
| Websites | | https://eng.andrelurton.com/ (eng.andrelurton.com/) | |
| Source : | | https://eng.andrelurton.com/Our-Wines/Our-wines/Chateau-La-Louviere-Rouge#millesime (eng.andrelurton.com/Our-Wines/Our-wines/Chateau-La-Louviere-Rouge#millesime) | |
| Height (of front label) : | | | |
| Alcohol % : | | 13% | |
| Year : | | 2000 | |
| Barcode : | | 3 338835 000108 | |
| Contains (cl) : | | 75 Cl. | |
| Appellation | | Pessac-Léognan | |
| Country : | | France | |
| Displayed (non textual) : | | - : | |
| Grape variety : | | Petit Verdot : 0-3% | |
| Grape variety : | | Cabernet Franc : 0-3% | |
| Grape variety : | | Merlot : 25-35% | |
| Grape variety : | | Cabernet Sauvignon : 45-75% | |
| Wine closure : | | Cork | |
| Wine color : | | Red | |
| Credits : | | Winemaker (Vigneron, Viticulteur) : Les Vignobles André Lurton SCEA | |
| Price range upon release : | | 20 - 30 EUR | |
| Region : | | Bordeaux : | |
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