Château de la Louvière
Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend
Pessac-Léognan, Graves, Bordeaux, France
Tasting of 4 formats, all in very different stages, most a bit closed but 375 was open and ready to go. Prominent fruit w cherry lifesaver at the forefront, sweet soil, pretty florals and charred chocolate on palate with rounded, soft tannins, quite fresh but beginning to develop a bouquet.
Tasting of 4 formats, all in very different stages, most a bit closed but 375 was open and ready to go. Prominent fruit w cherry lifesaver at the forefront, sweet soil, pretty florals and charred chocolate on palate with rounded, soft tannins, quite fresh but beginning to develop a bouquet.
Jul 21st, 2015
64% Cab 30% Merlot 3 % cab franc 3 % Petit Verdot 90 points across the board on release, time heals all wounds!
K&L notes as follows.
Another $45.00 Steal
I often imagine the vine as a family tree, stretching back centuries, in this case, to 1550 or so, when La Louvière acquired its name from the many hungry wolves (louves) that roamed the deep forests of the Graves, well before the construction of the elegant 18th century chateau that adorns the label of this flagship wine. This brief history lesson makes me appreciate even more the imposing qualities of the 2005 La Louvière, a wine with a lot of time on its hands. Firm and taut as a young wolf, with the strong heart to endure and improve for a decade or more, gracefully maturing into a benchmark Pessac-Léognan, stylish and fleshier, more supple and savoury as the willful tannins are further seduced by the dark and persuasive fruit. If you really can't wait, then bite the cork, figuratively, and decant for an hour before enjoying with gently-braised lamb shanks.
64% Cab 30% Merlot 3 % cab franc 3 % Petit Verdot 90 points across the board on release, time heals all wounds!
K&L notes as follows.
Another $45.00 Steal
I often imagine the vine as a family tree, stretching back centuries, in this case, to 1550 or so, when La Louvière acquired its name from the many hungry wolves (louves) that roamed the deep forests of the Graves, well before the construction of the elegant 18th century chateau that adorns the label of this flagship wine. This brief history lesson makes me appreciate even more the imposing qualities of the 2005 La Louvière, a wine with a lot of time on its hands. Firm and taut as a young wolf, with the strong heart to endure and improve for a decade or more, gracefully maturing into a benchmark Pessac-Léognan, stylish and fleshier, more supple and savoury as the willful tannins are further seduced by the dark and persuasive fruit. If you really can't wait, then bite the cork, figuratively, and decant for an hour before enjoying with gently-braised lamb shanks.
Medium nose with black currant, stable, leather and earthy notes. Medium body, nice fruit with potent tannins and great balance,
Medium nose with black currant, stable, leather and earthy notes. Medium body, nice fruit with potent tannins and great balance,
Aug 20th, 2016
Was in a great place. Goes to show that it's worthwhile to stash away some of the less expensive but well made Bordeaux
Was in a great place. Goes to show that it's worthwhile to stash away some of the less expensive but well made Bordeaux
Feb 1st, 2015At first very hard tannins that soften in ashor period of time, leather, green olives with a good nerve for a 10 years old wine, very reccomended
At first very hard tannins that soften in ashor period of time, leather, green olives with a good nerve for a 10 years old wine, very reccomended
Dec 19th, 2014
