Château Couhins- Lurton

Pessac- Léognan Cru Classé

2018 Château Couhins-Lurton

MAR 19 Ruby. Blueberries, anise, some spices, liquorice nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blueberries, anise, juicy, long. 89-91

2017 Château Couhins-Lurton

APR 18 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, blueberries, fruity nose, elegant. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, anise and spices, long. 91-93

2017 Château Couhins-Lurton blanc

APR 18 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, fresh, minerals, nuanced, detailed nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, apples, spices, fresh fruity rounded, elegant. 91-93

2016 Château Couhins-Lurton

APR 17 Ruby. Dark berries, some spices, blackberries, blueberries, light minerals, elegant. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, juicy, dark berries, elegant texture, long. 91-93

2016 Château Couhins-Lurton blanc

APR 17 Pale lemon yellow. Gooseberries, some honey melon, vanilla, spices, apples nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, fresh, apples, some citrus, vanilla, minerals, long. 91-93

2015 Château Couhins-Lurton

APR 16 Ruby. Floral, scented, dark berries, fruity, deeper nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, dark berries, Christmas spices, detailed, long. 90-92

2015 Château Couhins-Lurton blanc

JAN 19 100S Pale lemon yellow. Grapefruits, vanilla, apples, lightly scented nose. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, apples, grapefruits and vanilla, creamy. Cool for the vintage, drink over the next ten, maybe fifteen years. 90

2015 Château Couhins-Lurton blanc

APR 16 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, fresh, fruity, vanilla and peach nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, fresh, rounded, minerals, creamy, long. 91-93

2014 Château Couhins-Lurton

APR 15 Deep ruby. Vanilla, spices, minerals and dark fruits on the nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, leaner palate, minerals, quite fresh fruit, spicy finish. 87-89

2012 Château Couhins-Lurton

APR 13 Deep ruby. Herbs and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, elegant body, slightly mineraly finish. 87-89

2012 Château Couhins-Lurton blanc

APR 13 Pale lemon yellow. Fruity, lemons, minerals and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, lively, fruity, some oak disturbs as usual, refreshing. 88-90

2011 Château Couhins Lurton

SEP 15 Ruby. Dark fruits, ripe and almost cooked note nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, fresher palate, a little bit short, lacks some substance. 84

2011 Château Couhins-Lurton blanc

JUN 16 Pale lemon yellow. Vanilla, minerals, peach and apricots nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, minerals, elegant and lively, spices and smoky, long. 92

2011 Château Couhins-Lurton blanc

MAY 16 Pale lemon yellow. Fruity, apples, peach and pears, some vanilla and flinty smoky notes nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, fresh, vanilla, bit creamy, some citrus, long minerals finish. 92

2011 Château Couhins Lurton blanc

JAN 16 Pale lemon yellow. Gooseberries, vanilla, some grapefruits and spices nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, fresh for Couhins Lurton, quite lively, long. 90

2011 Château Couhins Lurton blanc

NOV 15 Pale lemon yellow. Vanilla, some spices, grapefruits, cats pee and gooseberries nose. Fresh acidity, lively, fresh and fruity, bit leaner, good length. 89

2011 Château Couhins Lurton blanc

AUG 15 Pale lemon yellow. Tight, bit lean and closed, some gooseberries, cats pee and grape fruit nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, fresh, if leaner and tight palate, good length. 89

2011 Château Couhins-Lurton blanc
SEP 14 Pale lemon yellow. Some grapefruit, vanilla, gooseberries and minerals nose. Fresh acidity, fresh and lively, fairly nuanced, fairly narrow still, good length. 89

2008 Château Couhins-Lurton

JUN 12 Ruby. Some vanilla, cassis, light minerals nose, fruity. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, fresh, fairly lively, bit spicy. 88

2008 Château Couhins-Lurton blanc

DEC 18 Light yellow. Grapefruits, some citrus, spices, minerals, vanilla notes nose, quite intense. Fresh acidity, lemons, spices, grapefruits, nuanced, detailed, light smokiness, touch tropical, long. Drink over the next ten to fifteen years depending on how you like it. 92

2008 Château Couhins-Lurton blanc

JUN 12 Pale lemon yellow. Fresh nose, gooseberries, minerals and apples, vanilla and smoky notes nose. Fresh acidity, almost acidic with pleasant tropical note, long minerals and citrus finish. 90

2007 Château Couhins-Lurton

JUN 12 Ruby. Cassis, some minerals, vanilla a bit up front. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner, slightly oaky finish. 85

2007 Château Couhins-Lurton

JUN 12 Pale lemon yellow. Elegant nose, citrus, minerals, leaner and more focused nose. Fresh acidity, citrus palate, minerals, elegant and long, on the narrow side. 90

2006 Château Couhins-Lurton

OCT 14 Ruby. Cassis, some minerals, vanilla and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, structured, tannic, needs time to polish the structure, good length. 88

2006 Château Couhins-Lurton blanc

JAN 19 100SB Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, grapefruits, lemons, detailed nose, layered. Fresh acidity, fresh, lemons, apples, detailed, nuanced, lovely minerals finish. Focused and long. Creamy. Youthful for its age, drink over the next twenty years but there is likely to be bottle variations. 93

2005 Château Couhins Lurton blanc

MAR 17 Towards lemon yellow. Rich nose, spices, vanilla, grapefruits, leaps out of the glass, some gooseberries and lemons, smoky. Fresh acidity, smoky, vanilla, spices, grapefruits, lemons, detailed, concentrated, long finish. 94

2005 Château Couhins-Lurton blanc
MAY 15 Served blind. Towards lemon yellow. Grapefruits, apples, minerals, vanilla, spices, light tropical notes, evolving. Fresh acidity, fruity, intense, rounded, fruity, fresh, lively, rounded, smooth even if barrel notes are slightly up front still, evolving nicely, lovely balance. Swallowed the barrels far better than a 2001 last week. Long. 93

2004 Château Couhins-Lurton blanc

JAN 19 100SB Pale lemon yellow. Vanilla, spices, pears, grapefruits, touch of bees wax that reveals that this is maturing, otherwise very little maturation on this bottle. Fresh acidity, minerals, grapefruits, apples and citrus, lovely balance, beautiful stuff. Drink over the next ten years or so. 92

2001 Château Couhins-Lurton blanc

MAY 15 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, grapefruits, some blackcurrants leaf, minerals and spices nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, fresh, rounded, lively, apples, grapefruits, lemons and minerals, playful and long. 90

1999 Château Couhins Lurton blanc

NOV 13 Pale golden. Honey, beeswax, touch of grapefruit and lemon peel. Fresh acidity, waxy texture, have shed the barrel notes of youth. Fairly lively finish. 90

1994 Château Couhins-Lurton blanc

SEP 16 Pale golden. Minerals, light smokey note, nuts and grapefruit. Freshish acidity, lemons, minerals, apples, leaner, fresher mid palate and finish than attack, long. 91

1994 Château Couhins Lurton blanc

NOV 11 Pale golden, nettles, lemons and some barrel notes. Fresh acidity, feels almost full bodied, creamy texture, slightly oxidized (by age), oak is always showing (very typical with answer in hand), good length. 88

1994 Château Couhins-Lurton blanc

JAN 08 Pale golden. Apricots, grapefruit, minerals, smoky, nutty nose. Fresh acidity, yellow fruits, nuts, minerals, some spices, detailed, long. 92