Chateau La Louviere Blanc 2014
Bordeaux White Blends
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Product Details
Varietal
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Vintage
2014
Size
750ML
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Winemaker Notes
Brilliant, straw-yellow color with lovely golden highlights. Very attractive bouquet combining power and elegance. Fresh, with a complex range of aromas: very ripe yellow fruit (peach, pear, and quince), citrus, and white flowers. There are also toasty and menthol nuances. This Sauvignon Blanc is very typical of its grape variety and has all the qualities of the great white wines of Pessac-Léognan. It is full-bodied and has a lovey long aftertaste. The wine starts out very straightforward, going on to reveal a wide range of fruit flavours (pear, quince) and a slight toastiness.
It is best to wait another two or three years before serving this generous, tasty wine with scallops, salmon, oysters, and other seafood dishes.
Blend: 93% Sauvignon Blanc, 7% Semillon
It is best to wait another two or three years before serving this generous, tasty wine with scallops, salmon, oysters, and other seafood dishes.
Blend: 93% Sauvignon Blanc, 7% Semillon
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Very pretty lemon, green-apple and pear aromas follow through to a full body, a tight yet dense palate and lots of vanilla and cream undertones. Serious white with plenty of potential for the cellar. One of the best whites from here in a long time.
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Wine Enthusiast
Tasted at the Andre Lurton tasting in London. The 2014 La Louviere Blanc is an outstanding wine from the estate and this bottle confirmed my previous review. There is superb precision on the nose with scents of Golden Delicious and fresh lime, perhaps even more citrus than a few months ago. The palate is fresh and vibrant with crisp acidity, lively and tensile with a precise, minerally finish. This is excellent and is well worth hunting down.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Tasted at the Andre Lurton tasting in London. The 2014 La Louviere Blanc is an outstanding wine from the estate and this bottle confirmed my previous review. There is superb precision on the nose with scents of Golden Delicious and fresh lime, perhaps even more citrus than a few months ago. The palate is fresh and vibrant with crisp acidity, lively and tensile with a precise, minerally finish. This is excellent and is well worth hunting down. Tasted June 2017.
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Located fourteen kilometers south of the city of Bordeaux, in the heart of the Pessac-Leognan appellation, Chateau La Louviere's history goes back seven centuries. Records show that wine was already made there in 1310.
However, the vineyard as we know it today dates from the early 16th century. In 1620, the Carthusian monks who inherited the estate contributed their experience and expertise to producing wines that acquired an international reputation. Jean-Baptiste Mareilhad, a rich negociant, purchased the property during the French Revolution and built the present-day chateau in a pure neoclassical style. It is now listed as a historic monument. Andre Lurton became the owner of La Louviere in 1965 and has worked tirelessly to restore the estate's former splendour.
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