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Chateau La Louviere Pessac-Leognan 2020 750ml

size
750ml
country
France
region
Bordeaux
appellation
Graves
subappellation
Pessac Leognan
WE
96
WA
93
JD
93
DC
92
VM
92
JS
92
Additional vintages
WE
96
Rated 96 by Wine Enthusiast
Barrel Sample. Owned by Jacques Lurton, the wine from this estate promises great richness and fine tannins as it develops. While it has serious tannins and power the wine also promises some finely textured black fruits. It will certainly age well. ... More details
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Chateau La Louviere Pessac-Leognan 2020 750ml

SKU 902754
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Professional Ratings
WE
96
WA
93
JD
93
DC
92
VM
92
JS
92
WE
96
Rated 96 by Wine Enthusiast
Barrel Sample. Owned by Jacques Lurton, the wine from this estate promises great richness and fine tannins as it develops. While it has serious tannins and power the wine also promises some finely textured black fruits. It will certainly age well.
WA
93
Rated 93 by Wine Advocate
The 2020 La Louviere has a deep garnet-purple color and compelling notes of ripe blackcurrants, fresh blackberries and mulberries, plus suggestions of spice cake, forest floor and unsmoked cigars. Medium-bodied, the palate is bright and crunchy, offering firm, grainy tannins to support, finishing long and refreshing.
JD
93
Rated 93 by Jeb Dunnuck
Ripe black cherries, currants, savory spice, and leather are just some of the nuances in the 2020 Château La Louviere, a medium-bodied, balanced, complex, incredibly charming Pessac-Léognan. It already offers pleasure if you don't mind tannins, but it's going to benefit from 3-4 years of bottle age and drink brilliantly over the following decade or more. It's a beautiful wine.
DC
92
Rated 92 by Decanter
A welcome precision and depth, with a slate texture that offers a sense of minerality and lift. Good quality with dark fruits, cassis and bilberry, and touches of bitterness on the finish. Once again the concentration and tannins of the vintage are clear.
VM
92
Rated 92 by Vinous Media
The 2020 La Louvière offers tons of immediacy and sheer appeal. A burst of raspberry, mocha, rose petal and spices gives the 2020 its juicy, open-knit personality. Soft curves and silky tannins give the 2020 its racy, seductive character. This is very nicely done. Tasted two times.
JS
92
Rated 92 by James Suckling
Fresh black berry fruit, graphite, fresh earth and tobacco leaves on the nose. It’s medium-bodied with firm, creamy tannins. Mineral and chalky at the end. Try after 2025.
Wine Spectator
Supple and forward in feel, with warmed plum and black cherry compote notes laced with balsam wood, savory and tobacco hints. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Drink now through 2026. 20,000 cases made, 200 cases imported.
Product Details
size
750ml
country
France
region
Bordeaux
appellation
Graves
subappellation
Pessac Leognan
Additional vintages
Overview
Barrel Sample. Owned by Jacques Lurton, the wine from this estate promises great richness and fine tannins as it develops. While it has serious tannins and power the wine also promises some finely textured black fruits. It will certainly age well.
green grapes

Varietal: Red Bordeaux

Bordeaux red wines are widely regarded as being the finest red wines produced anywhere in the world, regularly topping awards lists and generally being amongst the most sought after and collectable bottles available. The secret to their success and their particularly memorable and refined characteristics is the fact that Bordeaux red wines are made from a blend of grape varietals, most commonly from Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes, helped by a touch of Petit Verdot or Cabernet Franc. The other two key Bordeaux grape varietals which are also used in the blend of many of these excellent wines are Malbec and Carménere, although it is becoming less common to see these in use today. The art of blending primarily Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grape varietals is something which has been much imitated around the world, as it produces a wonderfully balanced, rounded yet massively complex and flavorful wine, ideal for oak aging The acid and tannin levels in each of these grape varietals is balanced and tempered by the blend, and generations of expertise has gone into the careful selection and cultivation of such quality grapes.
barrel

Region: Bordeaux

Although most commonly associated with their superb blended red wines, the world-famous region of Bordeaux in France is responsible for a relatively wide array of wines, ranging from the sweet and viscous white wines of Sauternes, to the dry and acidic single variety white wines found all over the region. However, it is the red wines which regularly make the wine world's headlines, and have historically been regarded as the finest on earth. The secret to the region's success is the fact that the warm and humid climate, coupled with mineral rich clay and gravel based soils produces grapes of excellent quality. Wineries in this region have spent hundreds of years mastering the art of blending and oak aging in order to get the best results from each grape, and remain the envy of the world to this day.
fields

Country: France

France is renowned across the globe for its quality wines and the careful expertise which goes into making them, but what is truly remarkable about this relatively small country is the vast range of wines it produces in such huge amounts each year. Not only are the finest red wines in the world said to come from the beautiful regions of Bordeaux and Burgundy, but elsewhere in the country we find the Champagne region, and areas such as the Rhone Valley and the Loire, whose white wines consistently receive awards and accolades by the plenty. This range is a result of the great variety of climatic conditions and terrain found in France, coupled with generations of wine makers working within single appellations. Their knowledge of specific terroirs and grape varieties has, over time, perfected the production of wines within their region, and the end results continue to impress the world to this day.
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Varietal: Red Bordeaux

Bordeaux red wines are widely regarded as being the finest red wines produced anywhere in the world, regularly topping awards lists and generally being amongst the most sought after and collectable bottles available. The secret to their success and their particularly memorable and refined characteristics is the fact that Bordeaux red wines are made from a blend of grape varietals, most commonly from Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes, helped by a touch of Petit Verdot or Cabernet Franc. The other two key Bordeaux grape varietals which are also used in the blend of many of these excellent wines are Malbec and Carménere, although it is becoming less common to see these in use today. The art of blending primarily Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grape varietals is something which has been much imitated around the world, as it produces a wonderfully balanced, rounded yet massively complex and flavorful wine, ideal for oak aging The acid and tannin levels in each of these grape varietals is balanced and tempered by the blend, and generations of expertise has gone into the careful selection and cultivation of such quality grapes.
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Region: Bordeaux

Although most commonly associated with their superb blended red wines, the world-famous region of Bordeaux in France is responsible for a relatively wide array of wines, ranging from the sweet and viscous white wines of Sauternes, to the dry and acidic single variety white wines found all over the region. However, it is the red wines which regularly make the wine world's headlines, and have historically been regarded as the finest on earth. The secret to the region's success is the fact that the warm and humid climate, coupled with mineral rich clay and gravel based soils produces grapes of excellent quality. Wineries in this region have spent hundreds of years mastering the art of blending and oak aging in order to get the best results from each grape, and remain the envy of the world to this day.
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Country: France

France is renowned across the globe for its quality wines and the careful expertise which goes into making them, but what is truly remarkable about this relatively small country is the vast range of wines it produces in such huge amounts each year. Not only are the finest red wines in the world said to come from the beautiful regions of Bordeaux and Burgundy, but elsewhere in the country we find the Champagne region, and areas such as the Rhone Valley and the Loire, whose white wines consistently receive awards and accolades by the plenty. This range is a result of the great variety of climatic conditions and terrain found in France, coupled with generations of wine makers working within single appellations. Their knowledge of specific terroirs and grape varieties has, over time, perfected the production of wines within their region, and the end results continue to impress the world to this day.