2022 Couhins-Lurton
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The 2022 Couhin-Lurton does not have the lift or vigour of the La Garde: quite austere and missing some brightness and vivacity. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, supple in the mouth, and fine acidity with a pleasing edginess. Maybe the aromatics have just closed down for a phase because the palate is much more promising. Tasted blind at the Southwold tasting in London.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Neal Martin
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Confirming my en primeur expectations, the 2022 Couhins-Lurton wafts from the glass with aromas of peony, lilac, cherries and spices. Medium to full-bodied, layered and textured, it's elegant and fresh with good depth at the core and powdery tannins, concluding with a long, delicate finish. This is a blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Based on 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon from gravelly soils, the 2022 Château Couhins-Lurton was vinified using a mix of vessels, including wooden tanks, 500-liter barrels, and sandstone amphora. Aged for 12 months in 50% new barrels, it’s sweetly fruited, round, and lush, with blackcurrants, mulberries, spicy oak, and tobacco. Medium to full-bodied, beautifully balanced, and structured, it has sweet tannins and a great finish. It’s a beautiful, incredibly satisfying Pessac to drink any time over the coming two decades or so.
The 2022 Couhins-Lurton has a lifted, expressive nose with blackberry, wild hedgerow and light leathery aromas. The palate is medium-bodied, well balanced and quite classic in style, with fine tannins and a nice, edgy finish. It has good potential.