1979 | Château La Louvière | Pessac-Leognan

Dark ruby color, with mineral, tobacco and cherry aromas. Full-bodied and very fine, with solid tannins and a long, silky finish.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: One of the finest of the lesser known Graves chateaux, La Louviere has been making terrific wine since the late eighties. Both vintages performed well in my 89/90 blind tastings. The 1990 exhibits a saturated purple color, a less-evolved nose of black fruits, smoke, and grilled meats, full body, low acidity, and intense, concentrated fruit, all crammed into a layered, pure, sweet, fruity, ripe wine. While not yet mature, it is delicious to drink.

• Wine Spectator: Dark ruby color, with mineral, tobacco and cherry aromas. Full-bodied and very fine, with solid tannins and a long, silky finish. Seems closed still. One of the best wines ever from this estate.

Producer Information

Château La Louvière is a well-regarded wine estate in the Pessac-Léognan subregion of Bordeaux, some 15km (nine miles) due south of Bordeaux city center. The estate, which produces both red and white wines, dates back to the 14th Century and has changed ownership multiple times throughout its history. In 1965, however, the château was purchased by its current owners, the Lurton family (with whom it remains closely associated) and was entirely restored. The estate produces red and white Bordeaux as well as wines for the second label, L de La Louvière. The château's vineyards cover 86 hectares (212 acres) and are planted to red and white varieties although the former dominates. White grape varieties include Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon and cover 13.5 hectares (33 acres) of the estate, while red varieties compose 48 hectares (119 acres) of the property planted to Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The vines average around 25-30 years old and sit on the classic gravelly soils (for which the wider Graves region is so named) although La Louvière also boasts additional limestone deposits within the soil towards to bottom of the slope. Production is around 150,000 bottles annually for the red Bordeaux blend and some 35,000 cases for the white Bordeaux. Second labels (L de La Louvière) are produced in both red and white versions. The red is composed of 70 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 30 percent Merlot and the white is 100-percent Sauvignon Blanc. The château also makes a sweet wine, Les Lions de La Louvière (often appended with Sélection de Grains Nobles), in exceptional vintages where noble rot, or botrytis, is able to develop. A Lions de La Louvière red, made with similar grape proportions to the L de La Louvière, is also produced for some markets.

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