Château Couhins - La Gravette Pessac-Léognan

Château CouhinsLa Gravette Pessac-Léognan

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The La Gravette Pessac-Léognan of Château Couhins is a red wine from the region of Pessac-Léognan of Bordeaux.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the La Gravette Pessac-Léognan from the Château Couhins

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the La Gravette Pessac-Léognan of Château Couhins in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, coffee

Wine with earth taste

leather

On the nose the La Gravette Pessac-Léognan of Château Couhins in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or jam and sometimes also flavors of leather, raspberry or non oak.

Details and technical informations about Château Couhins's La Gravette Pessac-Léognan.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

La Gravette Pessac-Léognan - 2015
In the top 100 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
La Gravette Pessac-Léognan - 2014
In the top 100 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 3.411100
La Gravette Pessac-Léognan - 2012
In the top 100 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 411110
La Gravette Pessac-Léognan - 2011
In the top 100 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 3.411100
La Gravette Pessac-Léognan - 2010
In the top 100 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
La Gravette Pessac-Léognan - 2009
In the top 100 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
La Gravette Pessac-Léognan - 2008
In the top 100 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of La Gravette Pessac-Léognan from Château Couhins are 2012, 2008, 2015, 2010 and 2007.

Informations about the Château Couhins

The winery offers 10 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Pessac-Léognan in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Couhins is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Pessac-Léognan to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 25000 of of France wines
In the top 150 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
In the top 55000 of red wines
In the top 85000 wines of the world

The wine region of Pessac-Léognan

The wine region of Pessac-Léognan is located in the region of Graves of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Haut-Brion or the Château Haut-Brion produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pessac-Léognan are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pessac-Léognan often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, mango or chalk and sometimes also flavors of pomegranate, green bell pepper or dried rose.


The wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

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