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Couhins Cru Classé de Graves (no reserve) 2007

  • White fruit
  • Aperitif wine
  • Color: White
  • 13% 
  • 0.75L
  • Intensity
  • Rich

Le vin banc de Couhins révèle de délicates notes fleuries, sa bouche est vive et persistante dans laquelle transparait puissamment le cépage sauvignon. More info

  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • Label: 1 very slightly marked label
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Bordeaux
  • Appellation/Wine: Pessac-Léognan
  • Classification: Cru Classé de Graves
  • Producer/Owner: INRA
  • More information....

Couhins Cru Classé de Graves serve at a temperature of 11°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Poularde de Bresse à la crème, Crustacés, Coquilles Saint-Jacques aux truffes.

Peak: To drink

  • Vintage score: 17/20
  • Lot presentation
    Couhins Cru Classé de Graves

    The wine

    The white Graves are elegant and fleshy, often spending a period in barrels, and demonstrating an opulent and expressive nature. The mellow wines are classified as Graves Supérieures. Located on complex land with great potential, the Château Couhins has belonged to the Inra for 30 years and has adopted many innovative practices. Dominique Forget is its director.

    Information about domain Couhins

    The vineyards of Graves have a long history: it is here that the first rows of vines, that were to gradually encircle Aquitaine's capital, were planted in Roman times, and the first wines were produced. The name Graves appeared in the Middle Ages, designating the region upstream of Bordeaux, between the left bank of the Garonne and the Landes. The next development was for Sauternes to become a separate area, devoted to sweet wines. Stretching about 50 kilometres, the region owes its name to the nature of the soil: terraces created by the Garonne left a wide variety of stony debris (consisting of gravel and pebble from the Pyrenees and the Massif Central). Since 1987 the wines have not all been produced under the Graves appellation, the Pessac-Léognan area to the north was granted a specific appellation, while at the same time keeping the possibility of labelling its wines Vin de Graves, Grand Vin de Graves or Cru Classé de Graves. The vines are very well-balanced between white (1,140 hectares) and red (2,500 hectares) varieties. Graves' red wines are among the most typical of the Gironde. Their bouquet of violets, with a hint of smoke, make them easily distinguishable from other wines.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 1 Bottle
    • Level: 1 into-neck
    • Label: 1 very slightly marked label
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Type of cellar: Classic underground cellar
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: yes
    • Alcohol percentage: 13 %
    • Country/Region: Bordeaux
    • Appellation/Wine: Pessac-Léognan
    • Classification: Cru Classé de Graves
    • Producer/Owner: INRA
    • Vintage: 2007
    • Color: White
    • Peak: To drink
    • Service temperature: 11°
    • Viticulture: Sustainable farming 
    • Size (in ha): 6
    • Volume: 20000 bottles
    • Intensity: Rich
    • Dominant aroma: White fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Aperitif wine
    • Grape variety: 95% Sauvignon Blanc, 5% sauvignon gris
    Couhins Cru Classé de Graves
    Couhins Cru Classé de Graves

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    iDealwine price estimate
    Couhins Cru Classé de Graves (no reserve) 2007

    iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format