Chateau Couhins-Lurton rouge 2025

Jane Anson: Medium to full intensity plum colour, this is intense, powerful, cloves and black pepper, great quality, plenty of ageing potential and this is skilful winemaking. Jacques Lurton owner and winemaker along with niece Mathilde de Caix-Lurton. Harvest September 3 to 19. 39 hl/ha. 50% new oak."

James Suckling: Complex aromas of dark berries, citrus, spices and a hint of sweet tobacco follow through to a medium body with fine tannins and a crunchy finish. Very nicely done."

Vinum: Feinduftige Nase, Pflaumen, Kräuter, grasige Noten; am Gaumen präzis und frisch, delikate, rote Frucht, saftige Säure, feines Tannin, florale Rückaromen. Bemerkenswert gradlinig in diesem Jahr."

Decanter: With some of the harvest picked after late August rainfall - and a majority of Merlot in the blend - this wine has some of the highest alcohol for the vintage, and yet it is a bit schizophrenic: The palate evinces tangy steeliness along with Merlot-driven aromatics of dark chocolate and ripe plum. The low pH - 3.35 - reflects energy and acidity. Let's see how it will perform after the full barrel-ageing process (50% new oak)."

Jeb Dunnuck: A blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon that's being raised in 50% new barrels, the 2025 Château Couhins-Lurton offers lots of cassis and assorted berry fruits alongside cedar pencil, leafy tobacco, and liquid violet-like nuances on the nose. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, with a pure, balanced, graceful mouthfeel, ultra-fine tannins, and a great finish. Checking in at 14.5% alcohol, this is a beautiful, classy, classic wine in the vintage."

The Wine Cellar Insider: Tobacco, spice, leafy herbs, and currant nuances open the wine. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, soft, energetic, and focused on its sweet, mildly peppery cherry-filled charm that is completed by a hint of sweet citrus that comes through at the end of the finish. This will drink well with just a bit of time in the cellar. Drink from 2029-2045."

Falstaff: Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Floraler Touch nach kandierten Veilchen, ein Hauch von Cassis, Brombeerkonfit und Heidelbeeren unterlegt. Rotbeerig-fruchtige Stilistik, feine Tannine, frisch strukturiert, mineralisch-salzig im Abgang, ein lebendiger Speisenbegleiter, delikater Stil."