Chateau La Louviere Pessac Leognan Grand Vin de Bordeaux 75cl, 14%
Tasting Notes
Colour: Very dark purple, with violet and almost black highlights.
Nose: Very expressive and fine, with very ripe black fruits including plum, blackcurrant and blackberry, supported by light toastiness.
Palate: Balanced and well-structured, with juicy ripe strawberry and blackberry fruit filling the palate.
Finish: Nice length with more spicy notes.
Description
Chateau La Louviere Pessac Leognan Grand Vin de Bordeaux 75cl, 14% is a red Pessac-Léognan from a historic Bordeaux estate with more than 700 years of winegrowing heritage. The official 2020 estate sheet matches the 14% ABV of your bottle and presents it as a wine built from 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, grown on deep gravel and harvested by hand.
What makes this bottle especially attractive is the balance between richness and elegance. The official tasting profile describes a very dark purple colour, a fine nose of very ripe black fruits with light toastiness, and a palate with juicy ripe fruit, structure and spicy length. That gives the wine a polished, expressive style with real Bordeaux character rather than simple weight alone.
Why Choose Chateau La Louviere Pessac Leognan Grand Vin de Bordeaux 75cl, 14%
Chateau La Louviere Pessac Leognan Grand Vin de Bordeaux 75cl, 14% stands out because it combines historic estate pedigree with a modern, well-shaped Pessac-Léognan profile. The 2020 official blend leans heavily on Merlot, which helps give the wine ripe fruit and generosity, while the Cabernet Sauvignon adds structure and lift. With hand harvesting, deep gravel soils and more than 15 years of ageing potential, it offers much more than a routine Bordeaux red.
Ideal For.
This bottle is ideal for Bordeaux drinkers who enjoy ripe black fruit, soft oak spice and a more elegant, fruit-led structure rather than a harder, more austere style.
It is ideal for serving with grilled meat, pan-fried mushrooms, pigeon with grapes or stuffed saddle of lamb, which follows the official pairing guidance for this wine.
It is also ideal for gifting or for adding a refined Pessac-Léognan red to a serious wine shelf. This is an inference based on the estate history, the grand vin positioning and the polished official tasting profile.
Product Details
Product Name: Chateau La Louviere Pessac Leognan Grand Vin de Bordeaux 75cl, 14%.
Category: Red Bordeaux wine.
Appellation: Pessac-Léognan.
Estate: Chateau La Louviere.
Country: France.
Bottle Size: 75cl.
ABV: 14%.
Vintage Match for This ABV: The official estate sheet for Chateau La Louviere Red 2020 matches the 14% strength shown on your bottle title.
Grape Varieties: Merlot 80%, Cabernet Sauvignon 20%.
Terroir: Deep gravel.
Vineyard Surface Area: 113.66 hectares.
Average Vine Age: 26 years.
Harvest: By hand with small deep crates.
Ageing Potential: Over 15 years.
Bottle Count: No confirmed public outturn was found in the sources reviewed.
Collector’s Note
This bottle has strong collector appeal because Chateau La Louviere is not just a generic Bordeaux label. It is a long-established Pessac-Léognan estate with roots going back to around 1310, and that gives the wine a much stronger sense of identity and heritage than many standard reds in the category.
It is also attractive because the 2020 profile combines immediate drinking appeal with proper cellaring potential. The dark fruit, gentle toast, structure and spicy length suggest a wine that can show well now but still has the shape to reward time in bottle.
Additional information
| Weight | 2.10 kg |
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