Château de la Louvière

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend

9.025 ratings
9.26 pro ratings
Pessac-Léognan, Graves, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, White Rice, Mushrooms, Pasta, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Tomato-Based, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Hard Cheese, Venison
Top Notes For
Kelly Cleary

At least I said France...

At least I said France...

Aug 5th, 2014
Doctor No

Everything there and humming along in this elegant, middleweight Bordeaux. Slight, fairly minimal Brett; this opened up quickly to deep cassis, tobacco and cigar and developed nicely over an hour of air. Still some slight tannic dust that makes me think, along with the dark color, that this was stored fairly cold for most of its hibernation. Nice to get a good bottle of this. Drank a bit above its pedigree, and younger.

Everything there and humming along in this elegant, middleweight Bordeaux. Slight, fairly minimal Brett; this opened up quickly to deep cassis, tobacco and cigar and developed nicely over an hour of air. Still some slight tannic dust that makes me think, along with the dark color, that this was stored fairly cold for most of its hibernation. Nice to get a good bottle of this. Drank a bit above its pedigree, and younger.

Aug 28th, 2017
Valerie Charls

1990 vintage

1990 vintage

Dec 19th, 2016
Stephen Mandy

Delicious fully mature graves with a gravely tobacco nose vibrant fruit and haunting finish.

Delicious fully mature graves with a gravely tobacco nose vibrant fruit and haunting finish.

Aug 25th, 2016
Marc Melser

We had this on 8/7-8/16. Nice tastes of dark cherry, chocolate, leather and graphite. Just a different scent and taste from an American wine.

We had this on 8/7-8/16. Nice tastes of dark cherry, chocolate, leather and graphite. Just a different scent and taste from an American wine.

Aug 7th, 2016
Doctor No

Classic bdx and drinking well. Dark cherry, wet wood, a touch of beef broth and tobacco. Modest finish but everything is there.

Classic bdx and drinking well. Dark cherry, wet wood, a touch of beef broth and tobacco. Modest finish but everything is there.

Apr 23rd, 2016
Abbey Mateson

Very complex, deep, smoky almost at first. Opens up nicely. Very dry. Not done.

Very complex, deep, smoky almost at first. Opens up nicely. Very dry. Not done.

Jan 20th, 2016
Peter C

Classic left bank. Herbal, complex, balanced. Total sleeper, held up well against the classified growths.

Classic left bank. Herbal, complex, balanced. Total sleeper, held up well against the classified growths.

Mar 13th, 2015
Amanda Sigafoos

Boggy with a side of kelpy mist? Also cherries.

Boggy with a side of kelpy mist? Also cherries.

Feb 15th, 2015
Marie Keep

Director of Fine Wines Skinner

6.1

Cork heavy with taint but the wine emerged so much less saturated than one would expect. Have never experienced this phenomenon before. Still, the wine suffered.

Cork heavy with taint but the wine emerged so much less saturated than one would expect. Have never experienced this phenomenon before. Still, the wine suffered.

Dec 26th, 2014