Château Couhins-Lurton

[1] The winery is located in close vicinity of the city of Bordeaux, in the commune of Villenave-d'Ornon.

In addition to the classed dry white Grand vin, the estate also produces a red.

Once a large and celebrated estate, owned by the Gasqueton-Hanappier families, it was acquired by the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) in 1968, and André Lurton who had worked at the estate as a fermier since 1967, bought from INRA a smaller portion of Château Couhins.

[2] The 2003 vintage of Château Couhins-Lurton was the first classified Bordeaux wine to be sealed with an alternative wine closure when it was released with a stelvin screw cap closure.

[3] The vineyard area is divided between 6 hectares with 100% of the white grape variety Sauvignon blanc and 17.4 hectares with the red grape varieties of 77% Merlot and 23% Cabernet Sauvignon.