

Second White Wine of Chateau Couhins
Couhins la Gravette • La Dame de Couhins • Le Moulin de Couhins
Owner / Operator : French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA)
Director : Dominique Forget
Technical Manager : Matthew Arroyo
Consultant oenologists : Denis Dubourdieu and Valérie Lavigne
Marketing & Communication : Romain Baillou
A.O.C : Pessac-Léognan white
Area : 6 ha
Soil characteristics : Gravelly hilltop • Clay slope on a limestone base • Sand-clay zone
Grape varieties : 95% Sauvignon Blanc and 5% Sauvignon Gris
Density of planting : 6500 to 9100 vines/ha
Management of vines :
-Double Guyot pruning -Traditional ploughing four times -Integrated production -Optimization of soil/plant balance -Rationalized canopy management -Manual harvests with successive selective harvests in crates
-Double Guyot pruning -Traditional ploughing four times -Integrated production -Optimization of soil/plant balance -Rationalized canopy management -Manual harvests with successive selective harvests in crates
Vinification :
Slow, cold pneumatic pressing (inert gas), skin maceration for some batches, rationalized settling, alcoholic fermentation in barrels, tanks and casks.
Slow, cold pneumatic pressing (inert gas), skin maceration for some batches, rationalized settling, alcoholic fermentation in barrels, tanks and casks.
Maturing : 9 Months in barrels, casks and vats on the lees with stirring
Average annual production : from 9 000 to 12 000 bottles
Tasting :