We have experts working across the globe serving customers in over 40 different countries. See more products from Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de LalandeĬru is one of the world’s leading fine wine retailers. This producer has a reputation for sheer, unrivalled elegance within the commune of Pauillac due to the slightly lower percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend than is typical, with other varietals softening and smoothing the beautifully textured and exquisitely perfumed wines. In 2007 the estate was acquired by the owners of Louis Roederer Champagne, who have continued its traditions and, if anything, taken the property on to even greater heights. As well as investing heavily in the property, she was a tireless ambassador and presided over a significant increase in Pichon Lalande’s size, from 40ha when she took over to 89ha now. She presided over a steep ascent in the estate’s fortunes. Until 2007 the property was owned by descendent May-Eliane de Lencquesaing (from 1978). The estate – and its ‘brother’ Pichon Longueville Baron – was effectively created in 1850 when Baron Joseph de Pichon Longueville divided a larger property (comprising both estates) between his five children. Tasted February 2016.Ībout Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de LalandeĬhâteau Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande (Pichon Lalande) is a 2éme Grand Cru Classé estate in Pauillac. Yet the bottom line is that both wines represent fabulous, era-defining contributions to this legendary vintage, and both continue to offer profound expression of Pauillac at its peak. Why is it not 100 points in my book? Well, compared to the 1982 Latour, it does not possess that same level of precision or length. It is a long-term wine, so do not be surprised if it continues along its plateau for another 20 years. The palate retains its exquisite balance thanks to its fine tannin and layers of black, graphite-infused fruit that ease you into its sumptuous finish. This bottle, of perfect provenance, was captivating on the nose - still youthful and jam-packed with very pure and intense black and red fruit, mixed with cedar and graphite notes that ebb away as the Merlot component takes over and delivers strawberry and undergrowth scents. Nevertheless, it remains a brilliant, benchmark wine that continues to give a great deal of pleasure. Whilst I enjoyed several bona fide perfect examples of the 1982 Château Pichon Lalande in the late nineties, my most recent encounters imply that these years were its peak.
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