2020 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac, France 750ml

2020 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac, France 750ml

$195.00
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Pairing
Beef and Venison
Standard Bottle (750 mL) 78 units available

 

Tasting notes

Deep purple-black in color, the 2020 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande begins on a single, well-defined, wonderfully pure note of ripe blackcurrants, opening out to a melody of redcurrant jelly, kirsch, ripe blackberries and tar, with emerging suggestions of dark chocolate, cardamom, ground cloves and violets, with a waft of black truffles. Medium-bodied, tightly wound and with loads of fantastically nuanced black fruit layers, it has a rock-solid frame of finely grained tannins and bags of freshness, finishing long and mineral laced. (LPB)

Producer

Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse

The Bordeaux of Pauillac is known for stark power, but one of the region’s most notable estates, Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande (commonly referred to as Pichon Lalande or Pichon Comtesse) diverges from this trend to produce wines that the French typically describe as “feminine” and “sensuous.” This softer note is partially due to an unusually high proportion of Merlot (35%), but it’s interesting to speculate that the difference stems from the winery’s history, which, since the 18th century, has been notable for strong women, starting with Therese de Rauzan, Germaine de Lajus ...