2023 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac, France 750ml

2023 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac, France 750ml

$154.00
$195.00
Vintage
2023
Producer
Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse
Country: 
France
Region: 
Bordeaux
Sub-Region: 
Medoc / Pauillac
Grape/Blend
Bordeaux Blend Red
Pairing
Beef and Venison
Standard Bottle (750 mL) 10 units available

 

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The 2023 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is a brilliant wine that will be worth a special effort to track down. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of wild berries and cassis mingled with licorice, lilac, iris root, violet, burning embers and pencil shavings, it's medium to full-bodied, seamless and complete, with a deep, layered core of cool fruit that largely conceals it's ultra-refined structuring tannins. At a very measured 13% alcohol and 3.67 pH, it unites all Pichon Comtesse's sensuality with unimpeachable Pauillac classicism. (WK)

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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 ...
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