Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Specification

Producer

Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Region

Bordeaux

Where

Pauillac, Bordeaux

Classification

Second Growth (1855)

Grapes

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Vintage

1970

Case

12 x 75cl REPACK

Held at

Wine Tunnels, London City Bond (in bond)

Code

PICLON7012X75R

About this wine

Pichon Comtesse is seductive and refined, with ripe fruit, a silky texture and fragrance, while having the structure to age for decades. It is often among the most admired wines of Pauillac.

About Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, usually called Pichon Comtesse or Pichon Lalande, is a Second Growth of Pauillac facing Château Pichon Baron across the road and bordering Saint-Julien. It was run for many years by May-Eliane de Lencquesaing and has been owned by the Champagne house Louis Roederer since 2007.

It is known for wines of charm and finesse, with more Merlot than most Pauillacs.