Pauillac 

2018

53% Cabernet Sauvignon
42% Merlot
4% Petit Verdot
1% Cabernet Franc 

Region: Bordeaux 

ESTATE HISTORY

The second growth of Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, the Réserve de la Comtesse, was created and sold for the first time in 1973. Second growths represent between 20 percent and 50 percent of the total production of the Château. From the same soil, the second growth benefits from the technology and reputation of the great wine. The archives kept at Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande mention the existence of a second wine as early as the 19th century.

TERROIR

The vast majority of the vineyards are Gunzian gravel mounds of the classic Pauillac composition, with the deep bed of gravel placed over a substrata of clay and limestone.

VITICULTURE

The commitment to sustainable farming practices extends throughout the 220 acres of vineyards, with over 27 acres fully converted to organic viticulture, and 37 acres farmed biodynamically.

WINEMAKING

New Oak: 40%
Aging: 12 months

TASTING & FOOD PAIRINGS 

Enchanting aromatic bouquet evolving on notes of ripe black fruits. Peppery and minty notes bring a beautiful freshness.
On the palate, the mouth evolves with suppleness and indulgence, revealing a fruit of great aromatic purity and very tasty. Perfectly melted, the tannins give the wine an elegant and refined structure, presenting a beautiful chewiness. With elegance, the persistence of the wine stretches out at length in the finish.

A very grand Pauillac red wine signed Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande in an exceptional vintage.