Alcohol: 14.5%
Grape(s): 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot
Location: Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
Tasting Notes: Opaque garnet to the rim. Rich, brooding aromas of crème de cassis, blackberry, cedar, tobacco leaf and graphite. Powerful yet poised on the palate, with dense, velvet-textured fruit, ripe structural tannins and a regal, lingering finish. A benchmark 2018 that many critics rank among the vintage's finest.
Notes: The grand vin of the 2018 vintage, from vines averaging several decades of age on deep Günz gravel over clay, aged in French oak barrels.
Food Pairing: Rib of beef, roast lamb, game, and classic hard cheeses.
Winery Story: Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is one of Pauillac's legendary Super Seconds, its vineyard famously facing Château Latour across the stream. Named for the Comtesse de Lalande, who ran the estate in the 19th century, the chateau has long been celebrated for its supple, seductive take on Pauillac Cabernet.
