The Comtesse de Lalande estate sits among some illustrious neighbours including the likes of Château Latour and it's always more than held it's own and fully justfies it's 2nd growth ranking. Coming from the genius winemaking talent of Nicolas Glumineau, the 2016 Chteau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande matches the 1982 and is a perfect, legendary wine in the making. This is a lower proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon than most Médoc châteaux, but a gradual replanting scheme aims to replace most of the Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot with Cabernet Sauvignon bring them more into line with the area's norms. 2016 Pichon-Lalande, Pauillac (1.5L) SKU 1439027 100 points Jeb Dunnuck.
The estate comprises 85 hectares of vines, just under a half being Cabernet Sauvignon, a third Merlot and the remainder split between Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. In the 1920s ownership passed to brothers Edouard and Louis Miailhe in whose family it remained until being sold to the current owners, Champagne Louis Roederer in 2006. The Château has long been on of the star performers in Pauillac. Pichon Longueville is one of the most important Super Seconds and is really hitting its stride under winemaker Nicolas Glumineau. One his sons, Raoul, inherited what became Pichon Baron and Joseph's daughter, Virginie, inherited the Pichon Comtesse de Lalande estate. It was 1850 when these estates split after being left to the children of Baron Joseph de Pichon Longueville. This historic property was founded in 1689 by Pierre de Rauzan which included, what is now, the eqaully famous neighbouring estate of Pichon Baron.
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