Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2006

The concentration and elegance of a Pauillac red wine

The property

Second Grand Cru Classé of Pauillac, the magnificent Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande shines in the Pauillac appellation.

It was in 1925 that the Miailhe family, under the guise of Édouard and Louis Miailhe, acquired this property on the left bank of Bordeaux. An emblematic figure of Gironde viticulture, May-Eliane de Lencquesaing, daughter of Edouard Miailhe, ran the Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande from 1978 to 2007, the date of the acquisition of the estate by the Rouzaud family, owners of the Champagne House Louis Roederer.

The vineyard

This large Pauillac vineyard rests on soils composed of gravelly mounds on sandy-clay subsoils.

Grape varieties

Cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc and petit verdot.

Characteristics and tasting advice for Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2006

Tasting

This vintage combines the finesse and tannins of the great Médocs. Its aromatic expression mixes raspberry, violet, cherry juice and a few cigar notes. Its construction is balanced, solid and suggests a significant aging potential.