![]() (I followed this wine for multiple days.) I suspect a solid decade of cellaring is warranted. While this cuvée has included a fair chunk of Merlot in the past that gave it more upfront appeal, it's important for readers to know it's much more Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated today, and while it is slightly more approachable than some of its neighbors, it shuts down rather quickly with time in the glass. Chateau Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande has developed a reputation for outstanding wines in difficult vintages. ![]() Possessing a deep, full-bodied, singular character, the purity of fruit that's the hallmark of the vintage, building tannins, and a sense of class and elegance that's hard to describe, it's a 50-year-wine. Product turnaround time varies by location of inventory and your chosen method of shipping/pickup. A blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot, and 4% Cabernet Franc brought up in 60% new oak, it's not the most powerful Left Bank but offers perfect balance and thrilling intensity as well as heavenly aromatics of crème de cassis, leafy herbs, jammy blackberries, tobacco leaf, and freshly sharpened lead pencils as well as more violets and minerality with time in the glass. 2015 Pichon-Lalande, Pauillac Price: 179.99 Quantity: VN: 98 JD: 97 JS: 97 RP: 96 WE: 96 DC: 95 WS: 95 Real Time Inventory by location: The item you have chosen is not in stock in our retail stores or within our main warehouse. Deep garnet-purple colored, it charges out of the gate with bold scents of baked. ![]() The grand vin represents 50 of the crop this year. Coming from the genius winemaking talent of Nicolas Glumineau, the 2016 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande matches the 1982 and is a perfect, legendary wine in the making. The 2018 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is a blend of 71 Cabernet Sauvignon, 23 Merlot, 5 Cabernet Franc and 1 Petit Verdot with a pH of 3.85, an IPT (total polyphenol index) of 87 and 14 alcohol.
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