They sort rigourously in the vineyard and at the arrival on the receiving hopper. 2005 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Pauillac, France Most Recent Global Avg Price (ex-tax) 215 / 750ml From September 2022 Red - Savory and Classic 4.5 from 58 Reviews 93 / 100 from 23 Critic Scores Certified Biodynamic Second Growth. Merlot, a precocious variety, starts the harvest, the Cabernet and Petit Verdot, late varieties, close the harvest.
Each year, more than 100 people - often the same families of Andalusia - pick grapes in the field, depending on the age and the maturity of the plots. In the years with bright sunlight as in 1982, 1986, 19, when the maturity of the grapes was excellent, its contribution is remarkable.The Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande remains faithful to the tradition of hand picking. The 8% Petit Verdot provides freshness and aromatic complexity and spiciness. The 2008 shares most of these characteristics. When people talk about wines from Château Pichon-Lalande they use words like Tannins, Full, Fruit, Black, Purple, Fine, Elegant, Fruits, Deep, Pure, Sweet, Graphite, Ripe, Plump, Rich. The 12% Cabernet Franc gives a balanced wine with a fruity bouquet, firm and clear in his youth, which integrates very well during aging. The average score for Château Pichon-Lalande is 903, making this an above average effort for the producer. "My uncle Louis loved this grape," says May Eliane de Lencquesaing, "it brings the color, roundness and suppleness, hallmarks of the wines of this area". 35% Merlot: a surprising percentage, unusual in an appellation that emphasizes Cabernet Sauvignon.
The recent tasting of older vintages such as 1875, 1893, 1900 have shown, by their astonishing youth, the possibility of aging the wines of Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande.
The 45% Cabernet Sauvignon determines the structure and gives it its longevity. It is undoubtedly the proportion of grapes that gives a guarantee of longevity and an exceptionally elegant personality exempt of harshness. Harmony and the variety of grapes of Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is unique in the Pauillac appellation.
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