1994 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande - Pauillac 2ème Grand Cru Classé - 1 Bottle (0.75L)

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2ème Grand Cru Classé 1994

This property arose from the division, in 1850, of the original Château Pichon Longueville, when the owner established the inheritance for his children: his son took the helm of the current Pichon Longueville Baron, while his daughter Virginie, wife of the Count of Lalande, received the other part of the estate, hence the ending: “Comtesse de Lalande.” A woman of authority, passionate about wine, Virginie carried the rise, then the consecration of the estate. The latter remained within the founding family until 1925, when it was bought by Edouard and Louis Miailhe.

From 1978 to 2007, it was another great lady who held the reins: May-Eliane de Lencquesaing, the daughter of Edouard Miailhe. Grand Chancellor of the Bordeaux Wine Academy, she is nicknamed “the General,” in light of her husband’s military career. The feminine imprint left by the countess a century earlier could not find a better echo? Moreover, the passionate journey witnessed by Pichon Lalande is far from foreign to the tenderness and affection that enthusiasts have always shown for the wines of the estate. The property was purchased in 2007 by the Rouzaud family, owners, among other things, of the Roederer Champagne house.

About the vintage

Of the property’s 75 hectares of vineyards, 11 lie within the municipality of Saint-Julien, hence wines of unusually elegant character for Pauillac. In addition to a predominant proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon, a guarantee of longevity, the grape variety also makes room for Merlot, promising the wine more flexibility, particularly in its youth. The grand wine of Pichon Comtesse thus wonderfully combines the concentration of a Pauillac with tannins of great distinction. Its exceptional terroir, overlooking the Gironde, helps it withstand harsh winters and summers that are too hot. In the exclusive circle of the greatest Bordeauxs. To be enjoyed after 10 to 30 years of aging.