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Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, more commonly known as Pichon Lalande or Pichon Comtesse, is in the appellation of Pauillac. Ranked a Second Growth in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification, it is classed unofficially as a ‘Super Second’ due to the high prices achieved for its wines.
The estate once belonged to Pierre Desmezures de Rauzan in the 17th Century as a dowry for his daughter and passed to Baron Jacques Pichon de Longueville upon marriage. When Baron Joseph Pichon de Longueville died in 1850, the land was split between his children into Châteaux Pichon Comtesse and Pichon Baron. In 1925, the Miailhe family acquired the estate and their daughter, May Eliane de Lencquesaing, owned and managed the property from 1978 to 2006 when she sold to the Rouzaud family, owners of Champagne Louis Roederer among other prestigious wineries.
An ongoing replanting programme will expand the area under vine from 74 to 90 hectares by 2022 which in turn should increase the share of Cabernet Sauvignon from 55% to 65%. Soil mapping has enabled each parcel to be matched to the ideal grape variety so that Cabernet Sauvignon is grown on the gravel soils, with Merlot on the sandy and clay sub-soils. Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot are also planted here.
The ‘grand vin’ represents 50% of production and has around 70% Cabernet Sauvignon in the final blend. The second wine, Pichon Comtesse Réserve, known as Réserve de la Comtesse until the 2017 vintage, is made from younger vines and specific plots.
Huge investments have been made in recent years, notably in a gravity-fed vinification process that preserves freshness from the moment the grapes arrive at the winery to the point where the wine goes into oak barrels for ageing. Under Technical Director, Nicolas Glumineau, formerly of Château Montrose, biodynamic farming is being introduced for new vineyard plots and may be expanded across the entire estate.
The ‘grand vin’ of Château Pichon Comtesse is praised universally and considered an ‘almost’ First Growth for its sheer class, finesse and ageing potential.
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