Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 1989

A fruity and delicate red wine from Pauillac

The estate

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

It was in 1925 that the Miailhe family, under the features 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 estate's acquisition by the Rouzaud family, owners of the Champagne House Louis Roederer.

The vineyard

A reference among the wines of Pauillac, Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande oversees a vineyard located near the Gironde estuary and resting on soils composed of gravelly hills on sandy-clay subsoils.

The vintage

If the mild winter favors an early bud break of the vine, particularly cool conditions in April halt vegetative development for 15 days. A very dry May precedes a hot, dry and sunny summer, just like the fall, ensuring optimal maturity. The harvest takes place from September 11 to 22 under exceptional climatic conditions.

Blend

Cabernet sauvignon (45%)
Merlot (35%)
Cabernet franc (12%)
Petit verdot (8%)

Characteristics and tasting advice for Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 1989

Tasting

The warm and dry conditions did not impact the vineyard, whose generous and qualitative harvest gives birth to a rich wine, combining an expressive fruity structure with beautifully fine tannins.