![]() ![]() Tasted at the Pichon-Baron vertical at the château. A simple red wine from which I expected more considering the current. An outstanding 2005 that deserves several more years in bottle. Chteau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2005. There is considerably more length than previous vintages, and superior precision. The mineralité surfaces in a second half that demonstrates great tension and energy. The masculine palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannin and an insistent grip in the mouth, indicative of its long-term intentions. There is nuance and detail here, perhaps more than any previous release of this Second Growth. It boasts intense black cherry, raspberry coulis, graphite and mineral scents that gain intensity in the glass. The 2005 PB was a super generous gift from a new wine friend met on CT, Shawn. ![]() Obviously a span of 5 years but would be a fund faceoff nonetheless. The 2005 Pichon-Baron is showing impressively after 13 years. The 2005 Pichon Lalande, with its aromatics of cassis, forest floor and earth are followed by a medium-bodied wine that doesnt have quite the length and. A H2H of two Bordeaux greats, a 2005 Pichon Baron vs 2010 Belair Monange. This is a beauty and one of the most successful Pauillacs of this vintage. The 2005 Pichon Baron has a dense ruby/purple color, sweet crème de cassis fruit, lots of cedar wood and forest floor, medium to full body, ripe tannin, and a long finish of a good 30+ seconds. Tsui Hang Village "Cantonese Delicacies and Wine Tasting Set Gift Voucher".During the 1980s there were signs of recovery but not at the same speed as with many other properties during this time and certainly nowhere near that of Pichon-Lalande that had prospered enormously under the care of May de Lencquesaing to become one of the first "Super-seconds". His eldest son Bertrand was still young and inexperienced and there was a lack of money for necessary investments leading to a decline in quality of the wines during the 1960s and 1970s. But on the death of Jean Bouteillier in 1961 its reputation began to sink. It was under her ownership that Pichon Comtesse’s reputation as a prized Pauillac. May Eliane de Lencquesaing, Edouard’s daughter, inherited it in 1978 and ran it until 2007. The reputation of Pichon Baron until the 1960s was superior to that of Pichon Lalande across the road, it was also placed above Pichon Lalande in the Classification of 1855. Home / Wines and Beverages / France / Bordeaux / Pauillac / Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2005. Juicy and sleek in feel, with a gloss of singed vanilla and alder over the core of lively blackberry, fig and black currant paste flavors. Edouard and Louis Miailhe, descendants of an old Bordeaux family of vineyard owners and wine brokers, purchased Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande in 1925. It is a wine that improves year after year and can age for over 40 years in the cellar. ![]() This is largely due to the energy, drive and ambition of May-Eliane de Lenquesaing, who took over the property in 1978. Château Pichon Baron exhibits elegance, intensity and exceptional length on the palate. Chteau Pichon-Longueville Lalande is one of the most important Super Seconds and this 2me Cru Class Pauillac estate has made tremendous strides in the last 20 years. Our Grand Vin Château Pichon Baron, classified as a 2nd Grand Cru Classé in 1855, is made with grapes from the oldest vines on the estate’s historic plots.This quintessential Pauillac offers an intense and profound sensory experience of great complexity. /rebates/&252fchateu-pichon-longueville. ![]()
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