Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Pauillac Grand Cru 2018 (Bordeaux, France) - [JD 98+] [WS 98, #2 Top 100 of 2021] [WE 98] [WA 97+][VM 97+] [JS 97]

Click here to see all of the Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of 2021 we have available! About this wine: Chateau Pichon-Longueville Baron is a leading Pauillac 2éme Cru Classé estate, one of Bordeaux's most illustrious "super seconds". In 1987 it was bought by the AXA Millésimes Group, who also own Cantenac-Brown, Petit-Village, and Suduiraut. The Estate was founded in the late 17th century, and in In 1850 the property was divided in two: Baron Raoul Pichon de Longueville's section became the Pichon-Baron estate, while the second section, belonging to his three sisters, became Pichon Comtesse. Pichon-Longueville Lalande is a 75-hectare property that produces on average 36,000 cases per year. Located in the east of the Pauillac appellation, the vineyards (Cabernet Sauvignon 45%, Merlot 35%, Cabernet Franc 12%, Petit Verdot 8%) lie on deep gravel beds underpinned by clay and then sandstone and limestone (part of these vineyards actually reside in the St-Julien appellation). The wine is f