{"product_id":"chateau-pichon-longueville-comtesse-de-lalande-pauillac-2022","title":"Chateau Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Pauillac 2022","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e100 Points - Wine Advocate.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rated a perfect 100 by the Wine Advocate and 99 by James Suckling, the 2022 is hailed as a benchmark Pichon Comtesse and one of the finest wines of the vintage. It brings together the estate's famous silky sensuality and the ripeness of a hot year with true Pauillac classicism, so it feels both seductive and serious. Cabernet Sauvignon leads with cassis and pencil lead, Merlot adds velvet, and Cabernet Franc adds a floral lift. The estate is farmed organically and with biodynamic methods. Decant it well ahead, or lay it down for a decade or more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaste\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDeep purple in the glass. The nose bursts with cassis and blackberry, then licorice, violets and pencil shavings, with an incredibly floral lift. The palate is full bodied and layered, with a huge core of dark currant fruit, ripe, polished, velvety tannins and no hard edges. The finish is long and thrilling. Aged for 19 months in French oak, two thirds of it new. Beautiful with a long decant now, and built to age for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWine Press Ratings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e100 Points - Wine Advocate (2022 Vintage)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\"one of the finest wines of the vintage and a benchmark Pichon Comtesse\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e99 Points - James Suckling (2022 Vintage)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e98 Points - Decanter (2022 Vintage)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlend\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eCabernet Sauvignon 78%, Merlot 17%, Cabernet Franc 5%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Producer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eChâteau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is a Second Growth from the 1855 classification, in the south of Pauillac on the banks of the Gironde, next to Château Latour. The Pichon Longueville estate goes back to 1689, and the property took its name after Virginie de Pichon Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande, inherited part of it in the 19th century. May-Éliane de Lencquesaing ran it with great success for nearly 30 years, before it was bought by the Rouzaud family of Champagne Louis Roederer in 2006 and 2007. The vineyard is farmed organically, with biodynamic methods, and the grapes are picked by hand, parcel by parcel, and vinified by gravity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Passion des Terroirs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62417394860419,"sku":"PDT16522","price":249.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/9843\/1058\/files\/ChateauPichon-LonguevilleComtessedeLalandePauillac.png?v=1790777927","url":"https:\/\/www.perfectcellar.com\/products\/chateau-pichon-longueville-comtesse-de-lalande-pauillac-2022","provider":"Perfect Cellar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}