Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2024

Characteristics and Tasting Tips of Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2024

Tasting

Nose
The aromatic bouquet reveals a complex palette combining raspberry with notes of blackcurrant jelly, rosewood, lemon verbena, cedar and iris.

Palate
Full and concentrated, the palate entices with aromas of blackcurrant and bun tobacco. The powdery tannic frame is supported by subtle notes of black tea and cocoa.

An Exceptional Pauillac Wine Combining Power and Refinement

The Estate

Created in 1850 following the division of the Pichon-Longueville estate, the Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande flourishes on the Pauillac terroir. Classified as a Second Growth in 1855, it is today owned by the Rouzaud family, owners of the Champagne house Louis Roederer. The estate draws its uniqueness from its remarkable feminine heritage, embodied by figures such as Virginie de Pichon Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande, and May-Eliane de Lencquesaing. Its château, inspired by the hôtel de Lalande in Bordeaux, and its refined style bear witness to this unique historical feminine imprint in the Médoc.

The Vineyard

The vineyard covers 114 hectares, of which 92 hectares are in production, planted on the characteristic gravel soils of Pauillac resting on clay-sand subsoils. The vines average 28 years of age. The estate is committed to an environmental approach with 85% of the vineyard under organic conversion and the application of biodynamic preparations.

The Vintage

The year 2024 was marked by record rainfall during winter and spring, accompanied by cool temperatures that slowed the vegetative cycle. Flowering took place from early June until veraison in mid-August, a period marked by coulure and millerandage phenomena and unprecedented downy mildew pressure. Fortunately, ripening occurred under dry and sunny conditions from mid-July to the end of August, allowing the harvest to take place from September 23 to October 8 in favourable conditions.

Winemaking and Aging

Parcelled vinification in gravity-fed tronconical vats. Aging takes place over 18 months in barrels, 65% of which are new oak with medium-long toast. The wines benefit from traditional racking using the à l’esquive method and egg white fining according to ancestral techniques.

Blend

83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc.