Aromatically the 2018 opens with blackberries, lots and lots of blackberries front and center. In both cases the bouquet improved over twenty four hours and held up for seventy two hours. Both have great aromatics immediately evident upon opening the bottles. The 2018 is more masculine, more muscular compared to the gorgeous, opulent, feminine 2016. Both have great structure, freshness and energy. Maybe the 2016 is slightly silkier, but that's splitting hairs, they are neck and neck in texture character. Texturally, in the mouth, both the 2018 and the 2016 feel like high end luxury products silky smooth, velvety rich with a very long mildly saline finish. This is a repeat comparison of two new bottles of the 2018 vs the 2016 just one week later over a period of seventy two hours. My note for last week's comparison can be read in the Pichon Lalande 2016 review page. I compared the 2018 to the 2016 last week over several days and found the comparision so fascinating, I did it again. Finally, the sweet little glass museum is an interesting addition to the tour.Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2018: The main cellar is worth a visit in its own right, its columns cased in wood-paneling, with modern paintings and sculptures decorating the entrance. We cannot imagine a more wonderful property to visit, with its grandiose mansion and views across the vines towards the Gironde’s estuary. Their style is defined by the high proportion of plummy Merlot, which has long been a feature of Lalande, and strays from the tradition of Cabernet Sauvignon dominated left bank wines. However, they have, to this day, continued the hard work of May-Elaine (she now owns a winery in Stellenbosch, South Africa), and it shows in the wines. In 2006, Lalande came under the control of the exclusive Champagne house Roederer, much to the surprise of many. She and her husband Hervé, a couple of amazing energy, put all their efforts into restoring the Château and promoting the wine as a super second to rival the finest Bordeaux estates. As with all of the grand estates in the Médoc, the Château would outlive several owners before coming under the stewardship of the passionate May-Eliane. Her niece Elisabeth inherited the property in 1882 and kept control until 1926.
It was only after Raoul’s death in 1860 that Virginie, one of the sisters, decided that her property should be separated, and so Pichon-Lalande became a single entity. He built the twin property Pichon-Longueville in 1851. Pichon-Lalande was built in the 1840s and was owned by three sisters and their brother Raoul. Pichon-Lalande and its twin brother Pichon-Longueville (known previously as Pichon Baron) formed a single estate until 1860.
It produces some of the most elegant and profound wine in the area, a testament to the dedication of the families who have owned the Château over the centuries. The great names of Lafite and Mouton Rothschild are found here, and yet Pichon-Lalande has more than held its own against such prestigious wineries.
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Pauillac is the star of the Médoc region, the blockbuster. The Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande estate, alongside the illustrious Château Latour, dominates the southern part of the famous wine appellation of Pauillac with the architectural splendor of their fairy tale châteaux.
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