位於波爾多Pauillac村最南端的Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande(一般簡稱為Ch. Pichon Lalande 伯爵夫人堡)與另一座知名的二級堡Chateau Pichon-Longueville Baron（簡稱﹕Pichon Baron男爵堡）原為一家，1850年分家產時，Edouard Miailhe的長子Raoul男伯爵繼承了五分之二的園區也就是現在的Pichon Baron，其餘的五分之三由三個女兒繼承，後來由其中一位女兒Comtesse de Lalande拉隆伯爵夫人取得全部的股份。自從十九世紀由Lalande伯爵夫人繼承之後，一直維持著卓越的聲譽；本酒莊在1855年的分級中評為二級酒莊，並且名列所謂的「超級二級酒莊(Super Second)」之一。自2006年起本酒莊成為著名的Louis Roederer香檳家族的產業，延續了其優異的品質和聲譽。
在以強勁紮實著稱的Pauillac產區中，Château Pichon Lalande擁有獨樹一格的高貴優雅酒質，與其伯爵夫人的稱號巧妙地相應：它的酒質可以在年輕時就非常美味，充滿豐富甜美的果味，然而適當陳年之後，又會展現Pauillac一流美酒的優雅與紮實，而且它的酒質表現近十幾年來越來越精彩，無怪乎它們的酒在全世界都一直是深受鑑賞家們的喜愛。
This estate is one of the most dynamic in contemporary Bordeaux, so it's no surprise that the 2021 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is a terrific wine—though its a very atypical blend of 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc and 2% Merlot, cropped at a derisory 15 hectoliters per hectare, hints at what a challenging year this was in the vineyards. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of wild berries, blackcurrants, iris, licorice, black truffles, cigar wrapper and sweet soil tones, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and textural, with beautifully refined tannins, lively acids and a supple but serious profile. It will see 60% new oak and, in all likelihood, a classical élevage of fully 18 months.
WA: 97-99
The 2022 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is one wine where a comparison with this estate's magical 1982 doesn't appear to be far-fetched. Wafting from the glass with deep aromas of cassis, plums, violets, rose petals, tobacco leaf and pencil shavings, it's full-bodied, supple and fleshy, with a layered, seamless core of fruit that largely conceals its chassis of powdery structuring tannin. Concluding with a long, expansive and beautifully perfumed finish, it's a blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc that has the potential to equal or even surpass the 2019 and 2016 vintages at this address. It checks in at a very classical 13.6% alcohol and a rather high pH of 3.80.
