Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Deuxieme Cru Pauillac 1986Sold as seen. Ch. Pichon Lalande is a 2nd Growth in the Pauillac region of Bordeaux. The make a Cabernet Sauvignon blend, with Merlot and Cabernet Franc, typically aged for a year in oak. It is a Pauillac famous for being elegant and approachable, with soft tannins. This highly regarded wine has just come out of a dormant phase. It is a complex wine of dark fruit, cedar and spice, it still has plenty of life ahead of it.

limestone slopes benefit from refreshing breezes and warm sunshine

All the grapes have organic certification and in recent years the vineyards have been managed on the basis of bio-dynamic agriculture principles

Ripe plum and blackcurrant fruit with some spicy and woody oak notes

approachable character

it is dry with a soft yet vibrant texture

A nutty finish on the palate

for example a Thai green curry

Made with 100% Nerello Mascalese

eschewing artifice to allow the nuances of each terroir to shine through

unique in the winemaking world

or classic salt cod croquettes

it managed to sidestep the torrid conditions