Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2006

Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is a prestigious Pauillac Second Growth offering elegance and finesse. It reveals layers of dark fruit, floral notes, and refined tannins, balanced by freshness and precision, leading to a long, complex, and graceful finish.

Food Pairing: Pairs best with roast lamb, beef tenderloin, venison, duck, and aged cheeses.

95 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2006 Pichon Lalande, which blows away the 2005, represents a return to the velvety-textured, rich, sexy style most readers would associate with Pichon Lalande. This blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon and 36% Merlot no Petit Verdot was included in the final blend exhibits a dense purple color as well as abundant aromas of chocolate, coffee, cedar, black currants, and a subtle touch of smoke, a rich, savory, full-bodied mouthfeel, plump, fleshy fruit, and a superb finish. This is a 21st century version of the brilliant 1996. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2030.

94 Points - Wine Enthusiast

The success of this wine owes as much to Merlot as to Cabernet. The Merlot has created the ripeness and smoothness of the wine. While the Cabernet keeps it firm and closed up, there is a base of rich, sweet fruit here that will show over the next two years. The style of the wine is moving away from elegance to power under the new regime of owners, Champagne Roederer.

92 Points - Wine Spectator

Displays currant and blackberry, with hints of licorice. Full-bodied, with round, chewy tannins and lots of fruit under the structure. A rich wine for the vintage, needing plenty of bottle age. Best after 2014.