Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2019 – Pauillac Grand Cru Classé

The nose is beautifully delicate, racy and offers a beautiful power in finesse/delicacy, a fine sensation of tension, a beautiful finesse of the grain, a complete side, complexity/a multi-layers side and a fine freshness. It reveals notes of bright Boysen berry, bright raspberry, small notes of crushed cassis associated with fine touches of small crushed fruits as well as hints of chocolate, toasted, fine hints of lily/iris, violet, sugared mild tobacco, very discreet hints of vanilla. The palate is fruity, racy, mineral, well-balanced and offers a beautiful finesse of the frame/an acidulous frame, a beautiful finesse of the grain and a very fine straightness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of bright/juicy blackberry, bright/juicy cassis, small notes of bright/juicy raspberry associated with fine touches of crushed redcurrant, bright cherry as well as hints of toasted, lily/lilac, toasted, chocolate/tonka bean, fine hints of caramelization, camphor, discreet hints of toasted hazelnut, a discreet hints of salinity/iodine hint and an imperceptible hint of black tea. Tannins are beautifully built, elegant, fine and coating. A wine of mastery, accuracy and finesse. A construction reminiscent of a square of silk, we can see the complexity of the thousands of “little threads” that give a harmonious and delicate whole (despite its controlled power).