Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande (commonly referred to as Pichon Lalande or Pichon Comtesse) is a

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in the

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of the

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region of

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. Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is also the name of the red

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produced by this property. The wine produced here was classified as one of fifteen ''Deuxièmes Crus'' (Second Growths) in the original

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Wine style

While the winery was once known for its higher percentage of

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and lower percentage of

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in its blends, the vineyard started to move towards blends more consistent with other wines from the

region, with recent vintages being between 70 and 75% Cabernet Sauvignon. The

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is called ''Pichon Comtesse-Réserve''.

History

The estate was created by Pierre de Mazur de Rauzan at the end of the XVIIth century. The 80-hectare land (which included the Château Pichon Longueville Baron) originally extended from

and Saint-Julien. In 1694, de Rauzan's daughter married the Bordeaux politician Jacques Pichon Longueville, and the estate took the name Pichon. One of Pichon's daughters, the Comtesse de Lalande, became the next-generation owner of the estate. In 1850, the estate was divided into the two current Pichon estates. In 1925, Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande was bought by Edouard Miailhe and Louis Miailhe. The daughter of Edouard Miailhe, May Eliane de Lencquesaing (born in 1926) later became the owner and manager of the property.Château website: History
In 2006, de Lencquesaing sold a majority interest in the Château to the Rouzaud family, which also owns the Champagne house

Louis Roederer Louis Roederer is a producer of champagne based in Reims, France. Founded in 1776, the business was inherited and renamed by Louis Roederer in 1833. It remains as one of the few independent and family-run ''maisons de champagne'' (champagne hous ...

.Anson, Jane; Lechmere, Adam, ''Decanter.com'' (November 1, 2006)
Roederer takes over Pichon
/ref> In 2009, the Roederer Group invested 30 million dollars in a replanting plan and a new wine cellar, in a move to turn the whole operation into a biodynamic farm.

References

External links

Official website
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