Our Wines & Spirits

Lisa Perrotti-Brown: The grand vin represents 50% of the crop thisyear. The 2018 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is made up of71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 1% PetitVerdot with a pH of 3.85, an IPT (total polyphenol index) of 87 and14% alcohol. Very deep purple-black colored, it is like hitting abrick wall to begin, needing considerable coaxing to start toreveal notes of crushed black cherries, warm blackberries, ripeblackcurrants and chocolate cake with nuances of violets, rose hiptea, charcuterie, tapenade and incense with wafts of new leatherand iron ore. Full-bodied, concentrated and completely laden withtightly wound black fruit and savory layers, the palate gives arock-solid backbone of firm, super ripe, super fine-grained tanninsand soft background freshness, finishing very long with a veritabledisplay of mineral fireworks.