Six bottles Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
1981 vintage
Pauillac, Bordeaux/France
Original filling quantity: 0,75 l
Fill level: into neck

This lot comprises six bottles of 1981 vintage Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, also known as Pichon-Lalande, from the Pauillac appellation in Bordeaux.

The appellation Pauillac produces some of the world’s most highly-prized and expensive red wines. Situated to the northwest of the city of Bordeaux, near the Atlantic coast, its vineyards are located on dried-out swamplands. Vines take root in gravel dunes with subterranean clay lens. Here, Cabernet Sauvignon can develop a unique depth of taste and power, so the grape variety therefore makes up a large percentage of the Pauillac cuvées. The tannin-rich, powerful, concentrated wines require longer bottle-ageing in order to differentiate and reveal their taste. The Classification of 1855 put the vineyards of the Lafite-Rothschild and Latour estates ahead of the pack, awarding them Premier cru status. Mouton-Rothschild has also belonged to the club since 1973. In second place are the Deuxième crus of Pichon-Longueville-Baron and Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse de Lalande. For decades, however, experts have judged them as being at least on a par with their Premier cru counterparts. This is also the case for numerous other top wines from this appellation.

1981 was a very good vintage in Bordeaux. Ideal weather conditions resulted in a great harvest.

The fill levels are excellent (into neck). The labels and capsules are in perfect condition.

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