Ch. Pichon Longueville Lalande 1989Vintage 1989 Size 75cl ABV Tasting Note Chteau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is located on Bordeauxs Left Bank, in the world renowned Pauillac appellation. Under the 1855 Classification, which Napoleon III requested for the Exposition Universelle de Paris, Pichon Lalande falls under the Deuximes Grands Crus Classs, or Second Classified Growth category. Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande and Pichon Longueville Baron were once one large

wisps of sage

Old Grenache and Carignan vines grown at altitude provide the fruit which is harvested slightly earlier than the norm to give balance to a wine which could otherwise risk stumbling into clumsy territory

Slightly neutral

Azienda Agricola la Battistina

Upon opening up the herbaceous

The high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon gives it an exceptional acidity/alcohol balance that is an indication of a great vintage

its distillery

A deliciously bitter twist on the finish maintains the complexity of this fine Spanish white

This light red wine has plentiful red fruit aromas

The palate is round and textured with a well balanced freshness

typical for Feteascã Regalã is well expressed in this wine by allowing full fermentation to dryness

The clear wine was then racked