orange zest and freshly baked bread

and ripe dark berries

with the harvest taking place from September 19th to October 11th

blackberries and cassis mingled with hints of violets and pencil lead

Chateau Pichon Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac, 2010, 75cl Format:1 x 75cl orange zest and freshly bakedThe 2010 Pichon Lalande is performing extremely well and at the top of the range I predicted several years ago. A final blend dominated much more by Cabernet Sauvignon than usual (66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and the rest Petit Verdot), the wine is a tighter, more tannic and structured version of this famous Pauillac, which often tends to have more of a St Julien like personality than most Pauillacs. Structured, backward and