The Baron’s sons inherited what would one day be called Chateau Pichon-Longueville Baron, while his daughters received what would become Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande. Eventually Chateau Pichon Longueville in Pauillac passed to Baron Joseph de Pichon Longueville who, upon his death in 1850, divided the estate into the two chateaux we know today, but not before the Pichon Longueville estate was listed as a Classified Second Growth (2eme Grand Cru Classe) of Pauillac in the 1855 Classification of Bordeaux wines. The two estates were owned by Pierre de Mazure Rauzan and inherited by his daughter Therese when she married Jacques de Pichon Longueville, who was also the first President of the Parliament of Bordeaux. Chateau Pichon Baron in Pauillac, Bordeaux). Chateau Pichon Comtesse or Chateau Pichon Lalande) was once part of a larger Pauillac estate, along with Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron in Pauillac (a.k.a. The History of Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de LalandeĬhateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande (a.k.a. This is an especially sumptuous Second, whose 2018 vintage was voted Second Best Wine in the World in the 2021 ranking by Wine Spectator. The results shine through in Pauillac wines with stunning aromas of ripe and sappy black fruit, licorice, pipe tobacco and chocolate box. Since its acquisition in 2007 by Frederic Rouzaud, owner of Champagne House Louis Roederer, Pichon Comtesse has been elevated to the heights of its potential through a strategic replanting program, significant renovations and a gradual shift to organic and biodynamic farming.
This legendary wine comes from a chateau whose illustrious history stretches back three centuries and whose legacy has been marked by the feminine touch of a suite of women owners and managers.
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