A New Classic Bordeaux on the Horizon at Pichon Lalande

Lalande and de Pez director Nicolas Glumineau shares a preview of the 2021 and 2022 vintages from Pauillac and St.-Estèphe

Château Pichon Longueville Lalande in Bordeaux's Pauillac appellation has been among the Left Bank's leaders in recent vintages.
Château Pichon Longueville Lalande in Bordeaux's Pauillac appellation has been among the Left Bank's leaders in recent vintages. (Gunther Vicente)

I typically start my spring Bordeaux trips in the Médoc, working for the most part north to south before switching to the right bank (my official blind tastings of Bordeaux also follow this pattern). With that in mind, I thought I’d pick up at the epicenter of quality from my last report on Bordeaux: Château Pichon Lalande.

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