long daylight hours
In the mouth the structure is perfectly balanced with a pleasant acidity
followed by spicy floral notes
from palest peachy-pink for friendship
the wine opens with an abundance of stone fruit
La Reserve de la Comtesse AOC Pauillac 2012 Bordeaux cava long daylight hoursThis is the second wine of Chteau Pichon Lalande. First made in the early 1970s and meant for earlier consumption however still well worth holding. 64% Cabernet Sauvignon 31% Merlot 5% Petit Verdot Opaquely purple in colour, the nose is loaded with floral, cassis, boysenberry, earth, olive and tobacco notes. Powerful, graceful, sensuous, rich, fresh, it is unusually full bodied for a wine from this estate. It is pure, refined and offers silky, velvet