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Château Pichon Comtesse de Lalande
Bordeaux, France
About this product
Pauillac Super-Second consistently challenging the First Growths; Cabernet-Merlot with unusually high Merlot and Cabernet Franc percentages giving it remarkable suppleness for a Pauillac. Cassis, cedar, floral lift.
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Pairings
complement
celebration
Pichon Comtesse's Pauillac second growth belongs with Pauillac lamb; the appellation's wine with the appellation's lamb tradition
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celebration
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Pauillac and lamb is the canonical Bordeaux pairing; the wine's cassis, cedar, and graphite notes complement the herb crust while tannins cut through lamb fat.
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main
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Second-growth Pauillac's structure and depth stand up to the richness of beef tenderloin; bone marrow softens tannins and truffle adds earthy complexity.
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meat
Cassis and cedar are the Bordeaux counterpart for lamb; violet florality adds elegance absent in more tannic Pauillac.
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main
bridge
Earthy truffle and mushroom bridge the wine's secondary forest-floor and tobacco notes; the tart's butter pastry smooths the wine's tannic grip.
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starter
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meat
Graphite tannin integrates with beef fat; sauce bordelaise echoes the wine's own red wine reduction notes; cedar adds structural depth.
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cheese
Graphite and cedar in wine mirror the mineral-nutty depth of aged hard cheese; violet florality brightens what could otherwise be a heavy pairing.
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cheese
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Pichon Comtesse's cab-dominated blend handles aged hard cheeses well; blue cheese contrasts the fruit while walnuts echo the wine's savoury notes.
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cheese