1999 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac

1999 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac he blend is 37% Cabernet Sauvignon, 47% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc and 7% Petit Verdot. Cedar, oak, cinnamon and spice notes mark this soft, fruity wine. Nice strength, grip and length on the finish. The leader on the Left Bank in number of first growth classified producers within its boundaries, Pauillac has more than any of the other appellations, at three of the five. Chateau Lafite Rothschild and Mouton Rothschild border St. Estephe on its northern end and Chateau Latour is at Pauillac’s southern end, bordering St. Julien. While the first growths are certainly some of the better producers of the Left Bank, today they often compete with some of the “lower ranked” producers (second, third, fourth, fifth growth) in quality and value. The Left Bank of Bordeaux subscribes to an arguably outdated method of classification that goes back to 1855. The finest chateaux in that year were judged on the basis of reputation and trading