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In short, I find this to be a spectacular Pichon Lalande. I do think there is a hint of bay leaf and a meatiness to it. Jeremy Howard is a former investment banker who has been building ecommerce businesses in fine wine since 2008.Qty=4Size=750 ml, RP"Sitting next to my former colleague, Pierre Antoine Rovani, at one of the tastings, he commented that he didn't like the striking green note in the aromatics of this wine, which I didn't detect at all, and a subsequent bottle at another tasting did not reveal it either. Mr Simon Farr: a hugely respected 40 year wine industry veteran who was involved in the founding and growth of two of Britain's most successful wine enterprises (Majestic and Bibendum). But our roots as a fine wine team go back to the early 1980s in the UK, and back to 2010 in Hong Kong. We stock extensive collections of the world’s finest wines, including Château Lafite, Château Latour, Château Margaux, Château Mouton Rothschild, Château Haut Brion, DRC and Penfolds.Ĭru was founded in 2014 by co-founders Simon Farr and Jeremy Howard. We help customers around the world buy wine from Bordeaux, Burgundy, Italy, Spain, the Loire and Rhone Valley and from the New World. We store a significant amount of wine for our clients and offer guidance on wine portfolio construction.Ĭru offers an internationally acclaimed selection of red wine, white wine and Champagne. We hold numerous events through which we showcase our wines and get to know our clients even better. We source only the world’s very best wines and spirits and sell to a limited number of discerning buyers. We are very focused on using technology to make the experience of fine wine buying more fun and convenient.Ĭru is a specialist retailer. We operate from four major hubs in London, Hong Kong, Bordeaux, Singapore, Beijing and San Francisco, from which we offer advice and impeccable service through both traditional and digital channels.

We have experts working across the globe serving customers in over 40 different countries. See more products from Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de LalandeĬru is one of the world’s leading fine wine retailers. This producer has a reputation for sheer, unrivalled elegance within the commune of Pauillac due to the slightly lower percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend than is typical, with other varietals softening and smoothing the beautifully textured and exquisitely perfumed wines. In 2007 the estate was acquired by the owners of Louis Roederer Champagne, who have continued its traditions and, if anything, taken the property on to even greater heights. As well as investing heavily in the property, she was a tireless ambassador and presided over a significant increase in Pichon Lalande’s size, from 40ha when she took over to 89ha now. She presided over a steep ascent in the estate’s fortunes. Until 2007 the property was owned by descendent May-Eliane de Lencquesaing (from 1978).

The estate – and its ‘brother’ Pichon Longueville Baron – was effectively created in 1850 when Baron Joseph de Pichon Longueville divided a larger property (comprising both estates) between his five children. This is a rich, opulent, stunning Pichon Lalande that is beginning to drink beautifully, yet should continue to improve for at least another 10-15 years and last 30 or more years.Ībout Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de LalandeĬhâteau Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande (Pichon Lalande) is a 2éme Grand Cru Classé estate in Pauillac. The Petit Verdot certainly gives the wine more of a tapenade, floral note, which I think can be interpreted by some as herbal. Dense purple in color, with loads of coffee, mocha, creme de cassis, and chocolate notes, this is a somewhat unusual blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, and a whooping 10% Petit Verdot, with a little bit of Cabernet Franc. Sitting next to my former colleague, Pierre Antoine Rovani, at one of the tastings, he commented that he didn’t like the striking green note in the aromatics of this wine, which I didn’t detect at all, and a subsequent bottle at another tasting did not reveal it either.