2014 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac, Bordeaux

Precise and energetic, this is another wine which benefited enormously from the Indian summer of 2014. This is serious wine, rich and complex. The bouquet shows focus and pure cassis fruit with hints of cocoa. The well-defined tannins knit the whole result together, expertly complemented by high acidity. There is balance on display here, it tastes exactly how a Pauillac should: ripe, juicy fruit, no hint of extraction and so accessible, even at this early stage. There is a coolness to the wine and delicious freshness. This is wine of great finesse, and will surely age superlatively. It is a gorgeous wine.

65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 6% Petit Verdot