In the midst of what was clearly a very busy time for him, he took the time to welcome us with a wonderful lunch, spirited conversation about the region and some really spectacular wines.Ģ010 Pichon Lalande – Dark blackberry fruit on the nose.
Nicolas was a very charming host, and we couldn’t have appreciated the time he spent with us any more if we tried.
1996 PICHON LALANDE WINDOWS
We failed to get pictures of the view out the windows from here, but it was impressive. Not a bad view for the planned events that will take place in the space in the future. The build-out has been estimated at roughly $21 million – I cannot wait to taste the future wines that will be made at Pichon Lalande.Īs we walked through the construction site, we stood in a gallery off to the side of the vat room that overlooked not only the vineyards below, but looked down on Chateau Latour. It was clear that Pichon Lalande had decided to reinvest a huge amount of money into their winemaking facility, to join the ranks of the elite few Chateaux in Bordeaux that combine the world’s best technology, with the traditional wine making practices and expertise. We had to laugh as Nicolas toured us around, when we marveled at his luck with the timing of the harvest, he simply replied, “it was in the contract!” The new vat room is an impressive site – in fact, I found it to be easily on par with Cos d’Estournel, which everyone throughout the region raved about as being a technical marvel. The work in progress, with harvest coming any minute… In fact, we had planned our trip thinking that we would be touring during harvest, but it was turning out to be a very late season this year. They were in the process of building an entirely new state-of-the-art vat room, barrel room and winemaking facility, and harvest was looming large, just as they were putting the finishing touches on things. Upon arrival, we were surprised to see just how much work they had done on the construction project. Nicolas Glumineau and Christina Watt at Chateau Pichon Lalande. Clearly, it is a great opportunity for him – but not without its challenges. In late 2012, Nicolas left Chateau Montrose, where he was Technical Director, to run Pichon Lalande. We have gotten to know Nicolas over a six-year period from a Bordeaux dinner that is held every year in Seattle, where he represented Chateau Montrose.
We were looking forward to visiting Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande in Pauillac, because a friend of ours, Nicolas Glumineau, is the new General Manager and Winemaker.
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