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A complex vintage which embodies the legacy of the house: age-old perfected techniques in sync with the volatile forces of nature. Like a fresh, green spring that transitions into the dry skies of high summer. This natural dichotomy presents itself as a harvest that invokes wondernment and pleasantly surprises with maturity.
Serve between 8°C and 10°C.
The 2016 vintage, distinguished as it was for its regular weather conditions free of excessive rain or heat, possesses a distinctive “terroir” effect further enhanced by the excellent conditions at the end of summer and during the harvest, which allowed the grapes to reach a wonderful ripeness. The wine possesses a rich, deep colour accompanied by an aromatic bouquet of fresh fruit and a smoothness distinguished by elegant and pleasant tannins that, while present, to not overwhelm the palate. This is a sincere and succulent wine that offers a pleasant balance of crispness, fruitiness and density, and an extremely elegant finish.
As part of the collection of great vintages of Ch. Pichon Comtesse, 2016 offers us a powerful, intense and elegant wine. Intensely oral notes of violet, wild blackcurrant and raspberries and spices. e wine is completed with a long nish and smooth tannins.