Fermentation takes place in stainless steel, with the wine spending 18 months in wood (50% new). The vines are 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc and 8% Petit Verdot. Under the ownership of May de Lencquesaing in the final quarter of the 20th Century, the vineyard area of Pichon Comtesse grew from around 40ha to today's 75ha. Pichon Comtesse is now owned by the Rouzard family, owners of the Champagne house of Louis Roederer. The two estates continued to be run as a single vineyard for another ten years, allowing them jointly to be awarded 2nd Growth status in 1855. The only daughter to produce off-spring was Marie-Laure who had married Comte Henri de Lalande in 1818 and it was her descendents, therefore, who shaped the future of Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande (or Pichon Comtesse as it is often more conveniently known). His son Raoul inherited the title of Baron de Longueville and the vineyards of Château Pichon Longueville Baron de Longueville, whilst his daughters inherited the portion that became Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande. Originally one estate, the two were divided in 1850 on the death of Joseph Pichon. Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande France, Bordeauxįacing Château Latour across the road, at the southern end of Pauillac, are the twin Château Pichons.
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