Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2005

This needs time in the glass, but unfurls to reveal cedar, cinnamon, tobacco, cassis and rose notes. It’s heady and confident stuff that I’ve tasted several times over the past few months and have been hugely impressed by, especially with food. 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. Drinking window: 2018-2040. Score – 96. (Jane Anson, decanter.com, July 18, 2019)