This historic Bordeaux second-growth has been on an upward trajectory in recent years—all the way to the No. 2 spot on Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of the Year. Senior editor James Molesworth explains that a shift toward organic and biodynamic practices and a new cellar have Château Pichon Longueville Lalande at peak performance.
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