Bright black cherry and raspberry fruit on the nose with dried leaf and graphite notes lending complexity. This is well defined and displays good vigour. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, supple in the mouth with clean, fresh and minerally red fruit.

In 1997, the owner of Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande acquired Château Bernadotte in the Commune of Saint Sauveur which borders the Pauillac appellation to the west. Château Bernadotte particularly interested Madame de Lencquesaing, the owner of Pichon, as she was attracted by the quality of the soil (made up of a very fine plateau of gravel on clay), by its position close to Pauillac and by its proximity to prestigious classified growths.

In 1998, May-Eliane de Lencquesaing and her team made important investments not only in the Château, vat room and cellars but also in the vineyard. A study was made of the soil, vine-stock was replaced, and parcels of vines were replanted. New buildings for storage were built and the property was fully equipped with all the facilities necessary to produce a great wine. The vineyard today is spread over 35 hectares, grouped together around the Château. The soils are mainly gravelly, sandy, and naturally well drained.

Cabernet Sauvignon (65%)

Merlot (22%)

Petit Verdot (13%)

Bordeaux