Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande - Reserve De La Comtesse
91 points - The Wine Advocate
88 points - The Wine Advocate
88 points - The Wine Advocate
91 points - The Wine Advocate
91 points - The Wine Advocate
Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande - Reserve De La Comtesse
91 points - The Wine Advocate
88 points - The Wine Advocate
88 points - The Wine Advocate
91 points - The Wine Advocate
91 points - The Wine Advocate
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The 2017 Reserve de la Comtesse is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc. Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, it strolls out of the glass with nonchalant notions of preserved red plums, black cherries, kirsch and black raspberries with wafts of wilted roses, cinnamon toast, fallen leaves and tilled soil. Medium-bodied, the palate is very pretty, with delicately played tannins and bags of freshness, finishing wonderfully fragrant.
The medium to deep garnet-purple colored 2015 Reserve de la Comtesse is a little tarry to begin, with red and black fruits, herbs and damp soil scents. Medium-bodied, firm, fresh and chewy in the mouth, it finishes a little green and herbal.
The 2012 Réserve de la Comtesse (64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot) has a surprisingly dense ruby/purple color, some chocolaty blackcurrant fruit, soft tannins and a nice, medium-bodied mouthfeel. It is an ideal second wine for drinking over the next 12-15 years.
Deep garnet colored, the 2010 Reserve de la Comtesse is scented of stewed tea, roasted nuts and dried mulberries with wafts of dusty soil and fried herbs. The medium-bodied palate is drying out slightly with firm, chewy tannins and dried herbs on the finish.
Made from a blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc, the second wine, the 2009 Reserve de la Comtesse, exhibits notes of forest floor, white chocolate, licorice, black currants and vanillin-infused black cherries. It possesses a sweet, round, generous style given its high glycerin. Both the Reserve de la Comtesse and Pichon Lalande have about 13% alcohol, slightly lower than most Pauillacs achieved in 2009. Drink it over the next 10 years.
Given my derisory tasting notes out of barrel, I was gobsmacked by the showing (blind) of the 2006 Reserve de la Comtesse at Farr Vintners' horizontal. It has a lifted bouquet with blackberry and graphite aromas, strict but focused, aloof even. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, smooth in the mouth, but not quite as complex as the nose suggests, with spicy black fruit, graphite and sage towards the finish. I will seek to re-taste this at a later date to reconfirm this showing. Tasted April 2016.
Type: |
Red |
Country: |
France |
Region: |
Bordeaux |
Appellation: |
Pauillac |
Producer: |
Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande |
ABV: |
14% |
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