Château Pichon-Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande

Château Pichon Comtesse de Lalande, 2ème Cru Classé, Pauillac, 2001

Name: Château Pichon Comtesse de Lalande, 2ème Cru Classé, Pauillac
Brand: Château Pichon-Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande
Price: 2219.47 GBP

Available Vintages

all 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2012 2014 2015 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

critic reviews

91/100Lisa Perrotti-Brown,The Wine Independent

With a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, and 14% Petit Verdot but no Cabernet Franc this year, the 2001 Pichon Lalande has a medium to deep garnet-brick color. It features notes of cast iron pan, dusty soil, dried Provence herbs, and tobacco leaf, over a core of figs and prunes. The medium-bodied palate delivers just enough subtle dried berries and earthy flavors, with a chewy texture and herbal lift on the finish. At its peak, it needs drinking up.

DRINKING WINDOW 2022 - 2027

date of review 11/2022

94/100Jane Anson,Inside Bordeaux

Sweeter and silkier aromatics on the nose than the 2000 vintage, a more softly spoken wild strawberry and raspberry puree fruit, with acidity evident on the close of play. Tobacco and campfire notes curl through alongside white pepper and tumeric. It is supremely elegant, almost more St Julien than Pauillac in expression but still plenty of estate signature. The fine tannins build up over the palate and tell you that it is not going anywhere soon. A gentler and more seductive expression than the biggest vintages. 50% new oak, 3.89ph.

DRINKING WINDOW 2021 - 2035

date of review 09/2021

93/100Neal Martin,Vinous

The 2001 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is a vintage that I was surprised to discover I had not tasted for a decade. Showing light bricking on the rim, it has an open nose of brambly red berry fruit intermixed with cola, sage and tobacco, the relative higher proportion of Merlot rendering a different Grand Vin compared to nowadays. The palate is medium-bodied with fleshy, ripe and now quite melted tannins. Savory in style, this is becoming quite a Saint-Julien-like Pauillac, hints of dried blood developing toward the finish as secondary notes become more pronounced. This is now reaching its maturity, although it has the substance to last another 20-some years.

DRINKING WINDOW 2021 - 2050

date of review 09/2021

93/100Robert Parker,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

A distinctive bouquet of violets, soy, pepper, blackberries, cassis, and tree bark gives this 2001 a singular style. This dense ruby/purple-colored blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, and a whopping 14% Petit Verdot exhibits plenty of structure, wonderful sweetness, a closed style, but a rich, textured, persistent character. The unusually large percentage of Petit Verdot gives the wine more structure and less initial charm. This beauty needs some time in the cellar. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2018.

DRINKING WINDOW 2007 - 2018

date of review 06/2004