Château Pichon-Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande

Pichon Comtesse Réserve, Pauillac, 2023

Name: Pichon Comtesse Réserve, Pauillac
Brand: Château Pichon-Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande
Price: 201 GBP

Available Vintages

all 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

justerini & brooks tasting note

Quite introverted, but there are hints of beautiful, perfumed, floral cassis. Dark and brooding with a glorious fruit core; composed and cool with refined, velvety tannins; long and juicy, loaded with minerals, dark fruits, salts and cacao. A very serious second wine. 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 5% Cabernet Franc.

critic reviews

91-93/100Lisa Perrotti-Brown,The Wine Independent

Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2023 Pichon Comtesse Reserve rolls out with evocative notes of ripe black cherries, redcurrant jelly, and boysenberries plus underlying hints of wild sage, wet slate, and damp soil. The medium-bodied palate is so fresh and elegant, with gentle powdery tannins supporting the delicate black fruit flavors, finishing on a lingering mineral note. The blend is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, and 5% Cabernet Franc. This is a higher percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon than is typical, a sign of the future since more of this variety is being planted.

DRINKING WINDOW 2028 - 2042

date of review 05/2024

93/100Jane Anson,Inside Bordeaux

The success of Pichon over recent years extends to its second wine also, and this delivers waves of cassis bud and red roses on the opening beats, followed up by vibrant raspberry and and blackberry fruits, easier drinking than the powerhouse 2022. A vintage that sees 50 years of Pichon Comtesse Reserve (once known, of course, as Reserve de la Comtesse). 55% of the production, more than usual because they were focusing so much on Cabernet for the main wine. Nicolas Glumineau director.

DRINKING WINDOW 2028 - 2040

date of review 05/2024

90-92/100Neal Martin,Vinous

The 2023 Réserve de la Comtesse has a lovely bouquet, discrete initially, then opening with cassis and light violet fruit. It never shouts too loudly at this early stage. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannins on the entry. There’s also a stronger graphite element than I have noticed in recent vintages, due to the higher percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon (60%). This is a classically styled Réserve.

DRINKING WINDOW 2027 - 2037

date of review 04/2024

91-93/100William Kelley,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

A terrific second wine, the 2023 Reserve de la Comtesse wafts from the glass with a pure bouquet of blackcurrants, dark berries, lilac and pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied, layered and velvety, it's sensual and vibrant, with melting tannins and a deep core of cool fruit framed by polished but present tannins. This blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 5% Cabernet Franc marks the 50th anniversary of this second wine's production.

date of review 04/2024