Pichon Comtesse Réserve, Pauillac
Château Pichon-Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande

Pichon Comtesse Réserve, Pauillac


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vintage


portfolio

Portfolio
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2018
75cl
DP
£43.40

2018
6x75cl
DP
£260.42

2018
3x1.5L
DP
£270.02

2019
6x75cl
DP
£253.22

2019
3x1.5L
DP
£235.22

2020
12x37.5cl
DP
£307.22

2020
75cl
DP
£43.01

2020
6x75cl
DP
£258.02

2020
6x75cl
DP
£258.02

2020
3x1.5L
DP
£270.02

2021
6x75cl
DP
£256.82

2021
6x75cl
DP
£256.82

En primeur

En Primeur
The following wines are either En Primeur or Ex-Chateau and currently abroad awaiting shipment to the UK. These wines are subject to final confirmation from the Justerini & Brooks team.


2022
6x75cl
EP
£250.00


Pichon Comtesse Réserve, Pauillac, 2018

2018

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Pichon Comtesse Réserve, Pauillac, 2018
Maturity:
Keep
ABV:
14.5%
89/100
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent

The 2018 Reserve de Pichon Comtesse is deep garnet-purple in color. It has a nose of dried herbs, baked blackberries, and dried mulberries, plus suggestions of blackcurrant pastilles and black olives. Medium-bodied, the palate delivers herb-tinged black fruits, with a chewy texture and a firm finish.
Date Reviewed:
02/2023
91/100
Neal Martin, Vinous

The 2018 Réserve de Pichon Comtesse has undergone a discreet change of name since the 2017 vintage. What has not changed is that it’s a knockout Second Label. It ladles out gorgeous scents of blackberry mixed with iodine and violets, just as it did from barrel. The palate is quite rich and generous, with saturated, pliant tannins, a very fine line of acidity and hints of graphite furnishing the finish. Give it, say, three years in bottle and you will have a delicious wine on your hands.
Date Reviewed:
03/2021

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Château Pichon-Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande

Château Pichon-Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande

The Pichon Chateaux stand guard at the entrance to Pauillac from St Julien. These formidable structures on opposite sides of the D2 are two of the most iconic buildings in the Medoc and produce some of the most celebrated wines. Until the early 2000s, Madame de Lencquesaing along with her nephew, Gildas d’Ollone ran this estate with great success. The vineyards, bordering those of Chateau Latour at the south of the commune have produced many outstanding wines; this is classic Pauillac terroir ideally suited to producing great Cabernet Sauvignon. In 2007, Madame de Lencquesaing sold to Monsieur Rouzaud of the Champagne House, Louis Roederer. The appointment of Nicolas Glumineau, formally of another high flying second growth, Chateau Montrose has really transformed the fortunes of property. Nicolas’ Midas touch has resulted in a string of outstanding wines, which retain all the feminine charms of the Comtesse vineyard, whilst adding precision, power and a certain polish. Its presence amongst our favourite wines of the primeur tastings is a given. There are very few chateaux producing wines at this level and with such consistency.

There are currently 89 hectares under vine, 11 of which are actually in St Julien. The dominant varietal is unsurprisingly Cabernet Sauvignon (45%), but slightly unusually for this appellation where Cabernet is King, 35% of the vineyards are planted with Merlot. This is a legacy of the previous owners, the Miailhe brothers. Replanting programs are addressing this balance and over time we will see more Cabernet in both the grand vin and the Pichon Comtesse Reserve.

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