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

    Réserve de la Comtesse, Pauillac, 2017

    91/100
    The Wine Independent
    92/100
    Vinous
    Available Vintages
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    1. Last Few

      2017

      75cl

      DP

      £45.66

    2. Last Few

      2017

      12x75cl

      DP

      £547.87

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    ‘Balance and elegance' are the goals Nicolas Glumineau seeks. This is a typically modest remark from one of Bordeaux's most talented winemakers. Balance and elegance are achieved, as are fragrance, charm, character, finesse and a wonderful fluidity from start to finish. This is how wine should taste! Produced from 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, the Reserve de la Comtesse is one of the most complete and lovely second wines from Bordeaux. It starts with a classically fragrant Cabernet perfume - notes of tobacco, flowers, blueberry, and griotte. On the palate this is so sleek with crème de cassis, with wild cherries infused with minerals and stones. Everything is supported by these wonderful granular, fruit laced tannins. Like a great novel, this tantalises, keeps you engaged and has a satisfying ending. Bravo!

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    Critic Reviews

    91/100
    Lisa Perrotti-Brown,
    The Wine Independent
    The 2017 Reserve de la Comtesse has a medium to deep garnet-purple color. It slips out with a quiet intensity offering scents of fragrant roses and tilled soil, leading to a cassis and Morello cherries core, plus a waft of graphite. Light to medium-bodied, the palate has great tension and freshness of fruit, featuring fine-grained tannins and a savory finish.
    drinking window 2023 - 2034
    date of review 12/2022
    92/100
    Neal Martin,
    Vinous
    The 2017 Réserve de la Comtesse came from a barrel that had begun its élevage in a new barrel and then transferred into a used one. It has a well defined bouquet with blackberry, oyster shell and subtle marine scents, a nose that is full of character. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, a fine bead of acidity and impressive density for a Deuxième Vin. A seductive, graphite tinged finish. This is an excellent follow-up to the 2016 and may even surpass it.
    drinking window 2021 - 2035
    date of review 02/2020

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