Château Pichon-Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande

Réserve de la Comtesse, Pauillac, 2017

Name: Réserve de la Comtesse, Pauillac
Brand: Château Pichon-Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande
Price: 45.66 GBP

91/100

The Wine Independent

92/100

Vinous

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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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Wines not bought directly from the vineyard are either sourced from trusted suppliers, with whom we share the same philosophy and rigour in buying, or from our own network of Cellarers customers. These customers’ wines are stored in optimal conditions in Octavian Corsham and, in the vast majority of cases, have been stored by us since the wine was first shipped. We do not purchase wine from auctions.

We feel it is equally important to for our customers that the case they buy and leave in storage with us is exactly the same case they subsequently have delivered. This may sound obvious and straightforward, yet we are one of very few merchants to have taken measures to ensure this.

We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

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Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

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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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Specifications

Country:

France

Region:

Bordeaux

Appellation:

Pauillac

Producer:

Château Pichon-Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande

style:

Red Wine

Grape Variety:

Cab Sauvignon Merlot

abv:

13%

allergen information

This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.