Chteau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de LalandePauillac1855

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet FrancPetit Verdot PauillacMerlot

1874Pichon Comtesse ReserveReserve de la Comtesse1973

AOC Pauillac

60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Franc

(Robert Parker’s rating: 91 points)

(James Suckling’s rating: 91 points)
2022

Chteau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is a winery in the Pauillac appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. Chteau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is also the name of the red wine produced by this property. The wine produced here was classified as one of fifteen Deuximes Crus (Second Growths) in the original Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855.

This second wine Pichon Comtesse Reserve(former labelled‘Reserve de la Comtesse’), which made its permanent debut in 1973. Although a second wine has been produced at the estate from time to time as far back as 1874, making Chateau Pichon Lalande one of the first Bordeaux estates to make a true second wine.

Appellation:
AOC Pauillac, Bordeaux

Country of Origin:
Bordeaux, France

Type:
Red/Rouge (Still)

Grape Varieties:
60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Franc

Tasting Notes:
(Robert Parker’s rating: 91 points)
Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, it strolls out of the glass with nonchalant notions of preserved red plums, black cherries, kirsch and black raspberries with wafts of wilted roses, cinnamon toast, fallen leaves and tilled soil. Medium-bodied, the palate is very pretty, with delicately played tannins and bags of freshness, finishing wonderfully fragrant.

(James Suckling’s rating: 91 points)
Some fresh-herb, cedar and berry aromas and flavors. Medium to full body, creamy tannins and a delicious finish. Shows tension and structure, though its a little green. Second wine of Chteau Pichon-Longueville Lalande. Best after 2022.