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Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Pichon Comtesse Reserve Pauillac

Bordeaux

Pauillac

Unusually austere on the opening for this highly consistent wine, but things builds slowly but surely, expanding through the mid palate to show chalk, crayon, cassis and cocoa bean, grilled herbs. 48% of overall production in the Pichon Comtesse Reserve, 3.7 pH. IPT 65, 50% new oak for ageing, 15% press wine.

Inside Bordeaux

Deep garnet-purple colored. Pops from the glass with cheery scents of fresh blackberries, mulberries, and black currants, leading to hints of lavender oil, pencil lead, and damp soil. The light-bodied palate is refreshing and pure with lightly chewy tannins and a savory finish.

by Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

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.

The 2022 Pichon Comtesse Reserve is made from 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot, and 2% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple in color, it comes bounding out of the glass with exuberant scents of juicy black plums, blackberry pie, and boysenberry preserves, plus hints of black cherries, cedar chest, and lavender. The medium to full-bodied palate coats the mouth with perfumed black fruit preserves, supported by plush tannins and just enough freshness, finishing on an earthy note. pH 3.8.

Majors on savoury blue fruits, with some austere tannins at first, but there is clear precision and vivid fruit character, and a juicy mouthwatering finish. The team under Nicolas Glumineau added just a touch more new oak during ageing (70%) but only for the first three months, then back to 50%. 15hl/h yield after the Merlot in particular was impacted by mildew. First year of organic conversion, 40% of overall production.

Sorte kirsebær, syrlige mørke plommer, blåbær,  anis, lær, noe tobakk.

Ganske juicy, fyldig 2. vin. Kirsebærene følger på smak, noe lakris. Fyldig og juicy tanniner. 

Expert

Middels rød farge. Solbær, paprika og røde bær på duft og smak. Modne tanniner med urtepreget ung avslutning. Medium pluss syrlighet. Server i store glass. Dekanter vinen en time før servering.

Sommelier

Amateur

This sneaks into the value category, certainly if you are looking to find a way of getting 1855 classified glamour and brilliance at a more affordable price. It's a wine that we open regularly at home - luscious black fruits, cherry pit and fennel, grippy enough to be a Pauillac but open enough for drinking now. This was the longest harvest on record because they had brought in true plot-by-plot picking at this point, stretching from September 16 to October 14, and the first year in their new cellar.

Medium to deep garnet colored, the 2012 Reserve de la Comtesse comes barreling out with baked blackcurrant, stewed plums, and bay leaves scents with hints of mossy tree bark and black olives. The medium-bodied palate is slightly dilute, with chewy tannins and an herbal finish.

Amatør

Vertikalsmaking - 2000-årgangen drakk best etter min smak 

Litt grønn..

Aroma av solbærsblader, bringebær, våt asfalt, jordbær, sursøt

Fløyel, kald i stilen, bedre på pallett enn nese, våt sommerregn, sursøt jordbær, klassisk og pent, «feminin» comtesse de lalande

Magisk vin, bra balanse, fin eike, bra kons, alt er riktit

Kategori	Rødvin
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Produsent	Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
Årgang	2024
Land	Frankrike, Bordeaux, Pauillac
Flaskestørrelse	75 cl

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Sukker	g/l

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