Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande - Pauillac 2018 (1.5L)
Price: $650.00
#2 of Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2021
| Producer | Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Pauillac |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Sku | 2005655 |
| Size | 1.5L |
Wine Spectator: 98 Points
Offers a deep well of dark currant blackberry paste and plum preserves fruit that needs time to unwind fully as it?s shrouded in warm earth tobacco singed cedar sweet bay leaf and savory notes. A ramrod of graphite adds to the strident structured feel. Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Best from 2030 through 2050.
Wine Enthusiast: 98 Points
This famous estate at the southern end of Pauillac has produced a powerful wine. Packed blackberry fruits laced with acidity are just starting out on a long journey along with the tannins. The wine's elegance is beautifully preserved within the structure. With considerable potential the wine should not be drunk before 2027.
James Suckling: 97 Points
Aromas of blackberry dried blueberry gravel mocha and cigar box. Light fresh-herb undertone. It?s full-bodied with firm ultra fine tannins and fresh acidity. Focused and minerally with a long finish. Great length. Very tight and restrained at the moment. Wait until at least 2026 to take a look.
Vinous: 97+ Points
The 2018 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande dazzles from the very first taste. A heady con
Wine Advocate: 97+ Points
The 2018 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is a blend of 71% Cabernet Sauvignon 23% Merlot 5% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot with a pH of 3.85 an IPT (total polyphenol index) of 87 and 14% alcohol. The grand vin represents 50% of the crop this year. Deep garnet-purple colored it charges out of the gate with bold scents of baked plums ripe blackcurrants and wild blueberries followed by hints of cedar chest pencil lead bouquet garni and charcuterie plus a waft of lilacs. The medium-bodied palate is beautifully crafted with its seamless freshness and firm grainy tannins supporting the compelling finely knit black fruits and savory nuances finishing on a lingering fragrant-earth note. This will need a good 5 years to come around and should easily cellar for another 30 years or more.
Jeb Dunnuck: 96-98+ Points
The top wine is the 2018 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse De Lalande a Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated blend of 71% Cabernet Sauvignon 23% Merlot 5% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. Compared to the 2010 by director Nicolas Glumineau this saturated purple-colored effort offers the classic elegance and regal style of the estate as well as plenty of pure Pauillac character. Crème de cassis liquid violets charcoal and scorched earth nuances all give way to a full-bodied deep layered 2018 that has remarkable purity building yet ultra-fine tannins flawless balance and a great great finish. It's in the same class as the magical 2016 and while I suspect it will be approachable with just short-term cellaring it's going to age for 40 years or more. This estate has been on a qualitative roll over the past 5-6 years thanks to the talents of Glumineau and this is unquestionably another great wine from him and his team.
