The 2000 vintage of Pichon Comtesse is a wine of exceptional depth and complexity. It is already showing beautiful tertiary notes, with an evolving bouquet of truffles, menthol, and undergrowth, alongside classic Pauillac markers like cedar, tobacco, and dark fruit. Its melted tannins provide a luxurious texture, and the exotic saffron spice adds an intriguing layer of richness. While it’s drinking wonderfully now, with a beautiful balance between power and elegance, it will continue to evolve over the next few years and can easily be enjoyed well into the next decade. This is a wine that captures the essence of Pauillac and is perfect for those who love an aged Bordeaux.

The Wine Advocate | RP 96
Published: Jun 29, 2010
Drink: 2020-2050

Sitting next to my former colleague, Pierre Antoine Rovani, at one of the tastings, he commented that he didn’t like the striking green note in the aromatics of this wine, which I didn’t detect at all, and a subsequent bottle at another tasting did not reveal it either. I do think there is a hint of bay leaf and a meatiness to it. In short, I find this to be a spectacular Pichon Lalande. Dense purple in color, with loads of coffee, mocha, creme de cassis, and chocolate notes, this is a somewhat unusual blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, and a whooping 10% Petit Verdot, with a little bit of Cabernet Franc. The Petit Verdot certainly gives the wine more of a tapenade, floral note, which I think can be interpreted by some as herbal. This is a rich, opulent, stunning Pichon Lalande that is beginning to drink beautifully, yet should continue to improve for at least another 10-15 years and last 30 or more years. 

Jamessuckling.com | JS 96
Published: Apr 9, 2012

I love the nose of cedar and fruit, with hints of sweet tobacco and plums. Full and round, with pretty dense fruit and a long, silky finish. Complex and beautiful. You could drink it now, but I would still wait. This continues to evolve in the glass, showing notes of porcini. This could be the new 1982. Pull the cork after 2013.

Decanter | D 96
Published: Oct 17, 2019
Drink: 2019-2038

Of all the 2000s tasted in the line-up, this was the one that was most evolved, with melted tannins and exotic saffron spice notes. It’s a beautiful wine, very classic Pauillac, full of tertiary hints of truffle, soft menthol and undergrowth - signatures of an older Bordeaux wine that is wonderful to drink now. It’s probably the most perfect of the five for cracking open over the next few years but may not have the staying power of the others. Interesting to note how much higher the pH is here (3.85) than Leoville (3.5) considering it’s practically next door. 10% Petit Verdot completes the blend. Harvest 21 September 21 to 9 October.
Closure: Natural Cork
Alcohol: 13.00%
Body: Full
Oak: Oaked
Grapes: 6% Cabernet Franc 50% Cabernet Sauvignon 34% Merlot

Jancisrobinson.com | JR 17.5
Published: Mar 23, 2010
Drink: 2010-2022

Bluer than the Pichon-Longueville by quite a margin. A hint of herbaceousness. Pretty. Not excessively ripe. Neat and vibrant but it may disappoint those looking for mass and ripeness? Certainly very 'fresh'. Maybe just a bit too much so for expectations of this vintage and this appellation.

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