The 2017 Pichon Comtesse de Lalande is a wine that reveals its complexity with time. Initially closed, it gradually opens up to reveal floral notes of lilacs and lavender, layered with black raspberries, warm blackberries, forest floor, and subtle hints of star anise and stewed black tea. On the palate, this wine is medium-bodied, showing remarkable energy and tension. The tannins are soft and beautifully integrated, while the flavors of black fruit and floral nuances linger, finishing with a refined and lasting whisper. A sophisticated, graceful Pauillac that is approachable now but will continue to evolve in the cellar.

The Wine Advocate | RP 96
Published: Mar 16, 2020
Drink: 2021-2049

Composed of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, the 2017 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande has a medium to deep garnet-purple color and is a little closed to begin, soon revealing floral notes of lilacs and lavender over a core of black raspberries, warm blackberries and forest floor plus touches of star anise and stewed black tea. Medium-bodied, the palate is a bundle of energy and tension with softly played tannins and beautiful floral and black fruit layers, finishing with a long-lingering whisper. 

Jamessuckling.com | JS 94
Published: Jan 10, 2020

A tight, compact young Bordeaux with medium body, polished and round tannins and a medium finish. Not a big wine, but some very classy currant and raspberry character and just a hint of lead pencil and polished structure. Drink after 2022.

Decanter | D 94
Published: Nov 28, 2022
Drink: 2024-2039

Smooth textured with fine-grained tannins, ripe cassis, silky red berry and cherry fruit and creamy oak. This is charming and quite forward, with graphite, toast, chocolate and inky unfolding layers. Elegant, tending towards mid-weight, it is a seductive Pauillac; lithe yet with backbone.
Closure: Natural Cork
Alcohol: 13.00%
Body: Full
Oak: Oaked
Grapes:  6% Cabernet Franc 70% Cabernet Sauvignon 23% Merlot

Jancisrobinson.com | JR 18+
Published: Dec 20, 2022
Drink: 2024-2036

70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot. Aged for 18 months in oak (60% new).
Deep, blackish garnet. Quite intriguing minerally nose. Neat, well-balanced, confident, quite dry wine. Fine tannins much in evidence. Light char with some sweetness. Relatively light-bodied. Quite subtle and fresh. Improved in the glass. Subtle and saline. Is this the Léoville Barton?

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