Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2019

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Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

VertdeVin

The nose is fresh, elegant and offers a nice concentration with finesse, power / deepness in finesse, delicacy, a certain little straightness, a small fleshiness of the fruit as well as complexity. It reveals notes of bright strawberry, small crushed red berries and small notes of black pepper associated with small charcoal touches, blueberry as well as slight hints of violet, Bourbon vanilla and a very discreet hint of blond tobacco (in the background). The mouth is beautifully elegant, pure and offers a well mastered / precise power, deepness, a slight hint of “blackness” as well as a fine and very discreetly tight grain. Beautiful “strength” in delicacy! Nice density and matter on the middle of the mouth. A pretty silkiness and fleshiness blended with an aerial side. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of bright wild cassis, fresh/pulpy blackberry and slight notes of bright red currants associated with touches of fresh/fleshy small blue fruits, graphite, tonka bean, cocoa, slight hints of Bourbon vanilla pod, lily/flowers as well as a hint of incense and sweet/toasted spices. Beautiful persistence. Tannins are powerful but full of finesse and delicacy.

James Suckling

Classic aromas of lead-pencil shavings, blackcurrants and blueberries, as well as some as, following through to a full body with polished tannins and a fresh, delicious finish. Wonderful crafted. Try after 2025.

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

One of the wines of the vintage, the 2019 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande soars from the glass with complex aromas of wild berries, tobacco leaf, loamy soil, burning embers and hints of violets and rose petals. Full-bodied, deep and complete, it’s velvety and seamless, with a broad attack and a multidimensional core of lively, succulent fruit. Concluding with a long, expansive finish, it’s a remarkable young Pauillac that will offer many years of thrilling drinking. Congratulations to Nicolas Glumineau and his team, who are ushering in a new golden age at an address where standards were always very high.