PICHON COMTESSE 'LA RÉSERVE'
2025
| Grapes | Cab Sauv, Merlot, Cab Franc |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Bordeaux |
| Sub-district | Haut Médoc |
| Village | Pauillac |
| ABV | 13% |
Aromas of dark berries, rose petals, pencil shavings and blood orange introduce the 2025 Resèrve de la Comtesse, a medium- to full-bodied, deep and nicely balanced wine (weighing in at 13%) with good mid-palate density, ripe tannins and a pure finish. Rating: 90-92 Yohan Castaing, www.robertparker.com (Apr 2026)
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Zippy and juicy black fruits, good depth through the palate, crunchy and flavourful. Holds on beautifully in the palate, tannins a little tight right now, but this is a wine that always delivers, and that you can feel totally confident will soften and deepen over ageing. 3.7 pH, Nicolas Glumineau Rating: 92 Jane Anson, www.janeanson.com (Apr 2026)
Plump dark fruit, flattering and wonderfully polished, this opens with generous black fruit and a touch of liquorice, delivered with confident charm. The palate is supple and inviting, but there is plenty of structure beneath the surface. Freshly milled tannins bring a crisp edge and just enough grip to keep the wine focused, adding energy and definition to the mix of deep red fleshed fruit and dark flowers. Sophisticated and beautifully put together, this is a second wine that never feels secondary. A real charmer, with all the poise and polish you would hope for from the Pichon Lalande stable. A blend of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot.L&S (Apr 2026)
The 2025 Pichon Comtesse Réserve comes in at 13% alcohol this year, with no Cabernet Franc, which is all in the Grand Vin this year, something that Nicolas Glumineau said was a surprise given the growing season. There is a palpable estuarine influence on the nose, blackberry and bilberry fruit, touches of violet in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, a fine bead of acidity, very harmonious, with a tingle of cracked black pepper on the finish. Again, a very classically styled “cool” Pauillac. Rating: 90-92 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (May 2026)
Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
Pauillac Deuxième cru 1855 Facing Château Latour across the road, at the southern end of Pauillac, are the twin Château Pichons. Originally one estate, the two were divided in 1850 on the death of Joseph Pichon. His son Raoul inherited the title of Baron de Longueville and the vineyards of Château Pichon Longueville Baron de Longueville, whilst his daughters inherited the portion that became Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande. The only daughter to produce off-spring was Marie-Laure who had married Comte Henri de Lalande in 1818 and it was her descendents, therefore, who shaped the future of Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande (or Pichon Comtesse as it is often more conveniently known). The two estates continued to be run as a single vineyard for another ten years, allowing them jointly to be awarded 2nd Growth status in 1855. Pichon Comtesse is now owned by the Rouzard family, owners of the Champagne house of Louis Roederer. Under the ownership of May de Lencquesaing in the final quarter of the 20th Century, the vineyard area of Pichon Comtesse grew from around 40ha to today's 75ha. The vines are 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc and 8% Petit Verdot. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel, with the wine spending 18 months in wood (50% new). Pichon Comtesse produce one of the most highly regarded second wines - Réserve de la Comtesse (recently renamed Pichon Comtesse La Réserve') - which rivals many other estate's grand vins. The healthy reputation that Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande enjoys puts it clearly in the mould of a "super second" - those 2nd Growth estates who's wines merit comparison with the Premier Grand Cru Classés. Pichon Comtesse has had the better of comparisons with its sibling Pichon Baron whose fortunes waned during the 20th Century even if, today, they are on a more equal footing. It is inevitable that the two Pichons will be compared with one another, with Comtesse being a more subtle seductive wine than its slightly foresquare namesake.
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