Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Reserve 2019

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Réserve is a refined Pauillac blend offering aromas of blackcurrant, cassis, cedar, violets, graphite, and baking spices. The palate is elegant and layered with polished tannins, vibrant freshness, exceptional balance, and a long, sophisticated finish.

Food Pairing: Pair with beef tenderloin, roast lamb, duck breast, venison, mushroom dishes, aged Comté, or truffle-infused cuisine.

94 Points - Jeb Dunnuck

A candidate for the second wine of the vintage, the 2019 Réserve De Comtesse De Lalande is stunning stuff that surpasses the Grand Vins of most châteaux. Pure cassis and darker currants as well as tobacco leaf, lead pencil, and spring flowers all define the bouquet, and it's pure class on the palate, with a seamless, elegant, supple mouthfeel, beautiful tannins, and a great finish. It's one classy Pauillac that I'd be thrilled to drink any time over the coming two decades. Best After 2022.

94 Points - Wine Enthusiast

This is already a very approachable wine. With its touches of spice behind the black currant fruits, the wine is a fine example of this vintage, fruit and a warm structure. Like all good second wines, it will develop relatively quickly.

93 Points - Decanter

This is well structured and approaches 2010 in terms of its weight and depth of fruit. Deep spiced damson on the nose, you would be hard pressed not to say that this is as good as very many Cru Bourgeois 1st wines. Huge depth, similar to the 2018 but a little higher acidity, a little less round, a little more classic Pauillac in character. This is confident and serious with lots of tannins. A great 2nd wine, and a reminder of the consistently successful winemaking that is happening at this estate.

91 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2019 Resèrve de la Comtesse is striking, soaring from the glass with scents of violets and rose petals mingled with cassis and dark berries. Medium- to full-bodied, polished and succulent, it’s lively and seamless, with impressive concentration and a long, penetrating finish. Best After 2021.

91 Points - Wine Spectator

Racy and fresh, with a slightly silky edge to the fine-grained structure, this understated wine offers fresh red and black cherry notes mixed with a flash of iron and a nudge of savory hints. Features a singed cedar hint on the finish that stays in the background. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2023.