Yields were 42 hectoliters per hectare, which is typical for the château. General Manager and Winemaker Nicolas Glumineau describes 2019 as a year of drought, until rains arrived at the end of July and middle of August, which were very important for the maturation of the Cabernets in mid-October. The 2019 Pichon Comtesse is a very serious wine that almost certainly has more to say than it is willing to express at this stage. Dark fruit, menthol, rose petal, licorice and grilled herbs all flesh out over time. Time in the glass brings out the aromatic intensity of the Cabernets. The 2019 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande evokes a feeling of real power and breadth, with tons of energy giving the wine drive that builds into the finish. Antonio Galloni, June 2020, Score: 95-97.Tasted from three bottles with consistent notes. Unless winemaker Nicolas Glumineau gets distracted by the new Cure album and makes a catastrophic error during the rest of its élevage, which he is not prone to doing, you are not looking at a modern-day 1982 or 2016, but something even better and more profound. Unbelievably precise all the way through to the finish, I admit staring at my glass trying to find fault with it. (Whisper it.it reminds me of their First Growth next door neighbor.) The palate is underpinned by very refined tannins that cradle what may well be the purest fruit you will find in this vintage. It has a showstopping nose: intense black fruit laced with graphite and mint. The 2019 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande was picked 16 September to 8 October.
Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting. The palate is medium-bodied with wonderful sapidity, gorgeous balance and a pure yet powerful finish that makes you wish you could build a time machine and taste it in 20 years. The highest ever proportion of cabernet.The 2019 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande demands more coaxing from the glass, but it rewards patience with compelling graphite-infused black fruit, unapologetically classic in style, the terroir flooding through. Chewy, yet so tailored and wonderfully proportioned. Full-bodied, very long and linear with incredible length. Winespectator / James Suckling (99)īlackberries and blueberries with stone and graphite. Pichon Baron was one of the great deals of the en primeur campaign, and readers who purchased futures are to be congratulated on their foresight. Perfumed and resonant, this is a profound young Pauillac that bears more of a resemblance to its neighbor Château Latour than to Pichon Lalande this year. Unfurling in the glass with aromas of cassis and plums mingled with notions of cigar wrapper, sweet loamy soil and violets, it's full-bodied, velvety and layered, with superb concentration, lively acids and rich, powdery tannins. The 2019 Pichon-Longueville Baron will go down as one of this château's great wines of the modern era, along with 2016, 20.
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