Comtesse de Lalande - Castle Pichon Longueville

Wine Advocate

95 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe8/29/2014

Made from a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot, this spectacular 2003 hits all the sweet spots on the palate. A glorious bouquet of cedarwood, jammy black currants, cherries, licorice and truffle is followed by a dense, opulently textured, full-bodied wine with terrific purity and freshness as well as deep, velvety textured tannins. Enjoy this beauty over the next 10-12 years.

Wein Wisser

19 / 20

byRené Gabrielthe4/30/2012

Mittleres Granat, noch jung, aber auch ersten Reifeschimmer an Rand zeigend. Vollsüsses Bouquet, Karamell, junger Port und gekochte Pflaumen, Cassis schon fast im Übermass. Im Gaumen füllig, wieder mit viel cremigen Tanninen, ausserhalb von Bordeaux vom Grundgeschmack her - aber ein Weltklassewein. Trinken - 2035

Wine Advocate

95 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/24/2006

The brilliant, opulent, fleshy 2003 Pichon Lalande (65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, and 4% Petit Verdot) possesses a high pH of 3.8 as well as 13% alcohol. Reminiscent of the 1982 Pichon Lalande (which never shut down and continues to go from strength to strength), the dense plum/purple-colored 2003 offers gorgeous aromas of blackberries, plum liqueur, sweet cherries, smoke, and melted licorice. Fleshy, full-bodied, and intense, displaying a seamless integration of wood, acidity, tannin, and alcohol, this beauty can be drunk now or cellared for 20 years or more.

Wine Spectator

93 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe3/31/2006

Very pretty aromas of plum, blackberry, chocolate, espresso and cherry follow through to a full-bodied palate, with ultrasilky tannins, refined fruit and a long, caressing finish. This is fine and refined with a wonderful texture. Not quite the 2000, but excellent. Best after 2011.

Wein Wisser

19 / 20

byRené Gabrielthe5/3/2005

Wine Advocate

93-95 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/29/2005

A beautiful wine that is a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, and 4% Petit Verdot, tipping the scales at 13% alcohol with a pH of 3.8, the wine has put on some weight since I tasted it last year and possesses broad, expressive notes of caramel, black currant liqueur, fig, and blackberries along with a hint of roasted coffee. Opulent, full-bodied, and concentrated with an exceptionally fleshy, expansive mid-palate, this wine has freshness, vigor, and delineation despite its rather plump, opulent, heady style. More and more this looks similar to the 1982 more than any other recent vintage. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2022.