Réserve de la Comtesse - Castle Pichon Longueville

Vinifera

4 / 5

the5/31/2016

Notes de fruits rouges, menthe fraîche, cerise. Bouche à l’attaque soyeuse. Forme sphérique. Finale d’une bonne longueur sur les fruits rouges et le bois torréfié. 100 % bois neuf sur cet échantillon alors que le résultat final sera à 40 %.

The Wine Cellar Insider

89-91 / 100

byJeff Levethe4/30/2016

With an earth and herb profile, this wine is medium-bodied, forward and soft-textured, leaving you with fresh, polished blackberries, cocoa and a bit of cassis. Normally, this wine can be a bit rustic but that is not the case this year, as it's quite elegant and charming. Made from a blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot.

Wine Advocate

90-92 / 100

byNeal Martinthe4/29/2016

The 2015 Reserve de la Comtesse is a blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. It has a very fine, quite sophisticated and pure bouquet with black cherries, cedar and violet aromas, perfumed and sensual. The palate is medium-bodied with supple, rounded tannin that is cloaked by layers of tobacco-tinged black fruit that segues into a long, lightly spiced finish. This is a delightful, quite serious deuxième vin that I suspect will age much longer than drinkers will afford it. Try to give this five years and you will be rewarded.

Decanter.com

89 / 100

bySteven Spurrierthe4/27/2016

Spicy, almost chocolatey aspects on the palate. Supple and rich, it makes up in body what it seems to lack in aroma.
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Vinous

90-93 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe4/27/2016

The 2015 Réserve de la Comtesse is a powerful, tannic second wine that looks like it will need a few years in bottle to come together, as its structural spine is imposing at this stage. Dark, brooding and intense, the 2015 possesses magnificent depth and pedigree to burn. A host of black cherry, graphite, smoke, licorice and incense hit the building, intense finish. The 2015 is a gorgeous Comtesse, but the brooding style is going to take some time to come into its own. This is a serious second wine. Tasted four times.

timatkin.com

93 / 100

byTim Atkin MWthe4/20/2016

Wine Enthusiast

92-94 / 100

byRoger Vossthe4/15/2016

Barrel Sample. There are plenty of tannins here along with fresh black currant fruits. This wine is structured and firm in the style of a Pauillac. But it also has a softer side, with elegance and light. This wine will develop relatively quickly over the next 10 years. 93 points