Comtesse de Lalande - Château Pichon Longueville - Pauillac 2014

Wine Spectator

94 / 100

par James Molesworth le 04/01/2017

Very solid, with lots of cassis bush and sweet tobacco notes adding texture to the core of crushed ripe raspberry, blackberry and plum fruit flavors. A licorice snap accent dances throughout, while a bolt of iron runs underneath. This is Pauillac. Best from 2020 through 2035.—J.M.

Le Point

17-17,5 / 20

par Jacques Dupont le 21/05/2015

Nez cassis, fruits noirs, bouche souple, ronde, moelleuse, bien fruitée, délicate, tendue mais fine, pauillac avec de la douceur. Très belle qualité des tanins qui se resserrent en finale. 

Vinous

93-96 / 100

par Antonio Galloni le 11/05/2015

The 2014 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is a huge wine. Rich, powerful and dense, yet remarkably precise, the 2014 boasts extraordinary density and fabulous balance. Scents of black fruits, graphite, smoke, tobacco, grilled herbs and incense meld into a huge core of fruit. Hints of black cherry jam, wild flowers and mint add an attractive aromatic top register on the close. Explosive and virile in style, the 2014 appears to have the pedigree to age well for several decades. It is without question one of the wines of the year. The blend is 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 6% Petit Verdot.

The Wine Cellar Insider

93-95 / 100

par Jeff Leve le 05/05/2015

This is precisely what I’m looking for in a Pichon Lalande, silken and velvety tannins with a concentration and richness of ripe dark berries, chocolate and black cherries. This wine has length, polish, freshness and sensuous textures. A blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 6% Petit Verdot, the wine reached 13.2% alcohol, with a pH of 3.7 and was produced with 50% of the harvest. 93-95 Pts

Wine Advocate

93-95 / 100

par Neal Martin le 30/04/2015

The Château Pichon-Lalande 2014 is a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 6% Petit Verdot picked over five weeks between 16 September and 20 October. It has a very pure and precise bouquet with a light marine influencing the black cherries and blueberry fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with a tense, graphite-tinged opening, a fine line of acidity (pH 3.72) and a silky smooth finish. The Cabernet Sauvignon is very expressive and dominates the Merlot at the moment, although the Merlot is essentially counterbalancing what might have been a much more austere Pichon-Lalande. Under Nicolas Glumineau, this Pauillac estate is really beginning to "motor" and this is an excellent wine, one within touching distance of the First Growths.

Asian Palate

94-95 / 100

par Jeannie Cho Lee MW le 20/04/2015

A beautiful, layered Pichon Lalande with wonderful freshness and classic floral and cedar notes. This is a supple, balanced wine that has the power to age and evolve but will show well even in its youth. Layered and elegant with all four of the varieties adding something to the blend: 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 6% Petit Verdot.

Jancis Robinson

17 / 20

par Jancis Robinson le 17/04/2015

65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 6% Petit Verdot. Up to 60% new oak. 
Very opulent nose. But as though all the effort has been put into the rather exotic perfume. Then quite vigorous and chewy. Rich and glamorous.

Decanter.com

17,5 / 20

par Steven Spurrier le 17/04/2015

Lovely fragrant cassis fruit – quite feminine compared to Pichon-Baron. Though it lacks the depth of some, it is beautifully balanced and a very classy wine. Drink: 2019-2030 (91)

Jamessuckling.com

93-94 / 100

par James Suckling le 10/04/2015

What a joy to feel the ultra-fine tannins in this wine! It really is like touching fine silk. It’s full-bodied with integrated drip fruit of tar, blackberries, minerals as well as a compacted and very long finish. Polished texture. Strong elegance. Reminds me of some outstanding wines of the 1980s such as 1986.

timatkin.com

95 / 100

par Tim Atkin MW le 07/04/2015

René Gabriel

20 / 20

par René Gabriel le 01/04/2015

65 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 22 % Merlot, 7 % Cabernet Franc, 6 % Petit Verdot. Extrem dunkles Purpur mit lila und violetten Reflexen. Das Bouquet ist zu Ausflippen. Da sind viele reife, dunkle Pflaumen, Cassis, Black Currant, Lakritze, schwarzer Pfeffer, schwarze Oliven und Pumpernickelbrot. Das Nasenbild zeigt eine unglaubliche Tiefe, ist dabei absolut royal und erhaben. Ich habe ihn rund fünf Minuten nasal verfolgt, bevor ich den ersten Schluck probierte. Im Gaumen voller Harmonie, füllig, cremig, samtig mit gebündeltem, extrem langem und auch gewaltig druckvollen Finale. Es gibt also zwei gute Nachrichten. Erstens, ist das wieder ein sensationeller Pichon-Lalande (wie sein 2013er!). Und zweitens; diesmal gibt es recht viel davon. Nicolas Glumineau spricht nämlich von einer fast normalen Ernte. Wer heuer gar keinen Primeur macht, der wird die Chance auf einen veritablen Nachfolger vom legendären 1982er verpassen! 20/20 2020 – 2048

Wine Spectator

92-95 / 100

par James Molesworth le 30/03/2015

Vibrant, with a blaze of iron running from start to finish, while dark currant, cherry and plum fruit forms the core. The long,
grippy, integrated finish shows excellent vivacity.