Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2024 (Magnum)

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, 2ème Cru Classé, est situé à l'est de l'appellation Pauillac. Un sol complexe (gravier, argile, grès et calcaire) accueille des vignes dont certaines débordent sur l'appellation Saint-Julien. L'élevage dure en principe 18 mois et voit l'usage de 50% de bois neuf. Pichon Longueville Lalande est souvent plus facile d'approche que ses voisins de Pauillac; ceci est dû en partie à l'importance du merlot dans son assemblage (environ 35%).

Détails:

Producteur:	Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
Région:	Bordeaux
Appellation:	Pauillac
Millésime:	2024
Volume (en cl):	150
Couleur:	Rouge

Notes de dégustation

Wineadvocate 91-93

Vinous 94-96

Wineadvocate 91-93

Wineadvocate

The 2024 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande offers up attractive aromas of cassis, burning embers, tobacco leaf and fresh mint, followed by a medium to full-bodied, ample and polished palate that's seamless and suave, concluding with a moderately persistent finish. A blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc that attained 12.7% alcohol, it's a charming effort that will offer a broad drinking window.

Vinous 94-96

Vinous

The 2024 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is clearly driven by Cabernet Sauvignon on the nose. Predominantly black fruit, freshly rolled tobacco and light cedar scents unfold in the glass, resolutely classic in style, strict yet focused and defined. The palate is medium-bodied with light tannins, evidencing the much lighter extraction exacted by Nicolas Glumineau. This results in an impressively balanced Pichon-Comtesse, lightly spiced with hints of cracked black pepper towards the finish, dare I say, cut in a "Lafite" style. Though without the ambition of the '22, this keeps within the limitations set by the growing season. I can imagine this Pauillac slipping down the throat with ease in its flush of youth. 2028 - 2048