5/8/2023 0 Comments Pichon comtesse![]() ![]() The 2018 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is made up of 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot with a pH of 3.85, an IPT (total polyphenol index) of 87 and 14% alcohol. The grand vin represents 50% of the crop this year. Wine Advocate – Lisa Perrotti-Brown (9 7 – 9 9 ).Full-bodied, tight and integrated with a refreshing and harmonious finish. 3.75pH, 88IPT – higher even than the 80IPT in 2016.Ī deep and intense young red with blackberries and blueberries, as well as green olives and hints of fresh tobacco. I’ve tasted this several times with each conveying a juiciness and elegance that is quite different in style to many in Pauillac this year – it’s a 98-100 for me, and I’m already looking forward to re-tasting it in bottle.ġ% Petit Verdot completes the blend. Rich raspberries combine with peonies and curls of woodsmoke while the appellation’s signature slate, cedar, liquorice and tannic grip slowly builds up on the palate. The nose on this stands out a mile, getting it right up on the podium before you even take a sip. This has to be up there with one of the most seductive Comtesses on record with layers of alternating softness and concentration combined with a lot of 2016’s elegance and power. One of the high water marks of the vintage. This one nails it in 2018, with saturated, almost sappy kirsch, plum and blackberry preserve flavors at the core, inlaid with sweet tobacco, singed vanilla, worn cedar and fresh earth notes. Wine Spectator – James Molesworth (9 7 – 100 ).Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2018 – Duxieme Grand Cru Classé ![]()
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