Name: 2018 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
Brand: Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
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Rating: 96 (18 reviews)

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2018 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
Pauillac, France
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  - $ 309 / 750ml
- Red - Savory and Classic
- 4.5 from 16 User Ratings
- 96 / 100 from 18 Critic Reviews
- Certified Biodynamic
- Second Growth. Deuxieme Grand Cru Classe in 1855. Since 2007 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is owned by the Rouzaud family of Louis Roederer.
  
  Expert tasting note: "Very deep, dark ruby-red, still quite purple at the rim. The aromas have a leafy black-fruit/cassis nature. Juicy blackcurrant fruit is of mid-weight & the tannic structure is fine. The mid-palate is fabulously lean & elegant & the finish is a classic combination of leafy blackcurrant fruit & fine cedary tannins." - 03/23 DCAMW
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Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse Lalande, Bordeaux, France, 750ml

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Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is a highly regarded wine estate in the Pauillac appellation of the Haut-Médoc region of northern Bordeaux. of the most significant second growths in Pauillac, Bordeaux. Often sh...

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About the Product

Region or Appellation: Pauillac

Medoc / Bordeaux / France
Drinking Window: 2025 - 2056

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 14 - 14.5%
Sweetness: Dry
Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot & Cabernet Franc

Production Attributes

Unfined

Maturation: Oaked
Ownership: May Eliane de Lencquesaing
Closure Type: Cork
Vineyard Notes: The Médoc stretches north of Bordeaux, nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gironde Estuary. A remarkable region with particularly poor soils, consisting of gravel rises on clay subsoil. These light, well-drained soils, resulting from the slow drop in water levels during the Quaternary period, provide ideal conditions for the vines to reveal the outstanding quality of the terroir, under the protective influence of a highly favorable microclimate.

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Winemaking: Pichon Comtesse implemented a gravity-flow approach throughout the winemaking process, from the reception of the grapes to the moment the wines are put in barrel. Once fermentation is complete and the “free run juice” is run off, the must (the solid part consisting of the grape skins and seeds) is extracted from the vat and delicately pressed. The “press wines” are obtained using precision technology, under the supervision of an expert team. After rigorous selection, their structure will complement the smoother tannins extracted during fermentation to produce the perfect blend.

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Awards

(2)

1 Star

2018 Vintage

Awarded: 2022

Le Guide Hachette des Vins

Wine Spectator Top 100 #2

2018 Vintage

Awarded: 2021

Wine Spectator Top 100

About the Wine

Region

Pauillac

Pauillac is a well-regarded a commune and appellation on Bordeaux's Médoc peninsula. It is home to some of the world's most famous and expensive red wines, wines made predominantly from...

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Style

Red - Savory and Classic

From Barolo to Bordeaux, these wines are steeped in tradition. The style covers a broad spectrum of flavor profiles, but tend to be elegant and structured and can be cellared for a long...

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Grape Variety / Blend

Bordeaux Blend Red

Far from being an officially defined or legal term, it is almost never used for wine-labeling purposes (although it occasionally appears on back labels). Its equivalent in the United States...

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Food Pairing

Beef and Venison

The general rule with all red meat is the leaner the meat, the lighter the wine – this also applies to different cuts of beef or steak, although side dishes and sauces also have to be...

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Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine

Lamb rump Main Course: With asparagus and hollandaise sauce; Western

Beef fore rib Main Course: Western

Rare roast beef Main Course: With Yorkshire pudding; Western

Linconshire Poacher Cheese Course: British

Critics Scores & Reviews

(18)

2018 vintage

96 / 100

18 scores

95 - 100

90 - 94

85 - 89

80 - 84

75 - 79

0 - 74

When to drink: 2025 to 2056

99 / 100 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

2018 Vintage Tasted: Nov 2022

Destined to be one of the great vintages of Pichon Lalande, the wine is opulent, silky, fresh, full-bodied, and vibrant. The layers of perfectly black and dark red fruits coat your palate, ending with waves of sensuously textured fruit. This is going to be approachable in its youth, but it also has the stuff to age for decades. Drink from 2025-2055.

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18 / 20 Vinum Wine Magazine

2018 Vintage Tasted: Sep 2021

When to drink: 2026 to 2035

Besitzt die Fülle und das Feuer des Jahres, die Fruchtigkeit, aber auch grosse Tiefe, bemerkenswerte Präzision und ewige Länge; besser kann man den Kompromiss von Jahr und Stil nicht ausdrücken.

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98 / 100 Adrian van Velsen - vvWine.ch

2018 Vintage Tasted: Jun 2021

Die Nase ist ein Gedicht, wie schon En Primeur ist hier Hühnerhaut angesagt, Frucht und Würze, Floralität, etwas Paprika, man möchte darin baden. Im Gaumen konzentriert, mit ungemein knackiger Frucht, feinsten Tanninen, alles ist da, nichts dominiert, der Wein tänzelt über die Zunge, verleiht sich selber Flügel, hochelegant und von ausgezeichneter Länge. mit dunkler Frucht und feiner Würze. Grandios ist das. 2025-2050 (Verkostet am 21. Juni 2021 im Rahmen der UGCB Probe in Genf)

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98 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2018 Vintage Tasted: May 2021

This famous estate at the southern end of Pauillac has produced a powerful wine. Packed blackberry fruits, laced with acidity, are just starting out on a long journey along with the tannins. The wine's elegance is beautifully preserved within the structure. With considerable potential, the wine should not be drunk before 2027. Roger Voss

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97 / 100 Andreas Larsson - Tasted

2018 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2021

Bright dark inky purplish colour. Plenty of depth and layers on the nose with violet, crème de cassis, black cherry, fine tobacco, mocha and dark chocolate. The palate is very dense and concentrated, yet finely tuned with no hard edges, powdery tannin like cocoa powder adding plenty of weight and length. Layers of digest dark fruit with some aromatic herbs like sage and mint, finely tuned oak, a whiff of coffee bean and a tremendously long finish. Incredibly well-built with a huge potential, should open up in the coming 4-5 years and keep forever.

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97 / 100 VertdeVin

2018 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2021

The nose is beautifully elegant, bright, beautifully intense, harmonious and offers complexity as well as a beautiful finesse of the grain and a multi-layer side which imposes to come back regularly on the nose to see its evolution. It reveals notes of crushed blackberry, pulpy cassis and small notes of pulpy strawberry associated with touches of vanilla, incense, pepper, crushed raspberry as well as fine hints of caramelization, toasted hazelnut, discreet hints of vanilla bourbon, an imperceptible hint of verbena and iodine gravels. The palate is elegant, delicate, gourmand, very discreetly tight and offers precision, a beautiful definition, a certain richness, fullness, suavity as well as a beautiful balanced, a certain density, a fine tension, energy and deepness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of pulpy/fleshy wild cassis, small black berries and small notes of wild raspberry associated with touches of tonka bean/mocha, incense, black tea, black plum, a racy minerality as well as fine hints of caramelized oak, saffron, bergamot, discreet hints of bourbon vanilla pod, toasted hazelnut and an imperceptible hint of coffee (in the background). A racy, beautifully powerful, rich but bull of delicacy and precision wine. Good length. A very beautiful persistence on notes of toasted almond, hazelnut and mocha.

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97 / 100 Falstaff

2018 Vintage Tasted: Feb 2021

Very dark ruby with an opaque core and purple reflections, brightening at the rim. Inviting black cherry and berry nuances are interwoven with fine oak, delicate candied orange zest, mineral notes, and some liquorice. Complex with pronounced fruit, it has ripe cherry flavours and ripe supporting tannins, with fine sweetness continuing through to the finish. A harmonious and elegant food wine, it has great length and development. Good ageing potential.

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97 / 100 The Wine Independent

2018 Vintage Tasted: Nov 2022

When to drink: 2026 to 2050

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18.5 / 20 La Revue du Vin de France

2018 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2022

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98 / 100 Alexandre MA

2018 Vintage Tasted: Jul 2021

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96 / 100 Jean-Marc Quarin

2018 Vintage Tasted: Jul 2021

When to drink: 2030 to 2050

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97 / 100 Robert Parker The Wine Advocate

2018 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2021

When to drink: 2026 to 2056

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98 / 100 Wine Spectator

2018 Vintage Tasted: Mar 2021

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97 / 100 Jeannie Cho Lee

2018 Vintage Tasted: Mar 2019

When to drink: 2028 to 2028

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96 / 100 CellarTracker

2018 Vintage

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4.5

16 ratings

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Excellent

2018 Vintage Saved: 6-Jul-2023

Very deep, dark ruby-red, still quite purple at the rim. The aromas have a leafy black-fruit/cassis nature. Juicy blackcurrant fruit is of mid-weight & the tannic structure is fine. The mid-palate is fabulously lean & elegant & the finish is a classic combination of leafy blackcurrant fruit & fine cedary tannins. 03/23 DCAMW

Excellent

2018 Vintage Saved: 17-Apr-2024

One of the greatest vintages Plenty of depth and power but also enough freshness and vibrancy Blackcurrant , blackberries, wild cherries , graphite , tobacco and cedaroak to name a few note almost directly present Elegant , silky mouthfeel with well integrated tannins and enough acidity

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Vintage Critics Score Avg. Price (ex-tax)

All 95 / 100 $ 270 2023 – – 2022 97 / 100 $ 243 2021 94 / 100 $ 173 2020 96 / 100 $ 244 2019 97 / 100 $ 356 2018 96 / 100 $ 309 2017 95 / 100 $ 197 2016 97 / 100 $ 293

2015 95 / 100 $ 274 2014 93 / 100 $ 192 2013 90 / 100 $ 148 2012 92 / 100 $ 177 2011 91 / 100 $ 156 2010 94 / 100 $ 262 2009 94 / 100 $ 294 2008 91 / 100 $ 244 2007 90 / 100 $ 166 2006 92 / 100 $ 199 2005 93 / 100 $ 277 2004 92 / 100 $ 234 2003 92 / 100 $ 233 2002 91 / 100 $ 203 2001 92 / 100 $ 250 2000 93 / 100 $ 373 1999 89 / 100 $ 250 1998 90 / 100 $ 253 1997 88 / 100 $ 174 1996 95 / 100 $ 501 1995 93 / 100 $ 351 1994 90 / 100 $ 213 1993 87 / 100 $ 191 1992 84 / 100 – 1991 89 / 100 $ 345 1990 89 / 100 $ 401 1989 93 / 100 $ 311 1988 91 / 100 $ 314 1987 87 / 100 $ 275 1986 94 / 100 $ 361 1985 91 / 100 $ 415 1984 87 / 100 $ 278 1983 92 / 100 $ 375 1982 96 / 100 $ 1,130 1981 89 / 100 $ 269 1980 86 / 100 $ 295 1979 90 / 100 $ 218 1978 90 / 100 $ 264 1977 – $ 254 1976 87 / 100 $ 300 1975 90 / 100 $ 255 1974 89 / 100 – 1973 87 / 100 – 1972 – – 1971 84 / 100 – 1970 88 / 100 $ 586 1969 – – 1967 93 / 100 $ 505 1966 90 / 100 $ 495 1965 – – 1964 88 / 100 $ 426 1962 78 / 100 – 1961 92 / 100 – 1960 – – 1959 91 / 100 $ 614 1958 – – 1957 72 / 100 – 1955 88 / 100 – 1953 92 / 100 $ 1,079 1952 – – 1951 – – 1950 83 / 100 – 1949 90 / 100 $ 1,255 1948 – – 1947 91 / 100 – 1945 93 / 100 – 1944 – – 1943 – – 1942 82 / 100 – 1940 92 / 100 – 1939 – $ 1,150 1938 80 / 100 – 1937 81 / 100 – 1935 – – 1934 93 / 100 – 1931 – – 1929 94 / 100 – 1928 89 / 100 $ 799 1926 – – 1925 – – 1924 91 / 100 – 1922 80 / 100 – 1921 92 / 100 – 1920 92 / 100 – 1914 82 / 100 – 1906 – –

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Vintage quality: Excellent (Legendary)

Current condition: Keep

For Pauillac, the 2018 vintage was extremely good and some stunning wines were made.

The growing season began, like much of Bordeaux that year, with a reasonably mild winter which was then followed by a shockingly wet spring. The season saw rains and deluges on a ...

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