2003 Réserve de la Comtesse

JancisRobinson.com

• By Jancis Robinson, MW
  10/1/2010, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)

  (Ch Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Réserve de la Comtesse Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.

Winedoctor

• By Chris Kissack
  February 2007, (See more on Winedoctor...)

  (Réserve de la Comtesse Pauillac) Login and sign up and see review text.

JancisRobinson.com

• By Jancis Robinson, MW
  4/7/2005, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)

  (Ch Pichon Lalande (Comtesse), Réserve de la Comtesse Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.

RJonWine.com

• By Richard Jennings
  5/31/2008, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 89 points

  (Réserve de la Comtesse) Intriguing cassis, tobacco nose; tasty berry, cassis and tobacco palate; medium finish

Garagiste

• By Jon Rimmerman
  8/10/2007, (See more on Garagiste...)

  (PICHON-LALANDE Reserve de la Comtesse) Bordeaux Magnum SPECIAL Dear Friends, As a Friday send-off, we bid you adieu with two magnums at prices that are tough to pass up. Nearly all of us have party occasions where we want to open a high quality magnum of Bordeaux, leave it on the table for everyone to enjoy and not worry about the last drop of a precious classified growth being mistreated by a unworthy gullet - both of these fit the bill and they are quite excellent for what they are. I’ve had both several times in party and non-party settings and they are just what the doctor ordered when tasting notes are not the priority but the event itself is the star of the show. When I was offered this parcel for a price that was almost laughable (both nearly 50% off in this format), I knew it was something most of you would be very happy to stock up on. Both have been stored under ideal conditions (56 degrees) since release: 2003 Pichon Lalande “Reserve de la Comtesse 1.5lt (IWC/NR) STRICT LIMIT 6/person This is the second wine of Pichon Lalande and it is especially delightful, showing far more of the character that Parker saw in his original barrel review, which I’ve cut and pasted below - not sure what he tasted from 750ml when he gave this 88pts but it’s not what’s in the magnum (the magnums are bottled from the best stock on a separate bottling run so I find his bottle review curious. The magnums are also nearly three times the price of the 750s). I brought two of these to a party last month and both were quickly drained by knowledgeable palates that couldn’t believe how delicious the wine was. This is my new go-to magnum when I need something to satisfy a crowd: 2003 Chateau Valrose “Cuvee Alienor” (WA/NR)(IWC86-89) STRICT LIMIT 6/person The Cuvee Alienor is just a crazy buy on a 2003 Bordeaux, especially from St. Estephe (where the recently anointed 100pt Montrose and 99pt Cos d’ Estournel hail from). The magnums are also bottled from the Chateau’s best stock: Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Bord8720 Bord8710

RJonWine.com

• By Richard Jennings
  6/23/2007, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 90 points

  (Réserve de la Comtesse) Dark garnet red color; deep mocha, espresso and caramel oak nose; sweet plush mocha flavored cassis palate, with graphite showing toward medium finish 90+ pts. (46% Merlot, 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc)