Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend

9.3108 ratings
9.322 pro ratings
Pauillac, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, White Rice, Mushrooms, Pasta, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Tomato-Based, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Hard Cheese, Venison
Top Notes For
Tom Casagrande

I have never had a Comtesse before, but I hear it’s supposed to be a bit on the feminine side for a Pauillac. This one is not. Deep cedary, peanutty nose over dark cassis fruit and some pencil lead. Still some vigorous tannin and forceful acids on the palate, but the flavors are very deep. Long finish. Tremendous wine.

I have never had a Comtesse before, but I hear it’s supposed to be a bit on the feminine side for a Pauillac. This one is not. Deep cedary, peanutty nose over dark cassis fruit and some pencil lead. Still some vigorous tannin and forceful acids on the palate, but the flavors are very deep. Long finish. Tremendous wine.

Sep 3rd, 2022
James Forsyth

The 2006 Pichon is a big wine. Leather, pepper, dark cherries, plum. Soft velvet texture. Gorgeous.

The 2006 Pichon is a big wine. Leather, pepper, dark cherries, plum. Soft velvet texture. Gorgeous.

Nov 10th, 2018
Shawn R

Despite this Chateau changing hands many times the wine still remains a contender. Black in the glass, shows heavy extraction. Sweet black fruits on the nose...light and sweet on the palate tannins integrate nicely. Drinking well.

Despite this Chateau changing hands many times the wine still remains a contender. Black in the glass, shows heavy extraction. Sweet black fruits on the nose...light and sweet on the palate tannins integrate nicely. Drinking well.

1 person found it helpfulAug 4th, 2018
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9.5

One of the most pleasant and unexpected surprises in this tasting, the 2006 Pichon Lalande is gorgeous, which is something I can’t say about too many wines in a vintage marked by climatic ups and downs and irregular ripening. Dark, powerful and intense, the 2006 possesses exceptional balance. A host of black cherry, plum, smoke, licorice and menthol flesh out in this decidedly somber, virile Pichon Lalande. In a vintage in which so many wines are so rustic, the 2006 Pichon Lalande is all class. This sleeper Pichon Lalande will drink well for at least the next two decades, perhaps longer. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Oct 2017)

One of the most pleasant and unexpected surprises in this tasting, the 2006 Pichon Lalande is gorgeous, which is something I can’t say about too many wines in a vintage marked by climatic ups and downs and irregular ripening. Dark, powerful and intense, the 2006 possesses exceptional balance. A host of black cherry, plum, smoke, licorice and menthol flesh out in this decidedly somber, virile Pichon Lalande. In a vintage in which so many wines are so rustic, the 2006 Pichon Lalande is all class. This sleeper Pichon Lalande will drink well for at least the next two decades, perhaps longer. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Oct 2017)

1 person found it helpfulFeb 16th, 2018
Scott Taddeo

2006 here- I saw it as a bit older than others in the class with a slight stewed and dried fruit character in the mix as well as some mahogany, Dutch liquorice, mint and toasted oak too. Tannins still quite chewy, with the acid when settled in the wine. Plenty of flavour intensity and finish here.

2006 here- I saw it as a bit older than others in the class with a slight stewed and dried fruit character in the mix as well as some mahogany, Dutch liquorice, mint and toasted oak too. Tannins still quite chewy, with the acid when settled in the wine. Plenty of flavour intensity and finish here.

1 person found it helpfulFeb 10th, 2018
David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

Drinking nicely. Bright mid red fruits with good evolution already.

Drinking nicely. Bright mid red fruits with good evolution already.

1 person found it helpfulApr 26th, 2016
Peter van den Besselaar

Laurel, cooked plums,rich nose, good balance, cacao, everything's right, refinement and complexity

Laurel, cooked plums,rich nose, good balance, cacao, everything's right, refinement and complexity

1 person found it helpfulDec 15th, 2015
M. Ventre

Pich posh.. So dark and lovely.. Polished tannins.. Showing well but would love to see this in another 5-10 years

Pich posh.. So dark and lovely.. Polished tannins.. Showing well but would love to see this in another 5-10 years

1 person found it helpfulMar 8th, 2015
Martin Redmond

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Gotta love corporate Tasting at @Champagne Louis Roederer today! #Champagne #Harvesttrip

1 person found it helpfulSep 3rd, 2014
Tom Kobylarz

More elegance here, silky and refined.

More elegance here, silky and refined.

1 person found it helpfulMay 3rd, 2014