The medium to full-bodied palate appears a bit weightier than the grand vin, with more open-knit, richer fruit at this youthful stage, delivering a plush texture and plenty of freshness, finishing with lingering notes of plum preserves.
#2019 pichon lalande plus#
WINE ADVOCATE (LISA PERROTTI-BROWN) : 92-94 / 100ĭeep garnet-purple in color, the 2019 Reserve de la Comtesse hits the ground running with aromas of warm black and red plums, stewed cherries and mulberries wafting out of the glass plus hints of spice cake, violets, bouquet garni and Ceylon tea.
Version of the Grand Vin that you can enjoy while waiting for Pichon Lalande to mature. This was made from blending 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc, reaching 14.3% alcohol. THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER (JEFF LEVE) : 93 / 100Į legant, refined, fresh and floral, the medium-bodied wine is silky in texture with a gorgeous sense of purity in the fruit. In tasting, I found the two wines more differentiated stylistically, which has not often been the case. Glumineau added that the Merlots showed a wider range of quality, while the Cabernets were more homogeneous. Yields were 42 hectoliters per hectare, which is typical for the château. General Manager and Winemaker Nicolas Glumineau describes 2019 as a year of drought, until rains arrived at the end of July and middle of August, which were very important for the maturation of the Cabernets in mid-October. It is an ideal second wine that is approachable and avoids being excessively serious, as some recent editions have been. More than anything else, the Réserve impresses for its sensual, inviting personality. A rush of dark red/purplish fruit builds effortlessly in the glass. Wonderfully dark, fleshy and inviting, the Réserve is just striking today. A very beautiful persistence on notes of toasted almond, hazelnut and mocha.Réserve de la Comtesse is especially fine in 2019. A racy, beautifully powerful, rich but bull of delicacy and precision wine. 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). 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. 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 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.
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