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Réserve de la Comtesse er andenvinen fra Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande – et af Médocs mest elegante og traditionsrige slotte. Beliggende i den sydlige del af Pauillac, blot et stenkast fra Gironde-floden, nyder ejendommen godt af et exceptionelt terroir, hvor grus, ler og sand danner en perfekt balance for druesorter som Cabernet Sauvignon og Merlot.
Historien om Pichon Comtesse strækker sig over mere end to århundreder og bærer arven fra den berømte grevinde, der lagde grundstenen til slottets ry for finesse og raffinement. Réserve de la Comtesse blev skabt for at afspejle denne ånd – med samme omhu i mark og kælder, men med en stil, der kan nydes tidligere i vinens liv.
Vinmarkerne, som omfatter 102 hektar opdelt i mere end hundrede parceller, dyrkes i dag med respekt for naturen og stor præcision. Ejendommen er certificeret med Haute Valeur Environnementale niveau 4, og hele marken er under omlægning til økologisk drift. Biodiversitet fremmes aktivt gennem beplantning af træer, levende hegn og bistader, mens arbejdet i marken udføres med minimal påvirkning af miljøet.
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BEPLANTNING
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot
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AREAL
102 hektar
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SLOTTETS ANDEN VIN
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EJER
Champagne Louis Roederer-gruppen (Frédéric Rouzaud)
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LINK
www.pichon-comtesse.com
Aromas of dried violets, blackcurrants, oyster shells, ink and bitter chocolate. Its medium-to full-bodied with firm, tight-grained tannins. Concentrated and tight with an nicely austere finish. Needs a few years to soften. Second wine of Pichon Lalande. Try from 2025.
The second wine of the Château, the 2018 Reserve De Comtesse De Lalande checks in as 53% Cabernet Sauvignon and 42% Merlot, with the balance Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Terrific classic Pauillac notes of blackcurrants, lead pencil shavings, leafy tobacco, and chocolate define this beauty, and it's medium to full-bodied, with a layered, balanced, pure character, present yet ripe tannins, and a great finish. As I wrote last year, it tastes more like a Grand Vin than a second wine. The larger Merlot component shows here compared to its more Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated big brother, and it's a much more plush, silky, sexy wine that already offers loads of pleasure. It's going to evolve for two decades and is well worth seeking out.
My feeling about the 2018 Réserve de la Comtesse is pretty much the same as it was when I first tasted it en primeur. It is an attractive, gracious wine with plenty of immediacy and appeal, but not the depth of some previous editions. I imagine that mostly reflects the significant presence of young vine fruit here and the uneven quality of the growing season and vintage. I would prefer to drink the 2018 over the next decade or so.