Pichon Lalande: Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2eme Cru 2016

Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2eme Cru 2016

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Cabernet Sauvignon 75%, Merlot 21%, Cabernet Franc 4%
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rød, tør
Modnet
13,5% Vol.
Modenhed til at drikke: 2028–2070
Pakket ind i: 6 OHK
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voluminøs og kraftfuld
rig på tanniner
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Lobenberg: 100/100
Galloni: 100/100
Parker: 100/100
Jeb Dunnuck: 100/100
Jane Anson: 100/100
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Frankrig, Bordeaux, Pauillac
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Allergener: Sulfitter,
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Heiner Lobenberg om:
Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2eme Cru 2016

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Højdespringeren i de sidste to årgange. Der var næppe noget bedre i 2014 og 2015. 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc. Naboen til Chateau Latour har altid langt den fineste karakter af de direkte tilstødende vinmarker. Hvis ikke Pichon Comtesse kan opnå finesse, så kan ingen. Det smukke ved Pichon Comtesse er, at den på trods af sit naboskab med Latour er meget tættere på Lafite i sin utrolige finesse og røde frugt. Det er også tilfældet i 2016. Utrolig fin. Smukke surkirsebær, men også meget modne hindbær. Kun et meget fint og delikat strejf af cassis, brombær og søde morbær bagved. Fin krydrethed, helt polerede tanniner selv i næsen. Hvid peber, meget let lakrids. En dyb indånding. Selv næsen har en utrolig længde og total raffinement. Vinen er antitesen til Mouton Rothschild, men den er på samme niveau. Pichon Comtesse har formået at gøre det, vi ville have ønsket os med Lafite, nemlig at underbygge denne drømmeagtige, polerede, ekstremt tanninholdige, totalt polerede røde frugt og livlige friskhed med et strejf af rund, fyldig sødme. Ud over raffinementet giver det en utrolig lækkerhed. Dette er tilgængeligt. Intet er hårdt, alt er ultrafint. Chic løb i rød frugt. Dybest set er Pichon Comtesse også en arketypisk, perfekt Saint Julien med lidt mere sødme. Og den maskuline, Pauillac-100-agtige karakter er grundlæggende fraværende i 2016, som den var det i 2015. Under alle omstændigheder er den helt typisk for Pichon Comtesse, men med en finesse, raffinement og lækkerhed, som aldrig er set før 2015 og 2016. Det er en fornøjelse at have denne vin i munden. Man kan næsten ikke spytte den ud. Meget lang, meget fin, sublim og fyldig. Den fine kirsebærsmag minder mig lidt om en rigtig god Barolo Monfortino fra en moden årgang. Dette er en sand delikatesse. 100/100

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Galloni om: Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2eme Cru

The 2016 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is every bit as regal as it has always been. Towering and spectacularly rich in the glass, the 2016 captures every ounce of potential is showed from barrel. The 2016 is a vivid, dramatically sweeping wine that will leave readers week at the knees. Beams of tannin give the 2016 soaring intensity that is matched by a host of aromas and flavors that open up in the glass. Blackberry jam, graphite, spice, menthol, licorice, pencil shavings and spice are all finely sketched in a bold, savory Pauillac that hits all the right notes. The 2016 Pichon Comtesse has been riveting on each of the four occasions I have tasted it from barrel thus far, making it easily one of the wines of the vintage. Nicolas Glumineu and his team turned out an epic Pichon Comtesse in 2016. Don't miss it! 100/100

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Parker om: Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2eme Cru

The 2016 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is blended of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc aged for 18 months in 60% new oak. Deep purple-black in color, it is a little mute, slowly unfurling to reveal a core of crushed blackcurrants, blueberry compote and black raspberries with nuances of cinnamon stick, violets, star anise, menthol and pencil shavings plus a waft of fallen leaves. Medium-bodied and super intense in the mouth, the palate bursts with black fruits and savory layers, complemented by red fruit sparks and framed by fantastically ripe, fine-grained tannins, finishing very long with a lingering suggestion of minerality. 98+/100

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Jeb Dunnuck om: Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2eme Cru

Coming from the genius winemaking talent of Nicolas Glumineau, the 2016 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande matches the 1982 and is a perfect, legendary wine in the making. A blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot, and 4% Cabernet Franc brought up in 60% new oak, it's not the most powerful Left Bank but offers perfect balance and thrilling intensity as well as heavenly aromatics of crème de cassis, leafy herbs, jammy blackberries, tobacco leaf, and freshly sharpened lead pencils as well as more violets and minerality with time in the glass. Possessing a deep, full-bodied, singular character, the purity of fruit that's the hallmark of the vintage, building tannins, and a sense of class and elegance that's hard to describe, it's a 50-year-wine. While this cuvée has included a fair chunk of Merlot in the past that gave it more upfront appeal, it's important for readers to know it's much more Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated today, and while it is slightly more approachable than some of its neighbors, it shuts down rather quickly with time in the glass. (I followed this wine for multiple days.) I suspect a solid decade of cellaring is warranted. 100/100

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Jane Anson om: Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2eme Cru

Hard to fault the confident, tightrope-walking balance of muscular tannins, concentrated berry fruit and vibrant acidities. Sings of Pauillac, but a sophisticated, well-finessed version. Still young, but the wall of tannins is bouncy, rippling with silk and satin, along with liqourice, cocoa bean and camp fire smoke. Assume it will close down over the next few years, so make the most of it now with a long carafe, or wait for 5 to 10 years. 40hl/h yield, 60% new oak, and a long, slow harvest from September 20 to October 20. 100/100

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Pichon Lalande

I 1850 blev vingården Pichon Longeville delt på grund af en arv. Den ene halvdel blev arvet af Virginie de Lalande, som inden arven havde giftet sig med grev Henri de Lalande. Sådan opstod det lidt akavede lange navn Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande.

Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2eme Cru 2016