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2019 Pichon-Lalande, Pauillac 6-Pack in OWC

2019 Pichon-Lalande, Pauillac 6-Pack in OWC

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$1,295.00

Pre-Arrival: Estimated to be available for delivery or pickup by 2/15/2027.

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99

Jeb Dunnuck

Reviewed April 2022
Pure class, the 2019 Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse De Lalande is another brilliant wine from director Nicolas Glumineau that checks in at the top of the vintage. A blend of 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, and 6% Cabernet Franc that was harvested from mid-September through October 8th. Brought up in roughly 60% new French oak, it hit 14.1% natural alcohol with a pH of 3.7. More elegant and poised from bottle than barrel, it offers a brilliant perfume of crème de cassis, lead pencil shavings, tobacco leaf, damp earth, and graphite. Deep, full-bodied, and pure perfection on the palate, it has this incredible marriage of Latour-like stature and regalness buffered by wonderful, sexy, seamless fruit, which no doubt comes from the higher Merlot content and makes Comtesse de Lalande so singular and unique. It builds slowly with time in the glass and has remarkable purity of fruit, ultra-fine tannins, perfect balance, and a finish that just begs you to pour another glass. It has a seductive, seamless profile that offers pleasure even today (although it needs lots of air to show at its best) yet needs 7-8 years of bottle age to hit the early stages of its prime drink window and will evolve for another 40-50 years if stored properly.

Professional Reviews

98

Chris Kissack

Review Date: 12/2021
The 2019 from Nicolas Glumineau and team is a blend of 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc. The nose opens with an explosion of blackcurrant and damson jam, sweet and fragrant, but also shimmering with complexities which call to mind black olive, slate, bay leaf and mint. The palate starts off in an immediately fresh and integrated style, despite it being built around a poised and grippy structure of ripe tannin. It maintains a great sense of purity through the middle and finish of the palate, bold and poised, while still grippy with that rich framework of tannins. It is convincing through the finish, which concludes with a lingering core of ripe tannins and pure fruit. You have to wonder just how Nicolas pushes quality here ever-higher, but he achieves it;this doesn’t put a foot wrong, and being on a par with the firsts in this vintage it is clearly a great Pichon-Lalande in the making.

98

Decanter

Review Date: 01/2022
Expressive and aromatic on the nose, this is giving such a lot of nuance. Gorgeous texture on the palate, smooth, seductive with perfumed fruit that is dense and layered. Just so complete offering a great combination of blackcurrant fruit against menthol/liquorice notes with balanced acidity. You get the juiciness which is vibrant but also a seriously dark, brooding edge with spice but lovely freshness and lift overall. It's serious no doubt but has that real air of refinement and finesse to the overall profile. Excellent quality. (GH)

98

Wine Advocate

Review Date: 04/2022
One of the wines of the vintage, the 2019 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande soars from the glass with complex aromas of wild berries, tobacco leaf, loamy soil, burning embers and hints of violets and rose petals. Full-bodied, deep and complete, it’s velvety and seamless, with a broad attack and a multidimensional core of lively, succulent fruit. Concluding with a long, expansive finish, it’s a remarkable young Pauillac that will offer many years of thrilling drinking. Congratulations to Nicolas Glumineau and his team, who are ushering in a new golden age at an address where standards were always very high. (WK)

Notes

PLEASE NOTE: This product is 6 bottles in its Original Wooden Case (OWC), sold only as a 6-bottle case to protect ideal provenance. If the wines must be shipped, they will be sent in pulp shippers to protect the bottles, with the wood case shipped separately. Will Call or Local Delivery orders can be handled as intact OWCs. Please detail any special handling requests at checkout online, or call us with specific instructions. 98 points Antonio Galloni for Vinous: "One of the most elegant Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande I can remember tasting. The 2019 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is very clearly one of the wines of the year. Statuesque in its bearing, the 2019 possesses tremendous depth and intensity right out of the gate. Dark fruit, gravel, smoke, licorice and incense draw the taster in. The 2019 is like a great book. You don't want to put it down. Each taste reveals a new layer, a new shade of nuance. The 2019 is quite simply one of the most elegant renditions I have tasted recently. That said, it is also incredibly austere and in need of cellaring. Don't miss it. Tasted three times." (01/2022)

Details

TypeRed Wine
VarietalCabernet Sauvignon and Blends
OriginPauillac, Bordeaux, France
Bottle Size6 x 750 mL in original wooden case
SKU1484692
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