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Chateau Pichon Comtesse de Lalande - Pauillac |
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 Pichon Comtesse de Lalande, es gibt wohl kaum etwas Schöneres als eine reife Flasche dieses Chateaux - und wohl auch kaum ein anderes Chateau, das mit so vielen unterschiedlichen Namen benannt wird: Pichon Lalande, Pichon Comtesse, Pichon Comtesse de Lalande, Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande oder einfach nur "Die Comtesse". Egal wie man dieses Top Chateau betitelt, durch den hohen Merlot-Anteil von bis zu 35 Prozent sind dessen Weine bereits im Jugendstadium enorme Schmeichler. Jahrgänge wie 1983 machen viel Spaß und zeigen, was machbar ist in Bordeaux. Auch 1986 und 1989 zählte Pichon Lalande zu den Jahrgangsbesten in Pauillac. Und in den 90er Jahren legte die Comtesse eine Serie großer Weine hin, die verblüffend ist. In den Weinbergen stehen 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc und 3% Petit Verdot. Das 89 Hektar grosse Chateau Pichon Comtesse de Lalande, dessen Geschichte bis in das 17. Jahrhundert zurückreicht, gehört seit dem Jahr 2007 den Inhabern des Champagnerhauses Roederer. Gleich nach der Übernahme ließen die neuen Inhaber alles renovieren, aber damit nicht genug. Schon 2012 steckten sie noch einmal rund 15 Millionen Euro in das Château, um es auf den neuesten Stand zu bringen. Die Weine reifen im Schnitt für 18 Monate in zur Hälfte neuen Barriques.
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Allergene: Enthält Sulfite.
Alkoholgehalt: noch nicht bekannt
Verantwortlicher Lebensmittelunternehmer: Chateau Pichon Comtesse de Lalande, 33250 Pauillac, Frankreich
Erzeuger/Abfüller: Chateau Pichon Comtesse de Lalande, 33250 Pauillac, Frankreich
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2019 |
0.750 l |
6er |
857,82 €
(190,63 €/l) |
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2019 |
0.750 l |
12er |
1.707,84 €
(189,76 €/l) |
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2019 |
0.375 l |
12er |
871,92 €
(193,76 €/l) |
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2019 |
0.375 l |
24er |
1.729,44 €
(192,16 €/l) |
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2019 |
1.500 l |
3er |
865,02 €
(192,23 €/l) |
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2019 |
1.500 l |
6er |
1.722,84 €
(191,43 €/l) |
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2019 |
3.000 l |
1er |
609,28 €
(203,09 €/l) |
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2019 |
6.000 l |
1er |
1.193,56 €
(198,93 €/l) |
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2019 |
12.000 l |
1er |
2.412,12 €
(201,01 €/l) |
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2019 |
18.000 l |
1er |
3.635,68 €
(201,98 €/l) |
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20 Punkte im Weinwisser und gäbe es 21, hätten wir die definitiv vergeben. Lediglich 7 Weine erhielten diese Maximalwertung. 2019 Pichon Comtesse ist nach all den grandiosen Vorgängern, die wir immer wieder als „best Comtesse ever“ deklariert hatten, unter Nicolas Glumineau nochmals eine Spur präziser und beeindruckender gelungen. Wir hatten im Vorfeld mehrere Telefonate mit Nicolas, der sich schwer tat, seine Euphorie im Zaum zu halten. Nachdem wir den Wein persönlich verkosteten, war uns völlig klar, warum. Das zur Roederer Gruppe gehörende Chateau entschied sich leider, weniger Wein auf den Markt zu bringen. Deshalb lieber gleich einmal eine Kiste konfiszieren! Haben müssen Sie den Wein, daran besteht keinerlei Zweifel.
97-99 THE WINEADVOCATE: "A blend of 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc (with no Petit Verdot this year), the 2019 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande came in at an alcohol of 14.15% and a pH of 3.7. Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, it sails out of the glass with a stunning array of Black Forest cake, warm cassis and wild blueberries scents with underlying hints of Morello cherries, redcurrant jelly, pencil shavings, menthol and aniseed with a touch of charcoal. The medium-bodied palate packs a lot of fruit into an elegant package, featuring very finely grained, silt-like tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long with loads of lingering mineral and exotic spice accents."
97 FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Mit feinen Gewürznuancen unterlegte schwarze Kirschfrucht, zart nach Lakritze und Cassis, ein Hauch von Edelholz, einladendes Bukett. Saftig, elegant, extraktsüßer Kern, reife, tragende Tannine, feines Nougat im Abgang, hochelegant und mit großer Länge ausgestattet, ein seidiger Pauillac-Stil, mit Frische und Finesse wird nicht gegeizt, ein Hauch von frischen Feigen im Nachhall."
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96-98 WINE ENTHUSIAST: "This is a stylish wine that offers rich, smoky tannins and layers of black currant fruits. The tannins are dominant at this stage of barrel aging but the intense fruits are intent on pushing forward. The beautiful aftertaste is all freshness as well as density. It´s for long-term aging."
18 JANCIS ROBINSON: "71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc. Barrel sample.
Just so poised and refined. Fragrant and pure with leafy, garden-fresh, dark-fruit aromatics. Long and linear with plenty of fruit and drive. A profusion of tannins but the resolution adjusted to rein-in power. Shades of the benchmark 1996 with an increase of Cabernet in the blend. (JL)"
98 DECANTER: "A serious, muscled Pichon Comtesse that grabs you from the first nose. The width and texture is evident, feeling both more plush and supple in its fruit character. It´s elegant and balanced but packed full of textured raspberries, blueberries and cassis, juicy, with a rise on the finish and clear tannic grip. Very Pauillac in style, more so than the 2018 with great length. Not as structured as the 2016 or the 2010 but not far off and this is easily one of the wines of the vintage. Its heft shares some similarities to its neighbour Latour, which is not always the case in this most feminine of Pauillac wines. Closes down pretty quickly on the finish, suggesting the initial rich fruit is a hint of what is to come but that it will take its time to show itself in bottle. Tasted twice, four weeks apart and it delivered both times. No Petit Verdot in this vintage."
98-99 JAMES SUCKLING: "Crazy aromas of sweet tobacco and black fruit. Tar and lead pencil, too. Blackcurrants and blackberries. Solid core of fruit and ripe tannins here. It’s full-bodied and chewy. Extremely long. Fascinating wine. Structure with elegance. Extremely creamy and very, very melted together. A classically proportioned wine. 71% cabernet sauvignon, 23% merlot, and 6% cabernet franc."
98-100 ANTONIO GALLONI: "The 2019 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande was picked 16 September to 8 October. It has a showstopping nose: intense black fruit laced with graphite and mint. (Whisper it...it reminds me of their First Growth next door neighbor.) The palate is underpinned by very refined tannins that cradle what may well be the purest fruit you will find in this vintage. Unbelievably precise all the way through to the finish, I admit staring at my glass trying to find fault with it. Unless winemaker Nicolas Glumineau gets distracted by the new Cure album and makes a catastrophic error during the rest of its élevage, which he is not prone to doing, you are not looking at a modern-day 1982 or 2016, but something even better and more profound. Tasted from three bottles with consistent notes." - Neal Martin
95-97 ANTONIO GALLONI: "The 2019 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande evokes a feeling of real power and breadth, with tons of energy giving the wine drive that builds into the finish. Time in the glass brings out the aromatic intensity of the Cabernets. Dark fruit, menthol, rose petal, licorice and grilled herbs all flesh out over time. The 2019 Pichon Comtesse is a very serious wine that almost certainly has more to say than it is willing to express at this stage. Tasted two times."
98-100 THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "With a complex nose of mint, tobacco leaf, roses, spice, crème de cassis, blackberry, cigar box and spice box, everything is off to a good start. On the palate, the wine is pure silk and velvet. Rich, full-bodied and concentrated, the decadently textured finish, with all its multiple layers of sweet fruits, spice and tobacco stay with you for close to 50 seconds. Comparing the 2016, 2018 and 2019 side by side is going to be an incredible experience over the next several decades. The wine combines 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc reaching 14.1% alcohol with a pH of 3.7. Picking took place September 16-October 8 with yields of 42 hectoliters per hectare. The Grand Vin was made from 50% of the harvest."
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Reserve de la Comtesse - Pauillac |
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 Pichon Comtesse de Lalande, es gibt wohl kaum etwas Schöneres als eine reife Flasche dieses Chateaux - und wohl auch kaum ein anderes Chateau, das mit so vielen unterschiedlichen Namen benannt wird: Pichon Lalande, Pichon Comtesse, Pichon Comtesse de Lalande, Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande oder einfach nur "Die Comtesse". Egal wie man dieses Top Chateau betitelt, durch den hohen Merlot-Anteil von bis zu 35 Prozent sind dessen Weine bereits im Jugendstadium enorme Schmeichler. Jahrgänge wie 1983 machen viel Spaß und zeigen, was machbar ist in Bordeaux. Auch 1986 und 1989 zählte Pichon Lalande zu den Jahrgangsbesten in Pauillac. Und in den 90er Jahren legte die Comtesse eine Serie großer Weine hin, die verblüffend ist. In den Weinbergen stehen 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc und 3% Petit Verdot. Das 89 Hektar grosse Chateau Pichon Comtesse de Lalande, dessen Geschichte bis in das 17. Jahrhundert zurückreicht, gehört seit dem Jahr 2007 den Inhabern des Champagnerhauses Roederer. Gleich nach der Übernahme ließen die neuen Inhaber alles renovieren, aber damit nicht genug. Schon 2012 steckten sie noch einmal rund 15 Millionen Euro in das Château, um es auf den neuesten Stand zu bringen. Die Weine reifen im Schnitt für 18 Monate in zur Hälfte neuen Barriques.
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Allergene: Enthält Sulfite.
Alkoholgehalt: noch nicht bekannt
Verantwortlicher Lebensmittelunternehmer: Chateau Pichon Comtesse de Lalande, 33250 Pauillac, Frankreich
Erzeuger/Abfüller: Chateau Pichon Comtesse de Lalande, 33250 Pauillac, Frankreich
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2019 |
0.750 l |
6er |
216,18 €
(48,04 €/l) |
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2019 |
0.750 l |
12er |
424,56 €
(47,17 €/l) |
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92-94 THE WINEADVOCATE: "Deep 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. 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."
92-94 WINE ENTHUSIAST: "This is already a very approachable wine. With its touches of spice behind the black currant fruits, the wine is a fine example of this vintage, fruit and a warm structure. Like all good second wines, it will develop relatively quickly."
93 DECANTER: "his is well structured and approaches 2010 in terms of its weight and depth of fruit. Deep spiced damson on the nose, you would be hard pressed not to say that this is as good as very many Cru Bourgeois 1st wines. Huge depth, similar to the 2018 but a little higher acidity, a little less round, a little more classic Pauillac in character. This is confident and serious with lots of tannins. A great 2nd wine, and a reminder of the consistently successful winemaking that is happening at this estate."
92-94 ANTONIO GALLONI: "The 2019 Réserve de la Comtesse is conspicuously deep in colour. The bouquet takes time to unfurl with exceedingly pure blackberry, raspberry and cassis aromas, the oak seamlessly integrated. The palate is very well balanced with fresh acidity, fine grain tannins, a touch of salinity developing towards the finish that has more grip than previous vintages. Superb." - Neal Martin
91-93 ANTONIO GALLONI: "Réserve de la Comtesse is especially fine in 2019. Wonderfully dark, fleshy and inviting, the Réserve is just striking today. A rush of dark red/purplish fruit builds effortlessly in the glass. More than anything else, the Réserve impresses for its sensual, inviting personality. It is an ideal second wine that is approachable and avoids being excessively serious, as some recent editions have been.
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. Yields were 42 hectoliters per hectare, which is typical for the château. Glumineau added that the Merlots showed a wider range of quality, while the Cabernets were more homogeneous. In tasting, I found the two wines more differentiated stylistically, which has not often been the case."
91-93 THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Elegant, refined, fresh and floral, the medium-bodied wine is silky in texture with a gorgeous sense of purity in the fruit. This was made from blending 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc, reaching 14.3% alcohol. This is a nice, forward, scaled-down version of the Grand Vin that you can enjoy while waiting for Pichon Lalande to mature."
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Aschauer Str. 3-5