97/100
5 Stars
Bob Campbell
A blend of 65% cabernet sauvignon, 22% merlot, 7% cabernet franc, 6% petit verdot. Vibrant, youthful colour. Intense, punchy and complex red with cedar, black olive and spicy oak. Bordeaux? Good acid and quite a firm structure with an impressively lengthy finish.
Tasted: 15/09/2020
Drink: 2020 to 2033
93 Points Robert Parker
The 2014 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande has an expressive bouquet with lively blackberry, cedar, flint and graphite aromas that are not powerful, yet display admirable precision. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, the Merlot content lending this Pauillac its trademark fleshiness and roundness, yet there is clearly structure here (not always a trait of this Pauillac growth). It will develop more complexity and personality with bottle age, but at the moment you can sit back and just admire the cohesion and superb length. Winemaker Nicolas Glumineau has overseen a quite wonderful Pichon-Lalande, one with inbuilt longevity. Drink 2020 - 2050.
Source: Robert Parker.