Tasting Notes
JancisRobinson.com – 18+
70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot. Aged for 18 months in oak (60% new).Deep, blackish garnet. Quite intriguing minerally nose. Neat, well-balanced, confident, quite dry wine. Fine tannins much in evidence. Light char with some sweetness. Relatively light-bodied. Quite subtle and fresh. Improved in the glass. Subtle and saline. Is this the Leoville Barton? (JR)
Anticipated maturity: 2024-2036
Robert Parker – 96
Composed of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, the 2017 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande has a medium to deep garnet-purple color and is a little closed to begin, soon revealing floral notes of lilacs and lavender over a core of black raspberries, warm blackberries and forest floor plus touches of star anise and stewed black tea. Medium-bodied, the palate is a bundle of energy and tension with softly played tannins and beautiful floral and black fruit layers, finishing with a long-lingering whisper.
Anticipated maturity: 2021-2049
