2025 Pichon Lalande

Auslieferung bis zum Herbst 2028!
Delivery until Fall 2028!

(Pauillac; 81% Cabernet Sauvignon; 15% Merlot; 4% Cabernet Sauvignon; a final yield of 24 hl/ha; pH 3.7; IPT 73; 13% alcohol; tasted at the property with Florent Genty). Charming, with a pleasing and very natural gentle sweetness to the mid-palate indicating the perfect maturation of the fruit, as does the slight hint of hazelnut from the pips. There's a delicate spring florality aromatically, replaced on the palate by something more bulby - iris and peony perhaps with a little violet too. Glossy and svelte, layered and never too ample in frame allowing the depth and profundity of the wine to unfold in the mouth. There's a lovely wild strawberry note to this too that I haven't found in previous vintage. Very long and gently tapering on the finish before the fantail lift.
96-98/100 Colin Hay

The purity of Cabernet Sauvignon here is remarkable. Beneath the deep color of the wine, there is a sense of calm strength slowly moving through its core. While retaining the signature softness of Pichon Comtesse, the 2025 vintage further elevates both depth and concentration. Peony and hawthorn blossom rise gently in sequence, before blackcurrant and dark plum gather at the base, evoking a feeling of effortless passage, like a boat gliding through unfolding landscapes. Within this ink-like depth lies immense energy, yet the touch is disarmingly soft. Tannins, fine as velvet, trace the palate with a delicate persistence, awakening the senses while carrying a subtle warmth. In this exchange, what reveals itself is the full stature and quiet authority of a great Pauillac, a presence that inspires admiration.
97-99/100 Alexandre Ma

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2025 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande strides confidently out of the glass with classic notes of cassis, ripe, fresh plums, and wild blueberries, followed by hints of lilacs, pencil shavings, and tilled soil with a touch of crushed rocks. The palate is wonderfully graceful with tight-knit black fruit and floral layers, supported by firm, fine-grained tannins and great tension, finishing long and minerally. The blend is 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, and 4% Cabernet Franc. It has a pH of 3.7 with a TPI of 73 and the alcohol is 13%.
95-97/100 Lisa Perrotti-Brown

Expands through the palate from beginning to end, raspberry puree, blackberry, loganberry, crushed rocks and bitter black chocolate, wrapped up in smoky coffee beans. Excellent build and architecture, has tension and grip, with a mouthwatering finish, and delivers a joyful expression of the vintage. 73 IPT. Cabernet Sauvignon only for the press wine. Harvest began August 28 (earliest on record) until September 24. 52% 1st wine, 48% Réserve. 3.7 pH. Harvest August 28 to September 24.
96/100 Jane Anson