In Bond Fine Wine. 2021 Château Pichon Comtesse Reserve Pichon Comtesse Reserve (2nd Wine Pichon Lalande), Pauillac, Bordeaux, France. Second wine • Red Bordeaux in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 93/100 (AG). Drinking window: 2025–2038. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
William Kelley (WK) — 89–91/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 29/04/2022
The 2021 Res'rve de la Comtesse offers up aromas of sweet berry fruit, blackcurrants, petals and classy new oak, followed by a medium to full-bodied, deep and impressively concentrated palate that's framed by lively acids and beautifully refined tannins. It's a blend of 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot and 11% Petit Verdot, and Nicolas Glumineau tells me that some wine was sold off in bulk this…
Antonio Galloni (AG) — 93/100 · Inside Bordeaux, 27/02/2024 · Drink 2026-2036
The 2021 R'serve de la Comtesse has developed into an elegant, polished Pauillac. Silky, aromatic and racy, the 2021 is seriously impressive. Graphite, lavender, spice, menthol and licorice meld into a core of dark blue/purplish fruit. In some recent years, the R'serve has been a big wine, maybe too big. In 2021, it's a wine of unbelievable elegance. The winemaking team gave this a bit more new o…
Neal Martin (NM) — 89/100 · Vinous, 22/02/2024 · Drink 2025-2038
The 2021 R'serve de la Comtesse is still tight-lipped on the nose despite rigorous coaxing, notes of graphite percolating through the black fruit. I feel that in another vintage it would give me more. The palate is medium-bodied and more expressive than the aromatics at the moment, quite concentrated in terms of its black fruit, with touches of graphite and black pepper that fan out succinctly to…