In Bond Fine Wine. 2022 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 (WK). Drinking window: 2026–2034. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Antonio Galloni (AG) — 93/100 · Vinous, 28/01/2025 · Drink 2028-2042
The 2022 R'serve de la Comtesse Is a sexy wine. Plush contours wrap around a core of black cherry, plum, graphite and dried flowers. The 2022 is unusual in that it includes all the Petit Verdot produced at the property. That's a decision that paid off handsomely.
Neal Martin (NM) — 91/100 · Vinous, 2025-01-01 · Drink 2025-2040
The 2022 Pichon Comtesse Réserve, bottled in April 2024, has a perfumed, floral bouquet with lovely lift and a mixture of black and blueberry fruit scents. The palate is medium-bodied with a ripe entry, hints of salted licorice that tincture the black fruit and density countered by a keen line of acidity. Just a touch of balsamic livens up the finish. This is very fine.
Jeb Dunnuck (JD) — 92–94/100 · JebDunnuck.com, 10/05/2023
The second wine of Comtesse de Lalande, the 2022 Pichon Comtesse R'serve is based on 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot, and the rest Cabernet Franc. Ripe black and blue fruits as well as some chocolaty, tobacco nuances define the aromatics, and it's a rich, full-bodied, velvety textured second wine that's going to drink brilliantly right out of the gate. This is well worth seek…