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Reserve de la Comtesse2020

Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de LalandePauillac, France

Réserve de la Comtesse is the long-established second wine of Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande in Pauillac…Learn More »

$60

/750ml

2020 Retail Average

93

/100

2020 Pro Rating

Reserve de la Comtesse 2020 Vintage Overview

2020 OVERVIEW

Dark, juicy cassis and plum glide through this 2020 Réserve de la Comtesse, wrapped in polished tannins and lifted by hints of violet, chocolate and tobacco leaf. Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande’s second wine here is generous yet finely structured, already seductive in its supple texture but with enough grip and freshness to age with real grace.

Drinking Window
2024 2040
Pairings

Roast lamb with rosemary and garlic; grilled ribeye steak; duck breast with red wine jus

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Reserve de la Comtesse · Knowledge Base

About Reserve de la Comtesse

Réserve de la Comtesse is the long-established second wine of Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande in Pauillac, created in 1973 and sourced from the same gravel-and-clay terroirs (including parcels on neighboring Saint-Julien soils) as the grand vin. Cabernet Sauvignon- and Merlot-led, with smaller portions of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot depending on vintage, it is known for a supple, velvety texture, classic Pauillac cassis-and-cedar character, and a more approachable, earlier-drinking expression of Pichon Lalande’s famously eleg…