Description
The 2022 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2eme Cru Classe captures the warmth of the growing season while retaining the estate’s hallmark elegance. Cabernet Sauvignon drives the blend, delivering concentrated dark fruit, crushed stone and subtle spice, framed by supple tannins and energetic acidity. There is richness here, yet the wine remains focused and impeccably balanced.
Tasting from the bottle (as opposed to barrel samples), William Kelly at The Wine Advocate gives it 100 points, writing:
“The 2022 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande has turned out even better in bottle than I anticipated, bursting from the glass with aromas of cassis and blackberries mingled with scents of licorice, violets and pencil shavings. Full-bodied, layered and enveloping, it’s suave, seamless and complete, with faultless precision, pristine integration of tannin, controlled sweetness and a long, expansive finish. The 2022 manages to unite the sensuality that’s the estate’s calling card and the ripeness of the vintage on the one hand, with a sense of Pauillac classicism on the other, threading the needle to deliver one of the finest wines of the vintage and a benchmark Pichon Comtesse. It’s a blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc that spent 18 months in barriques (three months more than was formerly the case), two-thirds of which were new. As I wrote en primeur, there’s more than a hint of the 1982 about this wine, and like the 1982, the 2022 will offer an exceptionally wide drinking window.”
Drink from 2028 to 2058, with peak complexity likely emerging in the late 2030s. For collectors seeking pedigree and longevity, this is a compelling addition to any serious Bordeaux cellar.
Originally released in the UK market for £516/3x750ml In-Bond.
