Given my derisory tasting notes out of barrel, I was gobsmacked by the showing (blind) of the 2006 Reserve de la Comtesse at Farr Vintners' horizontal. It has a lifted bouquet with blackberry and graphite aromas, strict but focused, aloof even. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, smooth in the mouth, but not quite as complex as the nose suggests, with spicy black fruit, graphite and sage towards the finish. I will seek to re-taste this at a later date to reconfirm this showing. Tasted April 2016.
(WA-May 2021)
| Product Name | Ch. Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Reserve de la Comtesse Pauillac 2006 750ml |
|---|---|
| Country | FRANCE |
| Region | BORDEAUX |
| Appellation | PAUILLAC |
| Vintage | 2006 |
| Rating (WA) | 89 |
| Rating (BH) | NA |
| Rating (WS) | 87 |
