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    1 416
  • Producer ranking ?

    48
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035
  • Food Pairing

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The Story

In the Bordeaux region the classified crus have mixed soils, but large enough tracts of land to make very rigorous selections. It is only the quest for excellence during the XVIIIth century that led the owners to elaborate several wines of different quality. Severe selecting is the guarantee of quality of a great wine, but also of a second wine.

Today, the second wines represent between 20 and 50 % of the total production of the Chateau. Fr...

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Vintage 2017

Bordeaux 2017 - A year of contrast

Life is not fair and neither is nature. As the earth warms, flowering becomes earlier and the risk of frost damage increases. Few winemakers remember the frosts of 1991, but their legacy is still haunting. When meteorologists predicted a cold blast on the nights of April 27 and 28, there was a real sense of panic. Most with the means deployed, candles, wind turbines, helicopters, lit hay, took all the meas...

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Tasted in November 2021. The correct name of Pichon Comtesse's second wine is Pichon Comtesse Reserve. 60% C. Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 2% C. Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Aromatic on the nose with cherries and raspberries, elegant, silky fruit and soft tannin, lively and finely structured on the palate. To be enjoyed before 2019 and 2018 vintages announce to be ready.

  • 91p

Dark purple red with violet hue and almost black core. Fragrant nose with elegant fruit, raspberries, blackberries and a hint of elderberries. Very discreet spiciness in the background. On the palate well balanced with fine fruit, ripe tannins, good structure and very good length. 90

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Pauillac, Bordeaux
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