Pichon Comtesse Réserve 2025 Pauillac - OWC6

Falstaff
94 punten
Deep dark ruby garnet, opaque core, violet reflections, delicate rim brightening. Delicate scent of roses, licorice, red cherries, inviting bouquet. Juicy, elegant, ripe heart cherries, fine tannins, delicate extract sweetness on the finish, mineral, subtle nougat in the aftertaste.

Antonio Galloni, Vinous
90-92 punten
The 2025 Réserve de la Comtesse is all class, all finesse. Open-knit floral overtones and silky, polished tannins announce a Réserve that is more about restraint than power. Rose petal, dark red cherry, plum, mocha, new leather and licorice build with time in the glass. There's plenty of textural depth in this captivating Réserve.

Lisa Perrotti-Brown
92-94 punten
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2025 Pichon Comtesse Reserve sails out with energetic notes of fresh blackberries, black raspberries, and red currant preserves, followed by hints of forest floor, crushed rocks, and wild thyme. The light- to medium-bodied palate is delicate and refreshing with lively red and black fruit layers and a chalky finish. The blend is 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46% Merlot, and 4% Cabernet Franc. It has a pH of 3.7 with a TPI of 66 and the alcohol is 13%.

Decanter
93 punten
Floral fragrance, lots of purple flowers on the nose with aromatic blue and black berry fruit. Supple and so creamy, this is just gorgeous from the get go, smooth and round, crushed velvety in texture with a slight grip, slight bounce and slight tension. The juicy content is just so great, pure, crystalline, a lick of salty, wet stone, slate, oyster shell. Very Pauillac in the undertone of mint, Cab liquorice and tobacco but so elegant. I love it. A yield of 24hl/ha. Ageing 50% new oak maximum.

Neal Martin
90-92 punten
The 2025 Pichon Comtesse Réserve comes in at 13% alcohol this year, with no Cabernet Franc, which is all in the Grand Vin this year, something that Nicolas Glumineau said was a surprise given the growing season. There is a palpable estuarine influence on the nose, blackberry and bilberry fruit, touches of violet in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, a fine bead of acidity, very harmonious, with a tingle of cracked black pepper on the finish. Again, a very classically styled "cool" Pauillac.

James Suckling
92-93 punten
Pretty cabernet sauvignon fruit with spice, hazelnut and currant aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied with refined, poised tannins and a crunchy finish.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
92 punten
Zippy and juicy black fruits, good depth through the palate, crunchy and flavourful. Holds on beautifully in the palate, tannins a little tight right now, but this is a wine that always delivers, and that you can feel totally confident will soften and deepen over ageing. 3.7 pH, Nicolas Glumineau

Wine Advocate
90-92 punten
Aromas of dark berries, rose petals, pencil shavings and blood orange introduce the 2025 Resèrve de la Comtesse, a medium- to full-bodied, deep and nicely balanced wine (weighing in at 13%) with good mid-palate density, ripe tannins and a pure finish.

Jeb Dunnuck
90-92 punten
A blend of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46% Merlot, and 2% Petit Verdot, the 2025 Pichon Comtesse Reserve is a complex, nuanced second wine with cassis, green tobacco, lead pencil, and damp earth all defining the aromatics. Medium-bodied on the palate, it has ripe, polished tannins and good complexity.