Château Pichon-Lalande 2024, Pauillac
Recommended
IN BOND
Delivery 2027
Appellation - Pauillac
Owner - Champagne Louis Roederer
83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc.
Second wines – Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
Annual production – 350,000 bottles
TASTING NOTES
The length and linear nature of this wine make it outstanding. Medium-bodied with polished and refined tannins that caress the palate. Extremely well done. The length and finesse are impressive.
95/96
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, April 2025
Deep garnet-purple colored. Shoots out of the glass with vibrant notes of black raspberries and black currants, plus hints of iris, fertile loam, cardamom, and graphite. The light-bodied palate is light on its feet with vivacious black fruit and savory flavors, supported by delicate, fine-grained tannins and appealing freshness, finishing earthy.
83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc. pH 3.7, IPT 70. The yield was 20 hl/ha were this year at Pichon Baron, vs. 39 hl/ha in 2023.
92/94
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent, May 2025
Fragrant cassis bud, rose petals, and peony. Great definition, mouthwatering on the finish, savoury blue and black fruits, less concentration than the past few vintages, but this uses slate textured tannins, cold ash smoke and well-judged salinity to compensate and build interest and engagement. Harvest September 22 through to October 9. 66% new oak. Low yields of around 30hl/h. 16% press wine, 52% of the overall production (with the rest in Pichon Comtesse Reserve, no 3rd wine). 3.7 pH. IPT 70,
94
Jane Anson, JaneAnson.com, April 2025
The 2024 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is plush, sensual and inviting. Succulent dark-toned fruit, sweet spice, new leather, mocha, chocolate and lavender build nicely. Here, too, the tannins are so polished, so refined. The 2024 is an especially elegant Pichon-Comtesse. It’s also very clearly one of the wines of the vintage. Bravo. Tasted four times. 2034-2054
94/96
Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, April 2025
