Reserve De La Comtesse 2009 (750ML)

91 RP / 91 WS

Made from a blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc, the second wine, the 2009 Reserve de la Comtesse, exhibits notes of forest floor, white chocolate, licorice, black currants and vanillin-infused black cherries. It possesses a sweet, round, generous style given its high glycerin. Both the Reserve de la Comtesse and Pichon Lalande have about 13% alcohol, slightly lower than most Pauillacs achieved in 2009. Drink it over the next 10 years. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

Bright and sappy, with kirsch and damson plum notes streaking along, followed by tangy iron and floral notes alongside. Theres good zip and cut along the finish, with a lingering mineral edge. Best from 2013 through 2023. James Molesworth, Wine Spectator