Château Pichon Comtesse

About The Producer

Château Pichon Comtesse is one of the stars of Pauillac, and one of the original "Super Seconds" in Bordeaux. Classed as a Deuxième Cru Classé in the 1855 Bordeaux classification, it is widely recognised that Pichon Comtesse can not only match First Growths, but occasionally outperform them. The two estates of Pichon Comtesse and Pichon Baron once formed part of the same estate, called Pichon Longueville.

In 1850, Baron Joseph de Pichon-Longueville divided the estate and gave the part now known as Pichon Comtesse to his daughters. The estate remained within the family until the early 20th Century when it was purchased by the Miailhe brothers. May-Éliane de Lencquesaing, the daughter of Édouard Miailhe took over the estate in 1978. She made numerous improvements to the estate, including the expansion of the estate from 40 to 89 hectares of vines and under her supervision, the quality of the wine produced at Pichon Comtesse grew exponentially.

The estate was purchased by the Rouzaud family in 2007, who also own Louis Roederer, Domaines Ott and Champagne Deutz, amongst other estates around the world. Before this sale, the property had been in the hands of only two families for over three centuries, highlighting the values of consistency and tradition close to its heart.

The new owners implemented many changes at the estate including rebuilding the winemaking facilities and a targeted re-planting programme to ensure that vines were planted in the optimum terroir for the variety. Another renovation took place in 2012, which was estimated to have cost in excess of 15 million euros, showing that no expense is being spared at this estate, reflected in the wine created. Sylvie Cazes, whose family own Château Lynch-Bages, was named the director when the change of hands occurred, and in 2012, Cazes was replaced by Nicolas Glumineau, who previously worked at Château Montrose in Saint-Estèphe.

In The Vineyard

The vineyards at Pichon Comtesse are planted to 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot and are situated beside Châteaux Latour and Pichon Baron. Unusually for the region, Pichon Comtesse uses a higher concentration of old vine Petit Verdot, planted from 1932, which gives the wine unique floral and herbaceous notes and differentiates it from many of the other wines in Pauillac. The grape varieties ratio has kept evolving since the launch of an important restructuration plan in 2010. It aims at increasing the proportion of Cabernet-Sauvignon grapes through grubbing up and replanting.

In The Winery

Some of the best vintages at this estate have been 1982, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2010 and 2015, although the consistently high critics' scores throughout the years prove the quality of the wine being produced at this estate, year in, year out.

In one of the best vintages for Pichon Comtesse, the 2000, the wine produced was described by Robert Parker as “dense purple in colour, with loads of coffee, mocha, crème de cassis, and chocolate notes”. This wine is more approachable in its youth than many Pauillacs, although in the most outstanding vintages, the depth of the wine will mean that it will require a certain amount of cellaring, with Parker recommending that the outstanding 2015 vintage be aged for at least 10 years. A second wine is also produced at the estate called Réserve de Pichon Comtesse, made in a ripe and earlier maturing style.

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2020 Reserve de Pichon Comtesse

Pichon Comtesse

Bordeaux

92.2

£201.00

6x75cl

0 Immediate | 19 Marketplace

£201.00

6x75cl

£201.00

0 Immediate | 19 Marketplace

2020 Pichon Comtesse

Pichon Comtesse

Bordeaux

96.6

£878.00

6x75cl

0 Immediate | 11 Marketplace

£878.00

6x75cl

£878.00

0 Immediate | 11 Marketplace

2019 Reserve de Pichon Comtesse

Pichon Comtesse

Bordeaux

92.7

£171.00

6x75cl

0 Immediate | 100 Marketplace

£171.00

6x75cl

£171.00

0 Immediate | 100 Marketplace

2019 Pichon Comtesse

Pichon Comtesse

Bordeaux

97.3

£898.00

6x75cl

0 Immediate | 3 Marketplace

£898.00

6x75cl

£898.00

0 Immediate | 3 Marketplace

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£1,254.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

2018 Pichon Comtesse

Pichon Comtesse

Bordeaux

97.3

£828.00

6x75cl

4 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£828.00

6x75cl

£828.00

4 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

3xMags

4 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

£828.00

3xMags

£828.00

4 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

12x75cl

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£1,651.00

12x75cl

£1,651.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

2018 Reserve de Pichon Comtesse

Pichon Comtesse

Bordeaux

93.5

£194.00

6x75cl

0 Immediate | 100 Marketplace

£194.00

6x75cl

£194.00

0 Immediate | 100 Marketplace

6xMags

0 Immediate | 9 Marketplace

£385.00

6xMags

£385.00

0 Immediate | 9 Marketplace

12x75cl

3 Immediate | 101 Marketplace

£385.00

12x75cl

£385.00

3 Immediate | 101 Marketplace

24x37.5cl

0 Immediate | 4 Marketplace

£395.00

24x37.5cl

£395.00

0 Immediate | 4 Marketplace

2017 Reserve de Pichon Comtesse

Pichon Comtesse

Bordeaux

90.2

£375.00

12x75cl

0 Immediate | 10 Marketplace

£375.00

12x75cl

£375.00

0 Immediate | 10 Marketplace

2017 Pichon Comtesse

Pichon Comtesse

Bordeaux

93.8

£541.00

6x75cl

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£541.00

6x75cl

£541.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

12x75cl

0 Immediate | 5 Marketplace

£1,082.00

12x75cl

£1,082.00

0 Immediate | 5 Marketplace

2016 Pichon Comtesse

Pichon Comtesse

Bordeaux

96.9

£1,960.00

12x75cl

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£1,960.00

12x75cl

£1,960.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

2015 Pichon Comtesse

Pichon Comtesse

Bordeaux

95.3

£108.00

Bts

0 Immediate | 9 Marketplace

£108.00

Bts

£108.00

0 Immediate | 9 Marketplace

6xMags

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£1,261.00

6xMags

£1,261.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

2014 Pichon Comtesse

Pichon Comtesse

Bordeaux

94.1

£663.00

6x75cl

2 Immediate | 4 Marketplace

£663.00

6x75cl

£663.00

2 Immediate | 4 Marketplace

6x75cl

1 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

Duty Paid

£663.00

6x75cl

£663.00

1 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

Duty Paid

3xMags

2 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

£663.00

3xMags

£663.00

2 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

12x37.5cl

2 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

£680.00

12x37.5cl

£680.00

2 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

12x75cl

0 Immediate | 15 Marketplace

£1,329.00

12x75cl

£1,329.00

0 Immediate | 15 Marketplace

6xMags

1 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

£1,329.00

6xMags

£1,329.00

1 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

2013 Pichon Comtesse

Pichon Comtesse

Bordeaux

90.5

£515.00

6x75cl

4 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

£515.00

6x75cl

£515.00

4 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

2012 Pichon Comtesse

Pichon Comtesse

Bordeaux

90.0

£1,010.00

12x75cl

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£1,010.00

12x75cl

£1,010.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

2011 Pichon Comtesse

Pichon Comtesse

Bordeaux

92.1

£1,176.00

12x75cl

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£1,176.00

12x75cl

£1,176.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

2010 Pichon Comtesse

Pichon Comtesse

Bordeaux

94.7

£1,749.00

12x75cl

0 Immediate | 5 Marketplace

£1,749.00

12x75cl

£1,749.00

0 Immediate | 5 Marketplace

2009 Pichon Comtesse

Pichon Comtesse

Bordeaux

94.7

£137.00

Bts

0 Immediate | 10 Marketplace

£137.00

Bts

£137.00

0 Immediate | 10 Marketplace

12x75cl

0 Immediate | 7 Marketplace

£1,622.00

12x75cl

£1,622.00

0 Immediate | 7 Marketplace

2005 Pichon Comtesse

Pichon Comtesse

Bordeaux

91.0

£897.00

12x37.5cl

PR
Provenance: Ex Chateau

0 Immediate | 4 Marketplace

£897.00

12x37.5cl

PR
Provenance: Ex Chateau

£897.00

0 Immediate | 4 Marketplace

2003 Pichon Comtesse

Pichon Comtesse

Bordeaux

94.0

£1,814.00

12x75cl

0 Immediate | 19 Marketplace

£1,814.00

12x75cl

£1,814.00

0 Immediate | 19 Marketplace

2002 Pichon Comtesse

Pichon Comtesse

Bordeaux

92.5

£1,772.00

6xMags

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£1,772.00

6xMags

£1,772.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

1998 Pichon Comtesse

Pichon Comtesse

Bordeaux

86.5

£1,679.00

12x75cl

0 Immediate | 8 Marketplace

£1,679.00

12x75cl

£1,679.00

0 Immediate | 8 Marketplace

6xMags

0 Immediate | 3 Marketplace

£1,679.00

6xMags

£1,679.00

0 Immediate | 3 Marketplace

1995 Pichon Comtesse (Ex Chateau 2020)

Pichon Comtesse

Bordeaux

£565.00

Mags

PR
Provenance: Ex Chateau

0 Immediate | 12 Marketplace

£565.00

Mags

PR
Provenance: Ex Chateau

£565.00

0 Immediate | 12 Marketplace

3x75cl

PR
Provenance: Ex Chateau

0 Immediate | 8 Marketplace

£850.00

3x75cl

PR
Provenance: Ex Chateau

£850.00

0 Immediate | 8 Marketplace

1995 Pichon Comtesse

Pichon Comtesse

Bordeaux

95.0

£3,081.00

12x75cl

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£3,081.00

12x75cl

£3,081.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

1990 Pichon Comtesse

Pichon Comtesse

Bordeaux

86.5

£2,318.00

12x75cl

1 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

£2,318.00

12x75cl

£2,318.00

1 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

1983 Pichon Comtesse

Pichon Comtesse

Bordeaux

91.0

£1,073.00

6x75cl

1 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

£1,073.00

6x75cl

£1,073.00

1 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

1940 Pichon Comtesse

Pichon Comtesse

Bordeaux

£435.00

Bts

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

Duty Paid

£435.00

Bts

£435.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

Duty Paid

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