Decanter 99 / 100
Wine Spectator 98 / 100
Jeb Dunnuck 98 / 100
Parker 97 / 100

Very deep purple-black colored, it is like hitting a brick wall to begin, needing considerable coaxing to start to reveal notes of crushed black cherries, warm blackberries, ripe blackcurrants and chocolate cake with nuances of violets, rose hip tea, charcuterie, tapenade and incense with wafts of new leather and iron ore. Full-bodied, concentrated and completely laden with tightly wound black fruit and savory layers, the palate gives a rock-solid backbone of firm, super ripe, super fine-grained tannins and soft background freshness, finishing very long with a veritable display of mineral fireworks.

James Suckling 97 / 100

A deep and intense young red with blackberries and blueberries, as well as green olives and hints of fresh tobacco. But really black fruit. Full-bodied, tight and integrated with a refreshing and harmonious finish. Just floating on the palate. Great tannin backbone to this. A classic. Another flying carpet.

Vinous (N. Martin) 97 / 100
JM Quarin 97 / 100
RVF 19 - 19 / 20

Le cru réussit le tour de force de produire un vin à la fois tramé, dense, marqué par la race de ses cabernets et pourtant terriblement Pichon dans son esprit, avec du soyeux et un charme infini.

Jancis Robinson 18 / 20
Bettane & Desseauve 18 - 18 / 20

Ampleur remarquable de construction et retour d'un raffinement de chair et de texture digne de cette monumentalité. Une comtesse idéale.

Appellation	Pauillac
Classement	2nd Grand Cru Classé en 1855
Superficie	85 ha
Encépagement	Cabernet Sauvignon 45% - Merlot 35% - Cabernet Franc 12% - Petit Verdot 8%
Age moyen des vignes	35 ans
Sols et sous-sol	Graves profondes du Massif Central et des Pyrénées sur sous-sol d’argile gutzienne
Elevage	Barriques neuves à 50% durant 20 mois