2021 Pichon Longueville Comtesse Reserve Pauillac 2021 95 points from The Wine

95 points from The Wine Front

of Eglise-Clinet of Pomerol fame (that wine sells for $300/bottle)

Unctuous and flamboyant

Palmer is made from blocks on gravelly/clay soils (as opposed to the more gravelly/sandy soils for Alter Ego) which gives the wines the breadth and creaminess to match its exotic personality

and maybe it was the string of successful vintages

2021 Pichon Longueville Comtesse Reserve Pauillac 2021 95 points from The Wine93 points, Vinous The 2021 Rserve de la Comtesse has developed into an elegant, polished Pauillac. Silky, aromatic and racy, the 2021 is seriously impressive. Graphite, lavender, spice, menthol and licorice meld into a core of dark blue purplish fruit. In some recent years, the Rserve has been a big wine, maybe too big. In 2021, it's a wine of unbelievable elegance. The winemaking team gave this a bit more new oak (70%) at the beginning of levage an