#2 Wine of the Year
36 bottles just landed
"...a deep well of dark currant, blackberry paste and plum preserves fruit... it’s shrouded in warm earth, tobacco, singed cedar, sweet bay leaf and savory notes. A ramrod of graphite adds to the racy, structured feel."
-Wine Spectator, 98 Points #2 Top 100
Average Web: $311 btl
Most Places: $350 to $300 btl
OURS: $249.97 btl
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#7 Wine of the Year
36 bottles arrive on June 9th, 2022
"...a total thrill that tops out my scale... an incredible, full-bodied monster of a wine that, despite massive amounts of fruit, tannins, and extract, still stays weightless and ethereal, with incredible purity."
-Jeb Dunnuck, 100 Points
Average Web: $183 btl
Most Places: $200 to $250 btl
OURS: $139 to $134.97 btl
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As you can see, these both are for the ages.
In fact, in his video review of the Pichon, James Moleworth, senior editor at Wine Spectator, said this vintage "hit the levels of the famed 1982 and 1959 bottlings."
There's so much more to say about both of them, but they really do speak for themselves. Three OWC 12-packs of the Pichon just landed, and the same quantity of the Poyferre are coming in two weeks (June 9th). Despite how expensive importing is currently, we've still kept their prices as competitive as possible.
Santé
—James Tran
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2018 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
Pauillac Grand Cru
98+ Points - Jeb Dunnuck:
"The 2018 Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse De Lalande is a monster of a wine with an almost Château Latour-like stature and structure, offering deep, backward, slightly reductive notes of blackcurrants, crushed stone, scorched earth, lead pencil shavings, and tobacco leaf. Based largely on Cabernet Sauvignon mixed with 23% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot, it's full-bodied, concentrated, and powerful on the palate, with masses of tannins, beautiful mid-palate density, and a great finish. As I've commented previously, the up-front, sexy style of the past (due to the larger Merlot content, I believe) has been replaced by a more regal, at times austere profile. Nevertheless, it's still its own wine and very Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande in style. This 2018 is going to need 5-7 years of bottle age and will evolve for 40+ years." (3/11/21)
98 Points & Rank #2 Top 100 Wines of 2021 - Wine Spectator:
"Offers a deep well of dark currant, blackberry paste and plum preserves fruit that needs time to unwind fully, as it’s shrouded in warm earth, tobacco, singed cedar, sweet bay leaf and savory notes. A ramrod of graphite adds to the racy, structured feel. Best from 2030 through 2050." - JM (March 31, 2021)
98 Points - Wine Enthusiast:
"This famous estate at the southern end of Pauillac has produced a powerful wine. Packed blackberry fruits, laced with acidity, are just starting out on a long journey along with the tannins. The wine's elegance is beautifully preserved within the structure. With considerable potential, the wine should not be drunk before 2027." - Roger Voss (5/1/2021)
98 Points - Decanter
97+ Points - Wine Advocate
97+ Points - Vinous
97 Points - James Suckling
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- 36 bottles in 12-pack OWC in-stock.
Average Web: $311 btl
Most Places: $350 to $300 btl
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2018 Chateau Leoville Poyferre Saint-Julien
100 Points - Jeb Dunnuck:
"Every bit as good as the 2009, and I think better than the 2010 and 2016, the 2018 Château Léoville Poyferré is a total thrill that tops out my scale. Based on 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, its dense purple hue is followed by an incredible, full-bodied monster of a wine that, despite massive amounts of fruit, tannins, and extract, still stays weightless and ethereal, with incredible purity. Loaded with notions of crème de cassis, spring flowers, tobacco, violets, charcoal, and cedar pencil, it's extraordinarily concentrated, flawlessly balanced, and has a finish that won't quit. This is a legendary wine in the making. Give bottles 7-8 years, a decade would be even better, and it will keep for 40-50 years. Hats off to the Cuvelier family for another extraordinary wine!" (3/11/2021)
97 Points & Rank #7 Top 100 Wines of 2021 - Wine Spectator:
"Waves of warmed cassis, mocha and warm tar aromas lead the way, while the core of macerated plum, blackberry and blueberry fruit waits its turn, showing admirable breadth and depth when it arrives, with roasted apple wood, bramble and cast iron buried deeply through the finish. This is a powerfully rendered wine with a cashmere scarf as accent. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Best from 2024 through 2040." - JM (Mar 2021)
97 Points - Vinous
97 Points - Wine Advocate
97 Points - James Suckling
97 Points - Wine Enthusiast
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- 36 bottles in 12-pack OWC will arrive on June 9th, 2022
Average Web: $183 btl
Most Places: $200 to $250 btl
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Our Sale:
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$139.97 btl (1-5)
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$137.97 btl (6-11)
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$134.97 btl (12+)
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