In the same frame as the 2002 in that it is classic, with firm tannins, big shoulders, and Pauillac bite, but this is bigger and more enjoyable in every way, more of a crowd pleaser, and a beautifully velvety texure. Cassis, cocoa baen, liquorice root, bilberry, crushed stones, essence of its appellation. An abundant year also, with high yields (clocking in at over 60hl/h). Plenty of intensity through the mid palate. Not as seductive as some vintages of Comtesse, but easily one of the wines of this vintage and it's beginning to be ready to drink at this point. Gildas d'Ornon director at the time. Jane Anson July 2021 - Inside Bordeaux

The 2004 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is showing beautifully, wafting from the glass with aromas of rich dark berry fruit, cigar wrapper and loamy soil. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and enveloping, with velvety tannins and a seamless, charming profile, it is really beginning to drink with some style. It's one of the wines of the vintage and continues to represent terrific value. 94pts WK Feb 2022
The 2004 Pichon Lalande is a strong effort for the vintage (much better than their underwhelming and much more expensive 2005). A blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, it exhibits a deep ruby/purple color as well as scents of cocoa, espresso roast, black cherries, and cassis. Medium to full-bodied, opulent, and fleshy, this classic wine cuts a stylistic persona somewhere between the 1995 and 1996. It can be drunk now or cellared for two decades.

Robert Parker (Wine Advocate #171, Jun 2007)

Tasted at Bordeaux Index annual 10-year on tasting from an ex-château bottle. The Pichon-Lalande 2004 has plenty of dark plum and blackberry fruit on the nose, a little higher-toned than its peers with just a hint of star anis and dried fig. The palate is supple on the entry with succulent ripe blackcurrant and raspberry fruit, touches of white pepper and graphite. This is fresh and vibrant, something almost like a classic Napa valley Cabernet about this wine. Lovely, so much so that I cannot recommend cellaring it for much longer! Tasted March 2014.

Open, with a soft textured, silky, medium bodied palate that says it's ready to go. But the secondary aromatics are not showing themselves yet. Tasted Feb 2016

Quality 705 | Brand 992 | Economics 838 |
Quality: Above the average quality score of its peer group for the 2004 vintage, 692 Brand: Strong restaurant presence, featuring on 36 of the world's top wine lists, including Amber - Mandarin Oriental Economics: Below its peer group average price of £90 for the 2004 vintage Production: Lower production than its peer group average of 151,058 bottles

- www.wine-lister.com June 2017