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| Community Tasting Notes (average 94 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 726 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by dream on 4/26/2024 & rated 97 points: As good a bottle as I’ve had of this wine and it was showing everything you’d ever want in a great Pauillac with age. Black fruits, graphite minerals and a gorgeous silky texture which leads to a refined, complex finish with notes of grilled nuts and smoked earth. One cannot under-estimate the greatness of Pauillac and this is a classic example in every way.
96-7 (666 views) | | | Tasted by platpeeps on 4/9/2024 & rated 97 points: Savoury with a tremendous expression of cassis fruit sprinkled with spice and taking on notes of cedar and lead pencils. So fresh and elegant, yet precise and concentrated, with lift and complexity, finishing strongly. The epitome of a great claret and utterly superb. Life doesn’t get much better when sipping this! CHP 97 pts (1468 views) | | | Tasted by mchern02 on 3/31/2024 & rated 95 points: 3 hour decant and drank over a few hours
Fantastic nose of cedar, tobacco, bright red fruit, and minerals. Amazing texture; evoked with great acidity and lift. Smooth medium finish. Awesome still (1629 views) | | | Tasted by Simba-wine on 3/31/2024 & rated 99 points: Happy Easter 🐣🐰🐇 wines continue and a very Happy Bordeaux Sunday Dear Friends!
I was hoping this could finally crack the 💯 but while it is an absolute stunner, the finish isn’t long enough for it in my eyes. Prior tasting notes are spot on.
Still absolutely beautiful with Chateaubriand!
Now until 2040
99p
Happy Easter all. (1538 views) | | | Tasted by Winedad53 on 3/30/2024 & rated 96 points: Exceptional right now so why wait? Well structured with soft tannins, notes of red berry, leather and sweet tobacco all finely integrated. (1405 views) | | | Tasted by Decanting Queen on 3/29/2024 & rated 94 points: Brought to dinner last night at Lazy Betty’s—no liquor license yet in their new location means no corkage fee! Hooray!!
We brought the ‘14 Larkmead and a ‘96 Comtesse Pichon Lalonde. Turned out to be a great match with our multicourse meal.
Double decanted at home and then put into a decanter as soon as we arrived at the restaurant. A fair amount of sediment in the Comtesse so glad I had decanted it myself.
This wine was perfect, especially with the duck course. Everything you would expect from a Pauillac drinking at prime. Nose was probably better than the palate, with intense tertiary aromas of tobacco, leather and plums. On the palate plenty of compexity, blackberries, dark cherries, cassis. Nicely balanced. This will continue to evolve nucely but nothing wrong with drinking it now.
The ‘96 left bank wines are exceptional right now. This was excellent, but not as good as the ‘96 Cos right now which I would put a few points higher. (1676 views) | | | Tasted by APH on 3/9/2024 & rated 94 points: Brought this bottle (which I received as a gift recently) to dinner with friends featuring Wagyu A4 beef (grilled to perfection).
The wine was a perfect complement - classic balanced Bordeaux with well resolved tannins, nose of blackberries, cassis, black currants. Plenty of fruit on the mouth, with delicious palate nicely coupled with the steak. A perfect evening of good food and wine. (2280 views) | | | Tasted by phynes on 2/29/2024 & rated 95 points: Drank alongside the Pavie 2010. This was in a great place and a reminder that really good Bordeaux needs at least a couple of decades to hit its stride. Nice combination of soft tannins, but still a decent amount of fruit left to give it some bite. Might not reach the heights on the 1982 but a fabulous claret. (2130 views) | | | Tasted by N.Bonaparte on 2/17/2024 & rated 95 points: PNP at restaurant. Really hit its stride about an hour in and continued to improve until the bottle was gone. Excellent upfront bright fruit that leads into an impeccably balanced wine with a very long finish. Fully resolved tannins and a wine drinking in or near peak. There’s no reason to wait, but this wine will drink well for a very long time. Outstanding from start to finish. This was somewhat overpowered by Pompano livornese. Revisit 2025 (2495 views) | | | Tasted by Simba-wine on 2/16/2024 & rated 99 points: Weinclub
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Paired two stunning 1996 left bank with the dessert variations.
I adore this wine and this was a bottle I bought recently on the secondary and was really glad it performed like the last one.
This is on apex or very close to it. I had slow ox’d it for 4h and then decanted it for 1h.
Next bottle I will give a little less air but a stunning wine.
Now - 2040
99p (2301 views) | | | Tasted by the player on 2/15/2024 & rated 95 points: Oh in such a great place now for this 28 year old. Opened and decanted, aerated for 90 minutes then drank over another 90 minutes. Beautiful crimson cloak, hardly any signs of bricking or evolution, dense liquid. On the nose lots of blackberries, black currants, perfumed cassis, gravel, earth, graphite, old leather, fully reflected on an amazingly structured palate, finishes powerful and long with tannins nicely integrated with the bitter chocolate spicy finish. Just tremendous and masculine for a Pichon Lalande but definitely my style of vino. (2452 views) | | | Tasted by djhammond on 1/31/2024 & rated 95 points: A BYO in a restaurant, this delivered as always. (2912 views) | | | Tasted by dream on 1/30/2024 & rated 95 points: Such a different wine from the ’95 drunk alongside and this makes sense given the Cab Sauv percentage is 75%! This wine has more crispness and cut than the ’95 but perhaps lacking that wine’s suppleness and plumpness. However, the ’96 is a much more precise wine and more terroir-driven with classic Pauillac notes of earthy gravel, grilled nuts and graphite minerals. The tannins here are more “knife on granite” and the finish is fabulous. I vacillated between both wines but in the end the ’96 is simple a finer and more complex wine. At Commanderie Dinner, The Modern (2586 views) | | | Tasted by glou.sf on 1/10/2024 & rated 94 points: Dinner at Foliage (San Francisco): Nice nose with leather and tertiary notes, underwood, dark fruit, chocolate, tobacco, cherries, and green bell pepper. Good acidity on the palate with lots of dark berries, cherries, leather, and more chocolate notes. Nice finish. A lovely wine that's drinking really well. There's a lot going on, but I felt the 96 Mouton next to it had a bit more depth and promise. I would drink this now and keep the Mouton in the cellar... (2937 views) | | | Tasted by aagrawal on 1/10/2024 & rated 93 points: Dinner with Herwig (Foliage, SF): Aromatic, youthful, capsicum, black fruit, leather; palate is medium-full bodied, complex, integrated tannin, medium acidity; long finish. Very lovely. 93-94 (3090 views) | | | Tasted by Marc on 1/1/2024 & rated 96 points: Absolutely textbook Paulliac, with utterly refined cassis notes, cedar, and graphite notes. Medium bodied, with as refined a palate and bouquet as I have come across, if not quite at the otherworldly level of Mouton 82. Without question at its peak of maturity, but based on balance, fruit ripeness, and perfection of structure, this will continue to develop, if not improve (though it’s possible) (2706 views) | | | Tasted by the player on 12/31/2023 & rated 94 points: One of the most powerful and masculine Pichon Lalande I have tasted even more so than Baron 1996. Deep dark ruby red color, dense almost inky. On the nose lots of powerful cassis, some tar, asphalt, black currants and cherries, hints of leather. On the palate very concentrated, velvety, rich, inky, very round and structured, great lift and a long finish with tannins well integrated. (2149 views) | | | Tasted by palfr2 on 12/29/2023: Drank from own cellar, dinner at Stephane's - Paris. My first brush with this wine as the 1st bottle from my stash was mishandled during specific transport and heat damaged. This followed a most complete Latour 1983 which set a high benchmark. Unfortunately it was opened in the spur of the moment and thus not decanted. In comparison to the Latour this felt rather inscrutable but the quality of the matter was very obvious. A lot more coiled up. The freshness was evident, menthol and some subtle green pepper note. I look forward to revisiting in proper setting. (2201 views) | | | Tasted by Lord of the Bottles on 12/24/2023 & rated 94 points: A fitting Christmas Eve wine, paired with mutton curry. We have fond memories of our visit to the estate in 2009 and a sublime bottle of the 1982 for our wedding anniversary (LOTB 97/100). Classic cherry and plush dark fruit. Green pipe tobacco finish. Youthful for 37+ years, best years are ahead. 94+/100 with upside. (2037 views) | | | Tasted by Mag357 on 12/22/2023: An iron fist in a velvet glove, elegance, power, purity, grace, a feminine Pauillac that is drinking perfectly, so understated, yet it has it all, great wine. (1931 views) | | | Tasted by liber on 12/14/2023 & rated 94 points: 10th of 25, opened an hour then decanted an hour, perfect cork and level, still remarkably youthful (particularly robe) and relatively primary, some bell pepper in flavours, otherwise much as last noted in Nov 21, upside, 20+ years. F+ (18)......slight mark down as my sense is that evolution is in the in between stage where the fruit is losing the attractive precociousness of youth but the tannins have not as yet resolved fully. (2032 views) | | | Tasted by Blanc_de_Blancs on 11/20/2023 & rated 97 points: Fantastic Example of Classic Pauillac! Give a solid 2 hr decant!
On the nose lots of blackberries, black currants, cassis, gravel, earth, graphite, leather, amazingly structured palate, finishes powerful and long with tannins nicely integrated
Consider yourself Lucky Having This in your cellar. (1042 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 11/13/2023 & rated 91 points: Rubber and tar nose; tight and restrained; blackberry; short finish. (2852 views) | | | Tasted by hargy on 11/13/2023 & rated 93 points: this is a lovely wine and probably my favourite young Pichon Lalande - still quite closed and has a long, long way to go (2600 views) | | | Tasted by Sean Tay on 11/3/2023 & rated 94 points: Mouton Rothschild Vertical: Pronounced nose intensity with notes of leather, toast, spices, black fruits. Medium+ acidity and medium+ tannin. (3154 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Decanter, 1996 Pauillacs (1/4/2021)
(Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Sep/Oct 2019, Issue #83, Château Pichon-Lalande The Most Elegant Of the Super Seconds
(Château Pichon-Lalande) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, Two Imaginary Boys: Pichon-Lalande (Aug 2019) (8/1/2019)
(Pichon-longueville Comtesse De Lalande Pichon-longueville Comtesse De Lalande Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Cellar Favorites: 1996 & 1985 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande (Feb 2016) (2/1/2016)
(Pichon-longueville Comtesse De Lalande Pichon-longueville Comtesse De Lalande) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jane Anson
Decanter, Two Pichons (1/30/2016)
(Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (7/15/2015)
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JancisRobinson.com (4/23/2015)
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JancisRobinson.com (5/17/2013)
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Vintage Tastings, Chicago Recap (11/2/2011)
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JancisRobinson.com (4/19/2011)
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JancisRobinson.com (2/17/2011)
(Ch Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Kapon
Vintage Tastings, '24' in Bordeaux (1/31/2010)
(Pichon Lalande) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Julia Harding, MW
JancisRobinson.com (12/3/2009)
(Ch Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text. | The World of Fine Wine, March 2009, Issue #23
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Winedoctor, February 2007
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JancisRobinson.com (9/26/2006)
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JancisRobinson.com (9/8/2006)
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JancisRobinson.com (3/30/2006)
(Ch Pichon Lalande (Comtesse) Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, July/August 2002, IWC Issue #103
(Chateau Pichon Lalande Pauillac) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (6/28/2002)
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Vinous, May/June 1998, IWC Issue #78
(Chateau Pichon Lalande Pauillac) Subscribe to see review text. | By Beverley Blanning, MW
Sommelier Journal, January 31, 2010
(Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac, Bordeaux) Sadly, this is not the kind of wine I get to drink every day, but it’s a reminder of just how great the 1996 vintage was in Bordeaux. The Pichon-Lalande has an unusually high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon (75%), with the remainder made up of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot. Despite the lower-than-usual proportion of Merlot, it’s a classic wine from this consistently excellent Pauillac second growth. Just starting to drink beautifully now, the wine is beginning to reveal its cedary complexity of aromas. The palate is silky-smooth, with excellent concentration, complexity, and balance and a linear acidity that flows through to the fresh, fine finish. Fabulous now, but there’s no hurry to drink this up. Hot Picks | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (6/6/2007)
(Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande) Deep garnet red color; herbal nose of tobacco and white pepper; restrained but tasty palate of cassis, leather and tart plum; medium-plus finish 93+ pts. (14% Petit Verdot in '96) (This was the most open on the palate as I've ever experienced this wine, having tried several bottles in years past; I think it is finally emerging from its shut-down, heavily tannic period. Gildas is very proud of this wine, thinks it is one of their best, with the potential to go 50 years or more.) 93 points |
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U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)Red Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
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History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.Pauillac Read more detailed information about Pauillac Looking full onto the river from the earliest days, with an important port activity, traces of which go back to ancient times (shipment of bronze as long ago as 2000 B.C.), Pauillac's life has always been intimately linked to the history of wine. Although port activities were at the root of its prosperity, Pauillac had to wait until the eighteenth century when Bordeaux ceased to hold its privileged position to become a wine port. The town then became the natural outlet for the wine production of neighbouring cantons before reaching its zenith in a period when the vineyards were exceptionally prosperous.
The characteristic of the Pauillac terroir is its exceptional relief: the many undulating ridges make it unique morphologically speaking. Highly favourable conditions facilitate the dissection of the layer of gravel. This thin, Garonne gravel from whose very poverty springs great richness, has an extremely effective natural drainage.
With their velvet red colour with a hint of amber, the wines from the Pauillac appellation, full-bodied and rich in tannin, are vigorous. Powerful when young, their aromas of red fruits (black-currant, raspberry) or flowers (violets, roses, irises) melt with the passing of time into a bouquet which is long in the mouth.
Rich and complex, the wines of Pauillac deserve to be laid down for a little longer.
Production conditions (Decree dated November 14, 1936)
In order to have the right to the Pauillac appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the commune of Pauillac and from precisely defined parcels in the communes of Cissac, Saint-Julien, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Sauveur, "excluding the parcels situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils",
- satisfy precise production conditions : grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare). |
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