IOD, London
Tasted Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - Wednesday, December 17, 2008 by Rupert with 2,282 views
Held over two evenings, the odd numbered vintages one night, the evens the next. Overall, an awful lot of very attractive clarets, showing a quite distinctive fresh herbal character and silky textures.
2005 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/16/2008)
Pronounced smoky oak nose, vanilla, berried fruit, simple at this stage, but fine
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2004 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/17/2008)
Ripe blackberry jam perfume, deep and richly fruity, seamless and very very beautiful [universally loved by those present, for many the WOTN]
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2003 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/16/2008)
Oaky, sharp penetrating nose, frank plum and berry fruit, ripe and juicy, dense, not hot, very good
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2002 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/17/2008)
Charcoal nose, some berries, good tangy fruit, more reserved than the '04, more structured with a big acidic spine and some tannic grip - but overall very fine
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2001 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/16/2008)
Strong, funky and animal, a herbal element, full bodied, very rich - this grew noticeably sweeter and less funky in the glass
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2000 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/17/2008)
The nose leaps out of the glass - stalks, herbs, spices, really intensely fragrant, mouthwateringly so, confirmed on the palate, vibrant, layered and long - very exciting
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1999 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 86 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/16/2008)
Relatively dumb on the nose, some leafiness, ripe palate, but curiously characterless
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1998 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 87 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/17/2008)
Plush nose, a hint of spice, dense, ripe and juicy, but not very special
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1996 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/17/2008)
Reserved, elegant nose, tight, intense blackcurrant fruit, sharply focused - excellent
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1995 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 87 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/16/2008)
Plush, old smelling, thick and chewy on the palate, tannic, lacking charm
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1990 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 87 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/17/2008)
Old, herbal nose, cedary fruit, grainy tannin - like a very traditional claret well on way downhill
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1989 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/16/2008)
Raw, stalky, earthy nose, possibly TCA'd, on the palate plenty of sweet fruit, lots of chewy tannins - 86
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1988 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/17/2008)
Strong, youthful, animal nose, on the palate rich exotic fruit, lots of coffee and leather - this is substantial and really super
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1986 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/17/2008)
Sweet nose, dense, tannic, powerful, authoritative and rather grand
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1985 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/16/2008)
Herbs and funk, slightly medicinal, but this menthol tone addes freshness to the sweet fruit, it's cedary too, very lovely
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1983 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/16/2008)
Not much on the nose to begin with, plush fruit, grippy, decent but not exciting was my initial verdict, but this certainly seemed to pick up in the glass
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1982 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Flawed
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/17/2008)
Horribly corked
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1981 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/16/2008)
Ripe, direct, full backcurranty fruit, cedary, glycerol, complete and very lovely - in the glass, it developed a gorgeous smoky coffee bouquet
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1979 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/16/2008)
Sweet cedary fruit, fat, rather attractive
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1978 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/17/2008)
Medicinal nose, but chocolately too, smells very ripe, but on the palate leafy and fresh, and a fair bit of tannin still - cool, classic claret
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1976 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/17/2008)
Smooth, resolved, lots of sweet ripe fruit, rather lovely
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1975 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 88 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/16/2008)
Plush, furniture polish nose, i.e. oxidised, but on the palate plenty of fat sweet fruit, some grippy tannins, overall not bad
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1971 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 87 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/16/2008)
Not unlike the '75, just a bit smaller, this too had an oxidative nose, and sweet ripe fruit, in decline, but OK
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1970 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/17/2008)
Deep, powerful coffeeish nose, some iodine (someone mentioned mushroom ketchup), ripe, sweet fruit, grip - very attractive mature wine still showing plenty of vigour
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1966 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/17/2008)
Smooth, sweet, mellow and restrained, but a lovely silky texture - rather beautiful
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1959 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/16/2008)
Not much on the nose, a bit flat, sweet ripe fruit, mellow - very pleasant mature claret, but a disappointment given the vintage
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1955 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/16/2008)
A quiet nose, subtle, gentle, mellow, very mature
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1945 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/16/2008)
Dark, brightly coloured, minty, alive, very harmonious, very classy
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1934 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/17/2008)
Still quite deeply coloured, it looked vigorous so no surprise at the big assertive sweet nose, some medicine, some violets, a bit dilute on the palate, but this was very pretty and the finish lingered long and attractively
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1929 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/16/2008)
Pale, bright, ripe, tangy, ethereal, perfect balance of sweetness, acid and cedary fragrance - lovely
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1928 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(12/17/2008)
Fresh citrus nose, mellow, cedar and butter, silky smooth and absolutely gorgeous
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