1981 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
Community Tasting Note
Vinnut Likes this wine:
Sunday, October 1, 2023 - Subsequent notes on this wine from over 9 years ago. Dark garnet with a bit of clearing at the edges. Full, forward & intensely fragrant nose of complex, developed & mature ripe fruit aromas of cherries, cassis & plums with overtones of classic cigar box overtones of cedar & aged tobacco & floral notes of violets & lavender, earthy/dusty, herbs, spices, truffles, leather, minerals & a slight hint of oak in the background. Full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & silky smooth textured, integrated, ripe fruit flavors of dark cherries, black currants & cassis with spices, herbs, mushrooms, cocoa, minerals & oak/vanilla. Long lingering silky-smooth finish. Drinks quite well at 42 years of age & although it should hold here for a few more years, I doubt any further development will occur from additional aging. Fill was in lower portion of neck; cork stained 1/2 but intact.
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Comment posted by Moonie:
10/2/2023 5:25:00 AM - Great review and appreciated. I've always liked this wine as you can see by my notes here. Recently, I found an offer for three original bottles of '81 Pichon in a wooden box that had been topped off and re-corked at the Chateau in 2021. I purchased a box, but haven't received it yet. Love P-L and at one time we were very close to May De Lencquesaing. Marc in Naples, Florida.
Comment posted by Vinnut:
10/2/2023 4:52:00 PM - Moonie, thanks for your kind words. I've had this and my other Bordeaux in cellar since I purchased them upon release. Many were purchased on futures back then. I can say from experience that each bottle seems to age slightly different which may account for the old adage, "there is no great wine, only great bottles of wine." And yes, Pichon is one of my favs as well. Stay tuned as I still have the '79 & '83 to open shortly.