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Saturday, August 3, 2019 - This is a classic medium bodied well developed Bordeaux! Hints of cedar, ample dark cherry and white pepper on the finish that slowly transitions into more dominant cherry after an hour plus after opening. The smell is amazing! Very textbook Bordeaux and distinctly Pichon Landande in character. The color is quite typical of a mature Bordeaux, showing nice bricking but not overly so... One of the better '99s I've had, and it does set itself apart from typical less fruit driven wines of that vintage. It is not as good as the 2000 or 2001, big drop off in complexity vs the 2000, and from what i recall of the '01, same thing, but not as dramatic as from the 2000. Wonderful wine! It's not really fair to compare it to the 2000- which is one of the Chateau's all time greats! It's nearly half the price too, so keep that in mind.. If you have $130-$160 to spend, i don't think you would be at all disappointed with the caliber of this wine. If you love Pichon lanande, you will definitely want to scoop up some of this as you wait for the near vintages to mature!

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