1996 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
Red Bordeaux Blend
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Decanter
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By Jane Anson
(Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, Red) Login and subscribe to see review text.
1996 Pauillacs, 1/4/2021, (See more on Decanter...)
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
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Sep/Oct 2019, Issue #83, Château Pichon-Lalande The Most Elegant Of the Super Seconds
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By Neal Martin
(Pichon-longueville Comtesse De Lalande Pichon-longueville Comtesse De Lalande Red) Login and sign up and see review text.
Two Imaginary Boys: Pichon-Lalande (Aug 2019), 8/1/2019, (See more on Vinous...) -
By Antonio Galloni
(Pichon-longueville Comtesse De Lalande Pichon-longueville Comtesse De Lalande) Login and sign up and see review text.
Cellar Favorites: 1996 & 1985 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande (Feb 2016), 2/1/2016, (See more on Vinous...)
Decanter
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By Jane Anson
(Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, Red) Login and subscribe to see review text.
Two Pichons, 1/30/2016, (See more on Decanter...)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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5/17/2013, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
Vintage Tastings
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By John Kapon
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Chicago Recap, 11/2/2011
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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2/17/2011, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
Vintage Tastings
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By John Kapon
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'24' in Bordeaux, 1/31/2010
JancisRobinson.com
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By Julia Harding, MW
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12/3/2009, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
The World of Fine Wine
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March 2009, Issue #23, (See more on The World of Fine Wine...)
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Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
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February 2007, (See more on Winedoctor...)
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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3/30/2006, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
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By Stephen Tanzer
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July/August 2002, IWC Issue #103, (See more on Vinous...)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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6/28/2002, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
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By Stephen Tanzer
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May/June 1998, IWC Issue #78, (See more on Vinous...)
Sommelier Journal
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By Beverley Blanning, MW
(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
January 31, 2010, (See more on Sommelier Journal...)
RJonWine.com
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By Richard Jennings
(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.)
6/6/2007, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 93 points
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Wine Definition
- Vintage1996
- TypeRed
- ProducerChâteau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- Designationn/a
- Vineyardn/a
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationPauillac
- Display optionsDefault
- UPC/EAN Code080732138011, 087000347090, 087000352896, 088388640001, 3148597126189, 3419466138245, 400006060723, 649185968967, 714153023150, 734599550119
4/9/2024 - platpeeps Likes this wine: 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
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3/31/2024 - mchern02 wrote: 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
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3/31/2024 - Simba-wine Likes this wine: 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.
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3/30/2024 - Winedad53 wrote: 96 Points
Exceptional right now so why wait? Well structured with soft tannins, notes of red berry, leather and sweet tobacco all finely integrated.
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3/29/2024 - Decanting Queen Likes this wine: 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.
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