1996 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Decanter

• By Jane Anson
  1996 Pauillacs, 1/4/2021, (See more on Decanter...)

  (Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, Red) Login and subscribe to see review text.

View From the Cellar

• By John Gilman
  Sep/Oct 2019, Issue #83, Château Pichon-Lalande The Most Elegant Of the Super Seconds

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• By Neal Martin
  Two Imaginary Boys: Pichon-Lalande (Aug 2019), 8/1/2019, (See more on Vinous...)

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• By Antonio Galloni
  Cellar Favorites: 1996 & 1985 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande (Feb 2016), 2/1/2016, (See more on Vinous...)

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Decanter

• By Jane Anson
  Two Pichons, 1/30/2016, (See more on Decanter...)

  (Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, Red) Login and subscribe to see review text.

JancisRobinson.com

• By Jancis Robinson, MW
  7/15/2015, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)

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• By Jancis Robinson, MW
  4/23/2015, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)

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• By Jancis Robinson, MW
  5/17/2013, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)

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Vintage Tastings

• By John Kapon
  Chicago Recap, 11/2/2011

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JancisRobinson.com

• By Jancis Robinson, MW
  4/19/2011, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)

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• By Jancis Robinson, MW
  2/17/2011, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)

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Vintage Tastings

• By John Kapon
  '24' in Bordeaux, 1/31/2010

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JancisRobinson.com

• By Julia Harding, MW
  12/3/2009, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)

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The World of Fine Wine

• March 2009, Issue #23, (See more on The World of Fine Wine...)

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Winedoctor

• By Chris Kissack
  February 2007, (See more on Winedoctor...)

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JancisRobinson.com

• By Jancis Robinson, MW
  9/26/2006, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)

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• By Jancis Robinson, MW
  9/8/2006, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)

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• By Jancis Robinson, MW
  3/30/2006, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)

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• By Stephen Tanzer
  July/August 2002, IWC Issue #103, (See more on Vinous...)

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JancisRobinson.com

• By Jancis Robinson, MW
  6/28/2002, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)

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• By Stephen Tanzer
  May/June 1998, IWC Issue #78, (See more on Vinous...)

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Sommelier Journal

• By Beverley Blanning, MW
  January 31, 2010, (See more on Sommelier Journal...)

  (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

RJonWine.com

• By Richard Jennings
  6/6/2007, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 93 points

  (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.)