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1996 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande |
| Vintage | 1996 |  Label 1 of 42   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande (web) | ||
| Variety | Red Bordeaux Blend | ||
| Designation | n/a | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Bordeaux | ||
| SubRegion | Médoc | ||
| Appellation | Pauillac |
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| Wine Market Journal quarterly auction price: See Pichon Lalande on the Wine Market Journal. |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 93.5 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 116 notes) | |
| Tasted by maderay on 9/4/2010 & rated 86 points: G+. Nothing special. (267 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 8/19/2010 & rated 95 points: Fantastic adolescent wine. Decanted 5 hours. Superb aromatics and balance, with strong but smooth tannins controlling the long finish. At least two decades to go. (568 views) | |
| Tasted by paulst on 7/10/2010 & rated 94 points: Leather, earth, tar and blackberry; smooth but some acidity. (1111 views) | |
| Tasted by dream on 7/6/2010 & rated 94 points: Out of half-bottle. This is such a structured vintage for PL but with lots of air it finally begins to open up to reveal a wonderfully deep, dark-fruited wine with classic notes of graphite minerals. The tannins are strong but unbelievably suave and elegant. Still needs 5+ years to begin to develop some secondary flavors but this looks like yet another amazingly long-lived and classic left-bank wine from the '96 vintage. 94+ (1301 views) | |
| Tasted by svdheijden on 6/26/2010 & rated 94 points: (831 views) | |
| Tasted by Ricky99 on 6/1/2010 & rated 91 points: complex and enjoyable, really drinking well now. (1544 views) | |
| Tasted by BradE on 4/30/2010: Lots of pepper, and more green than I typically appreciate, but this was somewhat beguiling. Definitely has legs, and don't be in a hurry to drink up, but go ahead if you want. (1804 views) | |
| Tasted by Pelimanni on 4/23/2010 & rated 93 points: Good wine and still being matured. It is going to be a monster in next five years. (1810 views) | |
| Tasted by jeff nowak on 4/15/2010 & rated 93 points: decanted. very four square bordeaux with good minerality and fruit displaying secondary character. tannins are melting. this is in my wheelhouse because some primary fruit lingers. nice. (1851 views) | |
| Tasted by Mike V on 4/5/2010 & rated 95 points: Easter dinner at home; 4/4/2010-4/5/2010 (Home): Evolving nicely. After 4 hour in the decanter it outshows the 98 Mouton tonight. Color is in transition less purple than last year. Nose of cigar box peeking through. Classic PL on the palate. A nice bottle that will continue to improve. (2234 views) | |
| Tasted by Meno on 3/11/2010 & rated 97 points: A deep, well concentrated and powerful wine. With powerful fruity aromas and concentrated tannins, this wine is perfect. (3657 views) | |
| Tasted by sgullberg on 3/7/2010 & rated 92 points: (2128 views) | |
| Tasted by jbeauprez on 2/27/2010 & rated 95 points: (2160 views) | |
| Tasted by AustinWineSalon on 2/21/2010: Definitive Bordeaux (Mirabelle Restaurant Austin, Texas): Tasted blind as a first growth candidate, this indeed made the grade. The best Pichon Lalande since the 1982 (IMHO), it was the most fragrant wine of the flight. Its aromatics had smoke, cedar box, bell pepper and it had pronounced mineral, leather, and red fruit flavors with some spice, pepper, dark currant, and tobacco notes. It had earth, slate and plum flavors at the back of the palate with well balanced tannins-- a nice food wine. "Ethereal," proclaimed a taster. It was the second favorite of the flight, and was readily identified as the Pauillac. First growth quality in a first growth year. (3165 views) | |
| Tasted by madeiradog on 2/18/2010 & rated 96 points: Dinner with Bernard Burtschy (Taberna del Alabardero): I loved this wine. Yes its young but it was a real treat to drink. Great concentration of fruit, good acidity with the development of secondary characteristics. I picked up cedar and tobacco with some baking spice and maybe a tinge of brett that added to its wonderful complexity. (3036 views) | |
| Tasted by veniceslug1 on 1/20/2010 & rated 94 points: Young. Rich, blackberry and dark fruits. (3818 views) | |
| Tasted by ljl on 1/10/2010 & rated 93 points: (2665 views) | |
| Tasted by RedCardRob on 12/25/2009 & rated 94 points: (2841 views) | |
| Tasted by paulst on 12/21/2009 & rated 97 points: Tar on the nose; rich balanced earthy blackberry; smooth; ssweet tannins. (3903 views) | |
| Tasted by lepapillon on 12/1/2009 & rated 96 points: (3314 views) | |
| Tasted by prakashkrishnan on 12/1/2009 & rated 92 points: Decanted for 4 hrs. Needs time. You have to be patient. Once it opened it revealed incredible aromas of eucalyptus and black berry. Beautify balance with well integrated tannins. A beautiful wine. Give it time to open. (4300 views) | |
| Tasted by TT2000 on 11/26/2009 & rated 96 points: (3231 views) | |
| Tasted by Papies on 11/19/2009 & rated 93 points: Side by side 95vs96 @ Handfors's Tasting with Richard Brazier. The high(er) merlot (not as high as usual vintages though of PL) content makes it def more approachable now than the Cos,Ducru,Palmer,GPL that we had side by side this wine. Mild nose , elegant and sofeter tannins. Well rounded wine with underlying sweetness. Dont get me wrong this wine need lots of decanting still and would definitely benefit with time (5yrs?) and will easily last anothe 15 but even now its a joy to have. For the Record it was difficult to pick a favorite between 95 and 96 but the 95 feels better at the moment. (4193 views) | |
| Tasted by BeavisCC on 10/27/2009 & rated 94 points: A great Bordeaux, but still tight and in need of bottle age. Reminiscent of the '86 10 years ago in evolution and flavor profile. Hold for another 3-5 years. (4628 views) | |
| Tasted by paulst on 8/10/2009 & rated 98 points: Deep rich earthy leather, tar with blackberry and complexity with long soft finish. (5448 views) | |
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| Producer website A silky, dense and deep coloured wine with aromatics hints of fruit About Red Wines The variety Red Bordeaux Blend on CellarTracker implies any blend using any or all of the five traditional Bordeaux varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. As such, this is used worldwide, whether for wines from Bordeaux, Meritages from California and Canada, some Super-Tuscan wines etc. Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia) Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) | Simple Bordeaux primer Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines. Looking full onto the river from the earliest days, with an important port activity, traces of which go back to ancient times (shipment of bronze as long ago as 2000 B.C.), Pauillac's life has always been intimately linked to the history of wine. Although port activities were at the root of its prosperity, Pauillac had to wait until the eighteenth century when Bordeaux ceased to hold its privileged position to become a wine port. The town then became the natural outlet for the wine production of neighbouring cantons before reaching its zenith in a period when the vineyards were exceptionally prosperous. The characteristic of the Pauillac terroir is its exceptional relief: the many undulating ridges make it unique morphologically speaking. Highly favourable conditions facilitate the dissection of the layer of gravel. This thin, Garonne gravel from whose very poverty springs great richness, has an extremely effective natural drainage. With their velvet red colour with a hint of amber, the wines from the Pauillac appellation, full-bodied and rich in tannin, are vigorous. Powerful when young, their aromas of red fruits (black-currant, raspberry) or flowers (violets, roses, irises) melt with the passing of time into a bouquet which is long in the mouth. Rich and complex, the wines of Pauillac deserve to be laid down for a little longer. Production conditions (Decree dated November 14, 1936) In order to have the right to the Pauillac appellation of controlled origin, red wines must: - come from the commune of Pauillac and from precisely defined parcels in the communes of Cissac, Saint-Julien, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Sauveur, "excluding the parcels situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils", - satisfy precise production conditions : grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare). |
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