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| Community Tasting Notes (average 96.3 pts. and median of 97 pts. in 727 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by BradE on 4/21/2024: My half bottles of this are showing their age. Still lovely but will put them in higher rotation. (1183 views) | | | Tasted by BLam on 3/24/2024 & rated 97 points: It was the wine of the night in Jim's BD dinner. As other comments shown in the notes, it was an impressed wine and still young. Thank you Jim! (1576 views) | | | Tasted by alexbhurst1678 on 2/25/2024 & rated 98 points: Just outstanding all around... (2014 views) | | | Tasted by Francophile1 on 2/11/2024: Super Bowl LVIII 2024 (Alpharetta, GA): Tasted double blind: In comparison to the '82 Lynch, this was a bigger, fatter, juicier, younger wine. This had an incredibly sexy nose with a strong vein of iron on the finish. It was so fresh, powerful, and youthful that I was blown away when it was revealed as the '82 Pichon Lalande (my wine). I called it 1990 Montrose. Of all the times I've had the privilege of drinking this wine, this was the youngest most well preserved bottle of '82 PLC that I've ever had. (2440 views) | | | Tasted by djhammond on 2/10/2024 & rated 100 points: For myself, the wine of the vintage from one of the greatest Bordeaux vintages of all time, and it kicks the first growths out of the park. This is the first time I've had the chance to enjoy this by myself, and really focus on the wine. From nose to tail this is faultless. The nose is perfection with old leather, blackcurrant, plum and cedar with violet and orange hints. The palate is seamless and multilayered with perfect balance, and the finish pushes past 90 seconds, and somehow manages to carry robust tannin to the very end without any residual bitterness. Without doubt, my greatest wine I've ever drank, and my deathbed choice. If it was possible 100+ (2214 views) | | | Tasted by johnh1001 on 2/3/2024 & rated 98 points: The best bottle of this wine I’ve had in a long time. Full and glossy. Amazing. (2031 views) | | | Tasted by Sonoffalstaff on 1/10/2024 & rated 95 points: Colour is bricking but still plenty of dark garnet. Nose is subtle and classic Paulliac. But then the warmth and richness rather than the more austere nature of most Paulliac comes into play. Definitely one for those who find great St Julien more to their taste. Hard to say what could be better about this wine. (2216 views) | | | Tasted by johnh1001 on 1/7/2024 & rated 96 points: More mature than my last bottle but awesome flavors of coffee, sweet dark fruit, weedy tobacco and earth. Smooth and open in the mouth but without the glossy texture I recall. Still a wine in its prime. (2177 views) | | | Tasted by SpitzNV on 12/31/2023 & rated 100 points: Light ruby with orange rust on the rim.
Absolutely gorgeous nose of potpourri, musk, tonka bean and forest floor.
On the palate it's incredibly fresh. Beautiful red and black fruit! What? At this age?
So polished and refined.
And the finish lasts well over a minute.
Might be the finest bottle of wine I've ever had. (1779 views) | | | Tasted by essenceofreal on 12/27/2023: Have had this many times over the past 20 or so years. It is still off the charts amazing. Can't put points on it as does not do it justice.
However, I would say based on this bottle it is at the very end of its glorious long peak plateau.
Decanted 1.5 hours then drank over 1.5 hours. Kept getting better. Probably could use a 3 hr decant.
Very special. (1594 views) | | | Tasted by M.Batard on 12/25/2023 & rated 95 points: Opened an hour beforehand, but used the lone decanter on hand for the 1990. Exceptionally mouth-coating. Very long finish. Marvellous. Excellent pairing with the standing rib roast with ‘au jus’… (1716 views) | | | Tasted by bishopblock on 12/25/2023 & rated 95 points: Drank at Christmas dinner in Wyoming.Enjoyed by all.
Color: dark ruby or garnet, slightly brick-y-er than the 90 we tasted alongside.
Nose: blackberries and saddle leather.
Palate: mellow, a little orange peel, leather, dark fruits… dad says “exceptional mouth coating, long finish”
Overall, we thought this was spectacular, and far more open/accessible/demonstrative than the 90 we drank alongside it.
Thanks @m.batard! (1229 views) | | | Tasted by srjans on 11/26/2023 & rated 95 points: Special occasion of 40th Birthday for nephew, what a treat! Ruby color with brown fringe, soft tannins, leathery nose, dark fruit flavor, lingered on palate. (1362 views) | | | Tasted by iBurg1229 on 11/25/2023 & rated 99 points: 12.5% ABV. Medium garnet appearance but still retaining a nice ruby core - color holding strong at 41 years old. Double decanted with quick air contact just to get rid of the sediment. Thanked the heavens that this was a sound bottle. This really started to find its legs about an hour in.
Attack of cassis, blackberry, pyrazine character of blackcurrant leaf/green bell pepper (which I don’t love), cigar humidor, toasted cedar, anise, bitter chocolate, graphite, dried mushroom, and wet moss. Tannins are beautifully integrated. Acidity is vibrant. Medium density with with a soft, supple texture.
I’ve never crossed paths with the ‘82 Pichon Lalande until today and boy was I missing it out on the party. The purity and amount of primary fruit that this is still displaying is staggering. This has layers, depth, and concentration of flavor in spades with a relentless finish. I don’t know how much longer well-kept ‘82s have left at this level, but I’d say ride the dragon while you still can. I’m dumbfounded by how good this is. An absolutely mind-bending drinking experience. (1967 views) | | | Tasted by sdr on 9/30/2023 & rated 97 points: Spectacular proof that the best bottles of 1982 Pichon Lalande are not only surviving but absolutely thrilling, fresh and lively. This bottle was purchased from Premier Cru almost 20 years ago. Beautiful deep ruby, no orange or brown. Ravishing bouquet of bright black cherry, raspberry and cassis. Concentrated, so fruity it almost seems like a new release but with the roundness and complexity of age. Silky. Excellent acidity and finish. A perfect St. Julien - but wait, it's Pauillac. A revelation. (3300 views) | | | Tasted by VINNICK on 9/11/2023 flawed bottle: Sadly corked. Purchased at auction from Christie’s. Disappointing to say the least. (2926 views) | | | Tasted by jfpwine on 9/9/2023: Clear ruby, barely any bricking. Pencil lead, earth, dark fruit, cigar, cedar, clay and leather on the nose. Full body, integrated tannins, very long finish. The nose is killer on that wine. It is excellent on the palate, but I feel it's at peak. I have a few left so time will tell. (2876 views) | | | Tasted by dlcolester on 8/29/2023: Still great body and color. Tannins very soft and lingering taste. Would still rate this a 98 (2892 views) | | | Tasted by jlgnml on 8/23/2023 & rated 100 points: Les Degustateurs last tasting for a dear friend (Smyth and the Loyalist Chicago, IL): Very consistent notes from prior bottles. Incredible and fortunate to have 2 btls in my cellar. (2638 views) | | | Tasted by Rupert on 7/26/2023 & rated 95 points: NadNash dinners: This was just beautifully harmonious - a bit of dust and a twist of green, but then warm, blackcurrant classic mature pauillac. (2394 views) | | | Tasted by NoahCap on 6/21/2023: Opened to celebrate the summer solstice. My first ’82 Bordeaux of real import. Supposed to be an amazing wine: #9 on Spurrier’s 100 Wines to Try Before You Die. Honestly, I would have been ok going through life without drinking this (especially at its current price).
It looked perfect with a fill into the base of neck. Cork was in reasonable shape and easily came out in one piece. The first bit went straight into a glass, and the rest of the bottle went into a narrow necked decanter. Color showed some fading, but nothing unexpected.
The nose was shy. It had all the classic dark fruits of black cherry, blackberry, even some mulberries, that were still reasonably fresh. Plenty of tobacco, wood shavings, graphite, and leather as well that smell like classic Bordeaux. There is a distinct green bell pepper note as well that I assume is the Cab Franc inclusion. It’s all there, but without being particularly compelling and overall a bit thin. Not much in the way of complexity that makes me want to keep smelling.
Thin on the palate. Acidity is quite high, a bit too high for my taste, tannins are very fine and barely present. No remaining evidence of oak. The flavors demonstrate nice fruit, mostly cherries and blackberries. Lots of tertiary leather and graphite as well. Finish is medium in length. Overall complexity is medium, to medium minus. Like the nose, the whole thing is just rather faded. It’s like looking at a beautiful painting through a dirty window; the elements are all there but the vibrancy, immediacy, and appeal are mostly missing.
What a bummer. I’ve heard this wine can be spectacular and I was very much looking forward to it. For me, even though I got a great price, this is really stretching my budget. My expectations were through the roof. And while the wine is good, the overall experience is a bit of a flop. I don’t assign wine scores, but if I did, this would be somewhere in the mid to high 80s. I sourced it carefully, and all signs pointed to this being a good bottle, but this is all part of the game when buying 40 yr old wines. No great old wines, just great bottles and all that. Oh well… (2963 views) | | | Tasted by pclin on 6/17/2023 & rated 96 points: PnP. Cork pulled out perfectly in one piece, no sign of seepage, pretty much in perfect condition, the case was sourced from a great British cellar a couple of years ago. Had a small glass before heading out to dinner. Clean and expressive nose, flowers and tobaccos. Somewhat tannic throughout 2 hours dinner, continued in upswing but never reached the peak. Ripe fruits with excellent acidity. Finished with pencil shavings and tobaccos. This bottle was showing incredibly young for a 41 years old wine, this still has a long way to go. 95-97 pts (2670 views) | | | Tasted by Cailles on 5/21/2023 & rated 96 points: 20 Mature Magnums (mostly Bdx, w/ Unico, Vogue Musigny, Marthas): From magnum. Three 1982s side-by-side. Really bad luck in this flight with two corked/incorrect bottles (Ausone & Cheval Blanc). The only great wine was the Pichon Lalande (96+pts) which delivers every time all that Pauillac magic with tobacco and truffles and from magnum comes with that seductive burnt sugar/toffee note, which is to die for.
TN: Superb nose full of dark fruit, coffee, burnt sugar, minerality, tobacco. So precise and inviting. On the palate fresh red fruit, dark fruit, coffee, burnt sugar, minerality, tobacco, classic Paulliac and with that seductiveness that is captivating. Melted tannins, good freshness and an good balance. Probably not the most impressive, expressive bottle of this but still fantastic at 96+pts. (3904 views) | | | Tasted by kr522 on 5/19/2023 & rated 95 points: Still a beautiful wine but not possessing the same energy and layers as prior bottles. It came after a 76 Heitz MV which I slightly preferred. This was my last 750ml, which I think was great timing, as it appears to be gently on the downslope (still drinking near peak in larger formats ). If you have it enjoy it now (2696 views) | | | Tasted by acyso on 5/18/2023 & rated 95 points: Some Bordeaux (Chicago, IL): Nowhere as good as a prior experience from magnum a few years back. The perfume on the nose is distinct and beautiful, with a core of drying fruit and a modest hint of pencil shavings. Somewhat light on the palate with silky tannins. Fully resolved at this point, I'd be inclined to drink this (at least in fifth) sooner than later. (3376 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Decanter, Bordeaux 1982 revisited (8/26/2023)
(Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (6/18/2022)
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JebDunnuck.com, Up From The Cellar No. 12 and Miscellaneous New Releases (12/14/2020)
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View From the Cellar, Jan/Feb 2020, Issue #85, Catching Up With the 1982 Bordeaux Vintage As It Closes In On Its Fortieth Birthday
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View From the Cellar, Sep/Oct 2019, Issue #83, Château Pichon-Lalande The Most Elegant Of the Super Seconds
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Vinous, Two Imaginary Boys: Pichon-Lalande (Aug 2019) (8/1/2019)
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JancisRobinson.com (6/11/2019)
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Decanter, Bordeaux comparison: 1982 v 1983 (7/5/2018)
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Decanter, Anson's top fine wines of 2016 (12/29/2016)
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JancisRobinson.com (7/3/2016)
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Vinous, Vinous Table: Rusty Staub Charity Dinner, New York (Dec 2015) (12/1/2015)
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JancisRobinson.com (7/15/2015)
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Vinous, Cellar Favorite: 1982 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande (May 2015) (5/1/2015)
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JancisRobinson.com (10/15/2010)
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Vintage Tastings, '24' in Bordeaux (1/31/2010)
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JancisRobinson.com (9/17/2009)
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JancisRobinson.com (8/15/2007)
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Vintage Tastings, 1982 Bordeaux Retrospective at Age 25 (5/20/2007)
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Vintage Tastings, Summer Tasting Group News (8/22/2005)
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Vintage Tastings, Hanging with Mr. Parker and Mr. Squires in Baltimore and D.C (2/21/2005)
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JancisRobinson.com (7/15/2002)
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Vinous, July/August 2002, IWC Issue #103
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JancisRobinson.com (6/28/2002)
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Vinous, Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 1921-2016 (Oct 2017)
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Vinous, A Century of Bordeaux: The Twos (Sep 2022)
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Rockss and Fruit (9/28/2004)
(Pichon Lalande) A completely tertiary nose of grilled nuts and lots of truffles (white and black). Just crazy. There were also earth and mineral but those truffles were amazing. Great wine. |
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U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)Red Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
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"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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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.Pauillac Read more detailed information about Pauillac 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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