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| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.4 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 11 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by InVinjeVeritas on 6/13/2022 & rated 93 points: In an impressive state after 51 year for a mediocre vintage. Quite some fruit left, but tannins long gone, typical bordeaux smell of powdered paprika. Good level of acid, but not unpleasant.
Best without food. (1004 views) | | | Tasted by InVinjeVeritas on 3/19/2019 & rated 96 points: Wonderful classic West Bank. Fruit still alive, with great aromas of barnyard and pencil. Good overall force, and a great match with grilled cote de beuf. Very impressive performance for a generally mediocre vintage 48 years later. (2199 views) | | | Tasted by Hawk94 on 11/13/2016 & rated 94 points: The capsule was eroded, the cork was disintegrated when trying to extract it. Filtered into decant, for an hour. The color was brick red initially, the nose was earthy, fruits faded, lots of secondary bouquets, I thought this wine is done, but to my surprise- It is delicious! Color came back becoming ruby red with some dark hue, very juicy, racy, cranberry juice, pomegranate, black currant, extremely smooth, very good concentration, smooth harmony finish, can't put the glass down. After another hour it starts fading, becomes more acidic. Wow! What a wine after 45 years! (3468 views) | | | Tasted by prof b on 4/26/2015: Bottom neck fill with a cork that appeared stained on all sides but was removed in one piece. After opening, I decanted this for sediment and tasted throughout two and a half hours. The wine steadily lost the fruit components of the aromatics throughout. At the outset, the nose gives off balsa wood, dried tobacco, worn leather, and a touch of light red fruits notably pomegranate and strawberry. The palate yields mostly the tertiary elements and more acid than I'd expect at this point. A pleasant, if somewhat brief finish. Taken together, a wine offering enjoyment to those who appreciate seriously mature wine. Its undoubtedly past its peak, but I can expect little more from this producer in this vintage (in fact, I expected much less). (4696 views) | | | Tasted by jswine15 on 5/13/2013 & rated 80 points: garnet red colored. Very difficult cork, basically disintegrated when I opened it. Wine had a tobacco flavor, little fruit. It tastes like an old bordeaux that has lost it. (5958 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 4/17/2010 & rated 88 points: Bottle Shock Wine Party (blindtasting tasteoff of mature Bordeaux and Cali Cabs) (Sandy & Michael's, Los Altos, California): Bricked medium red violet color with pale yellow meniscus; mature, tobacco, mushroom nose with a touch of VA; resolved, tasty, tobacco, mushroom palate, that declines precipitously after 15 minutes in the glass; medium-plus finish (my #7 in the flight, group's #8 out of 8) (2945 views) | | | Tasted by Roberto_1 on 1/24/2010 & rated 80 points: Over the hill. Avoid. (6702 views) | | | Tasted by Rupert on 12/16/2008 & rated 87 points: 31 Vintages of Pichon Lalande 1928-2005; 12/16/2008-12/17/2008 (IOD, London): Not unlike the '75, just a bit smaller, this too had an oxidative nose, and sweet ripe fruit, in decline, but OK (7932 views) | | | Tasted by sdr on 2/1/1996 & rated 80 points: Orange color. Very light. Only a trace of fruit. Surely must of been better 10+ years ago. (490 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 4/4/1987: Light brown. Completely ripe bouquet. No fruit left. There is some good acidity, sweetness and good oak. Is spreading pleasantly through the whole mouth, but is past its prime. No score. (4782 views) |
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Vinous, Two Imaginary Boys: Pichon-Lalande (Aug 2019) (8/1/2019)
(Pichon-longueville Comtesse De Lalande Pichon-longueville Comtesse De Lalande Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Jul/Aug 2017, Issue #70, The Underrated and Elegant 1971 Bordeaux Vintage
(Château Pichon-Lalande) Login and sign up and see review text. | The World of Fine Wine, March 2009, Issue #23
(Chateau Pichon Lalande) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, Bring Out Your “Dead”: Pichon-Lalande 1957-2013 (Aug 2022)
(Pichon-Lalande Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (4/17/2010)
(Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande) Bricked medium red violet color with pale yellow meniscus; mature, tobacco, mushroom nose with a touch of VA; resolved, tasty, tobacco, mushroom palate, that declines precipitously after 15 minutes in the glass; medium-plus finish (my #7 in the flight, group's #8 out of 8) 88 points |
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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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