Pichon-Lalande Vertical

Harry's Steak
Tasted Wednesday, February 20, 2008 by Keith Levenberg with 1,086 views

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  • 1978 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Buttery smooth texture, with the tannins fully resolved. One of the best drinking vintages today. This almost gives a little nod to Latour with its earthy, rusty iron notes.

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  • 1990 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 78 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Very nice aroma, sweet cocoa with a meaty funk - one of the most interesting wines in the lineup to sniff. On the palate, much more difficult. It is extremely structured with the material between the walls a bit sparse - almost watery, even - and marred by an odd tomato flavor. Maybe it will turn out pleasant one day, but it seems just as likely to completely hollow out.

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  • 1995 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 89 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Classic cedary nose. This is still tannic, especially next to the more fruit-forward '96, but it has the balance and classic restraint I love about the '95 vintage. Except for science, I would keep cellaring this.

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  • 1996 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Scents of sweet cocoa. The fruit here is dark and rich, almost meaty, far inkier in mouthfeel than the more restrained '95, and buries whatever tannin remains. But as sweet and rich as it is it is also a little bitter. A very different personality from the '95.

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  • 2000 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 97 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Powerfully aromatic. Still a huge wine, this has neither slimmed down nor closed up since its release and is rich, dense, black-fruited, and plastered with the characteristic cedar and graphite of Pauillac in general and this chateau in particular. But the weight and density isn't flabby because there is a tension to the wine with the richness on one side and an almost tart juiciness on the other. This is the most exciting Bordeaux I've had in a long while.

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