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• Philip67 Likes this wine: 92 points

  December 27, 2022 - I thought maybe the 2001 would be able to step into the shoes of the 1996, which has always been an amazing wine. But "no" this is a completely different wine, made far more in the Parker style - it is really monolithic. I wonder whether this is biggest Pichon ever made? There is prominent charry oak here, which remains throughout but does recede a a little. This far fuller than you might expect if you know the Pichon Comtesses of the 1990's, nonetheless it retains some of the famous Comtesse elegance and feminine nature.
  
  This has the Comtesse perfume, along with generous red and black fruits. Notes of leather revealing its age. Medium finish and largely straightforward still. This is still young and very primary. It will be better on 5 to 10 years, though it can be drunk now I would consider it a waste. Wil be very long lived.

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