Community Tasting Note

• Cailles wrote: 89 points

  June 23, 2021 - 24 Vintages of Pichon Lalande: All wines tasted blind. A few general observations: 1) Most wines showed the typical Pichon Lalande elegance. This is certainly one of the more delicate and elegant Paulliacs. 2) The relatively high Merlot content (often 20-30%) showed in many wines with fine, fresh rhubarb, rosehip and floral aromas I wouldn’t necessarily associate with a Medoc - all adding to the sensuous quality of the wines. 3) A few vintages showed the very sexy burnt sugar/coffee notes you associate with the 1982 Lalande or a Mouton or a Cheval Blanc - unfortunately, not to an extent and with an intensity to truly excite. 4) Following the legendary 1982 and until the most recent vintages (starting with 2014 but especially with 2016) there are three decades of pleasant Pichon Lalandes but hardly any vintage has the depth and length of truly great wines. The best wine tonight was the 2009 (rated 95+ points) with many more in the 92-94 point category.
  
  TN: This was not a particularly good wine. Due to the vintage, there is a bit more depth than in one or the other vintage but it’s a mess with a far to ripe fruit profile and not much precision and focus. The structure is fine, the tannins are round but it has not the elegant, creamy texture many other vintages have. Overall a slightly underwhelming wine but without any big faults.

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• Mark1npt commented:

  6/23/21, 12:27 PM - Funny, back in '17 at the Chateau for lunch, this was the one that many of us found to be performing well. I have kept a few to age longer, but still it's the runt of the litter for Lalande....still I enjoy it!

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