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TN: OFFline: Pichon Baron VS. Pichon Lalande 1982, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 2000

NYC

Tasted April 21, 2005 by jamiekutch with 6,305 views

Introduction

Tonight a bunch of the local NY wine nuts got together to put Pichon Baron & Pichon Lalande against one another. It was a great evening at Triomphe in NYC where we had the back private room and some delicious food.
The following were part of the night: (forgive me if I left someone out)

Matt Richman

Mark Golodetz

Richard V Mavricos

Taylor Kamp

Arvind Rao

Frank Baldi

Lars Neubohn

Michael D. Jessen

Jamie Kutch

Flight 1 - 1966 Pichon Baron VS. Pichon Lalande (1 note)

Big thanks to Mark for bringing and sharing this delicious vintage wine with us. It was a wonderful deeper glimpse into Pichon Baron's history.

Red
1966 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
94 points
Served Blind. I guessed a 1970 Bordeaux left bank. Ruby red with orange to red rim. Austere, and slightly dry. Good tannis and a deliciously inviting nose of sugar plums and cassis. Lot's of 2nd nuances and a slightly tart finish. A wonderful start to a wonder evening.

Flight 2 - 1986 Pichon Baron VS. Pichon Lalande (2 notes)

Red
1986 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
91 points
Giant tannins - Younger tasting than the Pichon. Tasted like it was stored slightly better than the Lalande. It was in need of some longer decanting time - but non-the-less, it was purple, ruby red with expressive aromatics of dark plum and tiny berries. Big and Full. Packing a punch with rich expansive tannins.
Red
1986 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
90 points
Softer than the Baron with much more balance. Slightly hazy in color. Dense and dark purple. Concentrated black berries and light toast. Rich full big in weigh. The nose was succulent and the fruit finished with creamy long concentrated notes.

Flight 3 - 1982 Pichon Baron VS. Pichon Lalande (2 notes)

Red
1982 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
100 points
My second time with this wine. Last time I scored this a 98, and this time it deserves the coveted perfect score. Just simply ready for action with delicious jammy perfect aromatics and a KILLER balances mouth, palate, feel. This wine is built for perfectionists. It's all there guys - if you haven't tried it, you have to get it. Fortunately this bottle was sourced from a cellar that was housing the wine @ 55 degrees since release.
Red
1982 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
95 points
Dense dark purple with concentrated blackberries and plum notes. Typical lead pencil and rich nuances. Some leather and wild game flavors. Tannins are well integrated and the finish is elegant. A shame its up against such stiff competition.

Flight 4 - 1989 Pichon Baron VS. Pichon Lalande (2 notes)

Red
1989 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
92 points
Purple to ruby red. The nose has some roasted nuts and ripe seductive flavors. Leather and earth are apparent as well. Soft mouth feel with a medium body.
Red
1989 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
93 points
Of the 2 wines - this had a slight edge to me. It tasted better today but I thought that the Pichon Lalande could be better tomorrow. The Baron was open for business. It tasted delicious and was brawney, muscular, ripe, with plenty of extraction. Tobacco and lead pencil and lushed out tannins. A nice wine.

Flight 5 - 1990 Pichon Baron VS. Pichon Lalande (2 notes)

Red
1990 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
flawed
Corked!!!
Red
1990 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
94 points
Purple red - this must have been the sweetest Bordeaux of the night. Very succulant with extracted, ripe fruit. A wonderfuil mouth feel and clean balanced finish. it was a very well structured wine and had plenty of juicy fat girl fruit.

Flight 6 - 1995 Pichon Baron VS. Pichon Lalande (2 notes)

There was a conversation about how this vintage is undervalued. Also we spoke about wether or not anyone would rather take 5 bottles of 1996 Lalande or 1 bottle of 1982 Lalande. For me it was easy - take the one bottle of 1982.
Some choose that they would consider taking the 5 bottles over the 1.
Then we put it into different terms. 1 night with Angelina Jolie, or 5 nights with Terry Hatcher.
The point was made.....

Red
1995 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
93 points
A bit reminiscent of a California Cabernet. Toasted oak and a chocolate profile makes this wine a bit different than the other vintages. Minerals, smoke and extract all are apparent and some saddle leather.
Red
1995 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
91 points
Sweet with nice fruit. Dark cherries and cassis. Medium mouth feel and weight is moderate. This is a wine with good tannins and on the low side of acidity. Flavorful but the finish was short.

Flight 7 - 1996 Pichon Baron VS. Pichon Lalande (2 notes)

These 1996's were very acidic compared to the other vintages of the evening.

Red
1996 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
91 points
The Lalande to me had some green stem notes that put me off after it was poured. Some of the heavier notes of green stems blew off - this wine was in need of longer decanting time. Slightly closed up this was vicious, thick and extracted. These two 1996's had the highest acidity of all the wines we tasted tonight.
Red
1996 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
90 points
Not quiet as full as the Lalande this had a healthy taste of toasted wood. Almost toasty like a California Cabernet. The acid also stuck out.

Flight 8 - 2000 Pichon Baron VS. Pichon Lalande (2 notes)

Red
2000 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
93 points
Difficult to evaluate. Lots of green notes. Like stems and green olives as Mark mentioned. The Baron was clearly a superior wine to me. Something was certainly unusual with the Lalande and I certainly feel more comfortable with Baron resting in my cellar than Lalande in 2000.
Red
2000 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
95 points
This wine was seemless. Very well balanced and integrated. Bill thought it was simple, but at this point I want a balanced wine, not something with notes / flavors out of wack. With some cellar time this wine will loose it fat and gain its mass. A future champion.

Flight 9 - Dessert (2 notes)

Red - Fortified
1991 Croft Porto Vintage Portugal, Douro, Porto
92 points
Well balanced and a fine Port. This was decanted for almost 10 hours. Creamy notes of black cherry and vanilla notes. Not showing all it has and this has BIG potential. A delicious port with a great future.
White - Sweet/Dessert
1990 Château Guiraud France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
89 points
Orange and sweet. This was paired with some cheese and sliced apples. Very sweet with some honey and apricot flavors.

Closing

It was very nice seeing some people I haven't seen in a long time and also great meeting several others. Thanks to all

- Jamie

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