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1982 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- Pauillac
Community Tasting Notes 506
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dream Likes this wine: 96 points
September 15, 2019 - The eighth wine of 14 vintages of Pichon Lalande back to ‘61 courtesy of Mark Golodetz. Perhaps the best balanced wine of the night, it has delicious dark red and black fruits with excellent vigor and great depth. Fewer tertiaries than I expected but this finish is deeply satisfying with good grip still but also such a smooth texture with great opulence and such supple tannins. It will be interesting to see where this wine goes over the next decade because there is potentially more complexity to come. However, I continue to believe this unique and brilliant Bordeaux was so good young that it peaked about 6-10 years ago.
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seijaro Likes this wine: 97 points
August 24, 2019 - From magnum, good color and lovely nose after 30 minutes. Opened up after about an hour, super smooth and silky with no tannin. A soft and classy Bordeaux with a surprising amount of flavor, what a treat. It began to lose strength as it approached two hours from decant, but at it's best it was simply wonderful.
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BradE wrote:
July 7, 2019 - Delicious.
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Winemaker51 Likes this wine: 99 points
July 2, 2019 - This was simply, stunning! It had a bit of ullage, and cork was challenging to get out. Very short decant, then served. Wow! Ethereal aromas of sweet breads, forest floor, Pauillac pencil lead, blackcherries (no doubt from the Merlot). Fruit still there, elegant, soft, intoxicating. Went well with my Bison steak. Very tempted to find Magnums. Yes, drink the 750’s now! RP was right about this wine (100 Points)
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Collector1855 wrote: 97 points
June 21, 2019 - Consistent with my previous note. Wonderful mature Claret with beautiful nose of forest floor, autumn leaves, cake and spices. Palate is very tame now, the tannins almost too soft. Time to drink up these beauties.
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By Jane Anson
Anson's top fine wines of 2016, 12/29/2016 (link)(Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson
7/3/2016 (link)(Ch Pichon Longueville Comtesse De Lalande Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Vinous Table: Rusty Staub Charity Dinner, New York (Dec 2015), 12/1/2015 (link)(Pichon-longueville Comtesse De Lalande Pichon-lalande (5 Liter)) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson
7/15/2015 (link)(Ch Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Cellar Favorite: 1982 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande (May 2015), 5/1/2015 (link)(Pichon-longueville Pichon-longueville Comtesse De Lalande) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
10/15/2010 (link)(Ch Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Kapon
'24' in Bordeaux, 1/31/2010(Pichon Lalande) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
9/17/2009 (link)(Ch Pichon Lalande (Comtesse) Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
The World of Fine Wine
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March 2009, Issue #23 (link)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
8/15/2007 (link)(Ch Pichon Lalande (Comtesse) Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vintage Tastings
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By John Kapon
1982 Bordeaux Retrospective at Age 25, 5/20/2007(Pichon Lalande) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Kapon
Summer Tasting Group News, 8/22/2005(Pichon Lalande) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Kapon
Hanging with Mr. Parker and Mr. Squires in Baltimore and D.C, 2/21/2005(Pichon Lalande) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
7/15/2002 (link)(Ch Pichon Lalande (Comtesse) Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
July/August 2002, IWC Issue #103 (link)(Chateau Pichon Lalande Pauillac) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
6/28/2002 (link)(Ch Pichon Lalande (Comtesse) Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
12/14/2001 (link)(Ch Pichon Lalande (Comtesse) Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jane Anson
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By Antonio Galloni
Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 1921-2016 (Oct 2017) (link)(Pichon-longueville Comtesse De Lalande Pichon-longueville Comtesse De Lalande Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
12/12/2010 (link) 95 points(Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande) Bricking medium dark red violet color; tobacco, leather, oregano, beef jus nose; tasty, velvety, mature, tobacco, leather, tart plum, tart black fruit palate, very appealing; medium-plus finish
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By Richard Jennings
12/10/2008 (link) 93 points(Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande) Bricking dark red violet color; tobacco and tart black fruit nose; black fruit, tobacco and espresso palate; medium-plus finish
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By Lyle Fass
9/28/2004 (link)(Pichon Lalande) A completely tertiary nose of grilled nuts and lots of truffles (white and black). Just crazy. There were also earth and mineral but those truffles were amazing. Great wine.
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By Richard Jennings
3/20/2003 (link) 94 points(Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande) 1982 Bordeaux Tasting - 1st Growths & Super Seconds (Los Angeles, California): Earthy, animal skin, berry, licorice nose; still a little tight, earthy, cherry palate with sweet tannins; medium-plus finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1982
- Type Red
- Producer Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Médoc
- Appellation Pauillac
- UPC Codes 080732138011, 088388640001
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 55 (1%)
- In Cellars 4,988 (67%)
- Consumed 2,380 (32%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Bolognese Sauce, lamb, Less marbled steaks, roasted chickenWho Likes This Wine
99% Like It 106 votes
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- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationPauillac
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