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2016 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- Pauillac
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Community Tasting Notes 69
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Romol Likes this wine: 95 points
April 21, 2024 - From a small bottle. Decanted 2 hours. The first glass (after 2 hours in the decanter) was great, surprisingly accessible. After another hour, the fruit faded slightly into the background and it became more tannic. Another hour later it turned again. Certainly the best is yet to come, but even at this stage it is a really great wine. 95 pts. at the moment
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skurtz Likes this wine: 94 points
April 14, 2024 - Decanted for 3h from a half bottle, smooth and silky. Sandalwood and tobacco on the nose, the palate is red fruit, more smoky tobacco and oak, roasted coffee, spicy tannins, and a long clean finish. Deliciously complex and paired tonight with pan seared filet and baked potato with plenty of butter. Then chocolate cake for dessert (the bdx was an awesome pairing!). Very mild resolved tannins at this point, I'd say it is ready to enjoy.
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jmoon Likes this wine: 96 points
January 25, 2024 - It’s all there for sure. Needs a solid decant. Became more silky and alive 3 hour mark. Rich and delicious, complexity is around the corner. Next in 3 years.
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Mjfick wrote:
November 12, 2023 - A little young still
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sirpat00 Likes this wine: 99 points
October 28, 2023 - Decanted 5h. Sweet spices pop up first with gingerbread and vanilla. This is followed by ink and beautifully ripe and sweet blueberry, dark cherry and black currant. Later adding black chocolate and leather. Creamy, with a soft texture, firm structure and impeccable balance. This is fantastic, even if still very early days. Best bottle to date, but still best to keep cellaring for another 5+ years. Pichon Lalande has consistently been an outstanding performer in all sorts of tastings, but this feels like it could be a match for the legendary 1982.
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By Andy Howard MW
Bordeaux 2016 IMW tasting: top wines, 12/1/2021 (link)(Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/23/2020 (link)(Ch Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Bordeaux 2016: Firing On All Cylinders, 2/28/2019 (link)(Chateau Pichon-Longueville Comtesse De Lalande Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
1/14/2019 (link)(Château Pichon Longueville Lalande Pauillac, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
2016 Bordeaux…It’s All In The Bottle (Jan 2019), 1/2/2019 (link)(Pichon-longueville Comtesse De Lalande Pichon-longueville Comtesse De Lalande Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
The DBs: Bordeaux 2016 In Bottle (Jan 2019), 1/1/2019 (link)(Pichon-longueville Comtesse De Lalande Pichon-longueville Comtesse De Lalande Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
December 2018, 12/1/2018 (link)(Château Pichon-Lalande Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
10/16/2018 (link)(Ch Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jane Anson
2016 in bottle, 10/7/2018 (link)(Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
2016 Bordeaux: It’s Now or Never, Baby (Apr 2017), 4/17/2017 (link)(Pichon-longueville Comtesse De Lalande Pichon-longueville Comtesse De Lalande Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
4/5/2017 (link)(Ch Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
4/4/2017 (link)(Château Pichon Longueville Lalande Pauillac, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jane Anson
Bordeaux En Primeur 2016 Pauillac, 4/2/2017 (link)(Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
April 2017, 4/1/2017 (link)(Château Pichon-Lalande Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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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 Neal Martin
Southwold: 2016 Bordeaux Blind (Aug 2020) (link)(Pichon-longueville Comtesse De Lalande Pichon-longueville Comtesse De Lalande Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2016
- 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 015643551741, 088388640001, 3364420083065, 3412951608827, 3419466138245, 3519340160215, 714153023150, 734599550164
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 720 (6%)
- In Cellars 10,218 (88%)
- Consumed 678 (6%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
94% Like It 32 votes
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- CountryFrance
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- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationPauillac
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