This was a super fun roller coaster. Opened up firing out the gate at a 95/96 point scale. The opposite of last time where the bottle was quite green and needed to integrate. Then it started to fade. The 83 next to it was eclipsing it. Thankfully the night lived on after dinner and I took the rest of this bottle to the hotel. Wow, it not only got a second wind but reached new higher levels. Maybe even a 98 at this point. I love 1985 wines in general and this showed why.
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Aromatic, floral and delicious aromas with leather and some foxy notes. Soft, rich and concentrated on the palate. More power here than I expected. On its peak now, I guess.
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(Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande) Group's #7 (my #7) – 35 pts; 0, 1, 0, 0 – Slightly cloudy, bricking dark cherry color with pale meniscus; ripe and mature berry, black fruit and Balsamic nose, out of which emerges menthol and eucalyptus notes after 20 minutes in the glass; palate opens with menthol and eucalyptus flavors and then adds tart tomato and red fruit flavors; medium finish
(Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande) Cherry brick red with pale meniscus; reticent beef jus, crimini mushroom nose; tasty tart beef jus, with a touch of black fruit, minerals, good acidity; medium-plus finish
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4/14/2024 - Pitkin_CT Likes this wine: 96 Points
Drinking beautifully
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12/25/2023 - Pitkin_CT Likes this wine: 97 Points
Drinking beautifully. My favorite Christmas wine!
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12/6/2023 - Rani Likes this wine: 93 Points
Tasted blind. Unmistakable Payillac nose of dried parsley and thyme, pencil shavings. Quite soft tannins, classic claret, notes of ink and tobacco.
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12/2/2023 - Jd6725 Likes this wine: 97 Points
This was a super fun roller coaster. Opened up firing out the gate at a 95/96 point scale. The opposite of last time where the bottle was quite green and needed to integrate. Then it started to fade. The 83 next to it was eclipsing it. Thankfully the night lived on after dinner and I took the rest of this bottle to the hotel. Wow, it not only got a second wind but reached new higher levels. Maybe even a 98 at this point. I love 1985 wines in general and this showed why.
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11/18/2023 - AudunG Likes this wine: 95 Points
Aromatic, floral and delicious aromas with leather and some foxy notes. Soft, rich and concentrated on the palate. More power here than I expected. On its peak now, I guess.
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