1996 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac, France 1.5L

1996 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac, France 1.5L

$695.00
$750.00
Vintage
1996
Producer
Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse
Country: 
France
Region: 
Bordeaux
Sub-Region: 
Medoc / Pauillac
Grape/Blend
Bordeaux Blend Red
Pairing
Beef and Venison
Magnum Bottle (1.5 L) 37 units available

 

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"This is an exquisite example of Pichon Lalande with the Merlot component giving the wine a coffee/chocolate/ cherry component to go along with the Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc's complex blackberry/cassis fruit. The wine possesses an opaque black/ruby/purple color, and sexy, flamboyant aromatics of pain grillé, black fruits, and cedar. Exquisite on the palate, this full-bodied, layered, multi-dimensional wine should prove to be one of the vintage's most extraordinary success stories."
Robert Parker
96
"Deep ruby-red. Very sexy aromas of currant, blackberry and brown sugar, all lifted by an ineffable floral quality from the thoroughly ripe cabernet sauvignon that comprises three-quarters of the blend. Dense, fresh and thick with extract; a wonderful combination of texture and guts. Has a core of steel and a powerful structure I haven't found in more recent vintages from this chateau. A very serious style of Pichon-Lalande, with much less merlot than usual. Finishes with terrific length and grip. Drink between 2005 and 2025."
Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
95+
"The extra year in bottle gives the extraordinary Pichon scent, cinnamon and cedar, with violets always lurking in the background. Great finess of texture, more 'feminine' than the 1996, lovely violets and cedarwood, with meatiness on the finish. Supreme class."
Serena Sutcliffe
"HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Spicy oak dominates the nose. Intensely rich, savoury, black fruits on the palate, with strong supporting structure and a long, spicy-fruit finish."
Decanter Magazine
"Deep ruby-red. Very sexy aromas of currant, blackberry and brown sugar, all lifted by an ineffable floral quality from the thoroughly ripe cabernet sauvignon that comprises three-quarters of the blend. Dense, fresh and thick with extract; a wonderful combination of texture and guts. Has a core of steel and a powerful structure I haven't found in more recent vintages from this chateau. A very serious style of Pichon-Lalande, with much less merlot than usual. Finishes with terrific length and grip. Drink between 2005 and 2025."
Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
95

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Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse

The Bordeaux of Pauillac is known for stark power, but one of the region’s most notable estates, Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande (commonly referred to as Pichon Lalande or Pichon Comtesse) diverges from this trend to produce wines that the French typically describe as “feminine” and “sensuous.” This softer note is partially due to an unusually high proportion of Merlot (35%), but it’s interesting to speculate that the difference stems from the winery’s history, which, since the 18th century, has been notable for strong women, starting with Therese de Rauzan, Germaine de Lajus ...
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