#1996 pichon lalande professional

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#1996 pichon lalande professional

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1 Star: Poor - Flaws or damage immediately apparent under standard lighting (examples: missing components, rips, broken glass, damaged surfaces, etc.).

2 Stars: Fair - Exhibits flaws or damage that may draw the eye under standard lighting.

3 Stars: Good - Minor flaws visible upon inspection under standard lighting.

4 Stars: Very Good - Minor flaws or imperfections visible only under close inspection using specialised instruments or black light.

5 Stars: Excellent - No discernable damage, flaws or imperfections.

If you cannot afford the First Growth then this (and Pichon Lalande) would be where I would come. You come away with the impression that this Pichon Baron is going to continue to improve although I would not burn anyone at the stake for opening it now. The acidity lends this plenty of freshness and it does not shortchange you with plenty of tarry, cedary fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin - a cohesive Pauillac with plenty of depth and fine balance. The nose is fragrant and generous with more red fruit than black, cedar and tobacco, fine definition, perhaps a little rustic in keeping with the winemaking at the time, but certainly giving lots of pleasure. The 1996 Pichon-Longueville Baron has a deep garnet core with some bricking on the rim. this is a complex and riveting Pauillac wine that is going to cruise along its drinking plateau for many years. Red berry fruit, cigar box, mint, juniper berries.

The palate offers exquisite balance, refined and yet intense, the Cabernet Sauvignon clearly in the driving seat but assisted by the Merlot that imparts the crucial fleshy texture on the finish.

You cannot have any complaints against the nose: intense blackberry, cedar and graphite, all beautifully delineated, demand your attention.

The 1996 Pichon-Lalande has long been one of the high points of this Pauillac estate and now at 20 years of age it is firing on all cylinders. Lot 82 Details CHÂTEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE COMTESSE DE LALANDE 1994 (1)īin soiled scraped label CHÂTEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE COMTESSE DE LALANDE 1996 (1)