Fine Wine

November 1927, 2018
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LOT 582

Lot 582

CHÂTEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE COMTESSE DE LALANDE 1995 (3) WA 95
CHÂTEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE COMTESSE DE LALANDE 2006 (3) WA 94

CHÂTEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE COMTESSE DE LALANDE 1995 (3) WA 95
CHÂTEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE COMTESSE DE LALANDE 2006 (3) WA 94
Lot 582 Details
CHÂTEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE COMTESSE DE LALANDE 1995 (3)

Pauillac. 2ième Cru Classé
3 x scuffed labels

What sumptuous pleasures await those who purchase either the 1996 or 1995 Pichon-Lalande. It is hard to choose a favorite, although the 1995 is a smoother, more immediately sexy and accessible wine. It is an exquisite example of Pichon-Lalande with the Merlot component giving the wine a coffee/chocolatey/cherry component to go along with the Cabernet Sauvignon's and Cabernet Franc's complex blackberry/cassis fruit. The wine possesses an opaque black/ruby/purple color, and sexy, flamboyant aromatics of pain grille, black fruits, and cedar. Exquisite on the palate, this full-bodied, layered, multidimensional wine should prove to be one of the vintage's most extraordinary success stories. February 1998 WA 95

CHÂTEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE COMTESSE DE LALANDE 2006 (3)

Pauillac. 2ième Cru Classé

Tasted at the property, the 2006 Château Pichon-Lalande has a voluminous bouquet with outgoing blackberry, cassis and violets scents, a touch of boysenberry jam tucked just underneath, although it does not quite have the delineation of the Lynch Bages. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin. This feels very composed in the mouth, quite fresh with well-judged acidity, harmonious and tensile on the finish. This deserves a higher score than I awarded out of barrel and it continues to improve year by year. Tasted April 2016. WA 94

6 bts.    per lot $800 - $1,000

Realised: $1,200
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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