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Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

1996 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2eme Cru Classe, Pauillac

France Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Bordeaux Pauillac 2eme Cru Classe 750ML

Wine Advocate

97

Vinous

96
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1996 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2eme Cru Classe, Pauillac
Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

1996 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2eme Cru Classe, Pauillac

France Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Bordeaux Pauillac 2eme Cru Classe 750ML

Wine Advocate

97

Vinous

96
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Formerly part of one estate with Pichon-Baron, Pichon Lalande was thrust into the spotlight early and continually through to today due to unparalleled class for any wine outside of the first growths. With new investment from owners of Louis Roederer in the mid 2000s, Pichon-Lalande has entered the 21st century with a mission to continue the legendary stature of the estate.

Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Pichon-Baron and Pichon-Lalande (Comtesse) were borne of the death of Baron Joseph de Pichon-Longueville in 1850. The estate was then split into the two children - Virginie and Raoul. The latter inherited the Baron title, while Virginie married the Comte de Lalande, and thus, two top estates. 

What separates the two, other than a short distance, is the overall blend; Pichon-Lalande is known to have a larger portion of Merlot (about 35% planted versus 25% for Baron), and the wines have historically been made in a more delicate fashion, focusing less on extraction than on fine tannins and aromatics. Pichon-Baron had a period of down years in the early 20th century, but rebounded strongly with new investment in the 1980s. Certainly Cabernet Sauvignon plays a larger role for Pichon-Baron, and it is preferred by many who like a firmer structure - and a slower development - in comparison to the earlier-approachable Lalande. 

Today, both are viewed as top Bordeaux houses, not too far away in proximity - or stylistic excellence - from Latour. 

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Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Formerly part of one estate with Pichon-Baron, Pichon Lalande was thrust into the spotlight early and continually through to today due to unparalleled class for any wine outside of the first growths. With new investment from owners of Louis Roederer in the mid 2000s, Pichon-Lalande has entered the 21st century with a mission to continue the legendary stature of the estate.

Pichon-Baron and Pichon-Lalande (Comtesse) were borne of the death of Baron Joseph de Pichon-Longueville in 1850. The estate was then split into the two children - Virginie and Raoul. The latter inherited the Baron title, while Virginie married the Comte de Lalande, and thus, two top estates. 

What separates the two, other than a short distance, is the overall blend; Pichon-Lalande is known to have a larger portion of Merlot (about 35% planted versus 25% for Baron), and the wines have historically been made in a more delicate fashion, focusing less on extraction than on fine tannins and aromatics. Pichon-Baron had a period of down years in the early 20th century, but rebounded strongly with new investment in the 1980s. Certainly Cabernet Sauvignon plays a larger role for Pichon-Baron, and it is preferred by many who like a firmer structure - and a slower development - in comparison to the earlier-approachable Lalande. 

Today, both are viewed as top Bordeaux houses, not too far away in proximity - or stylistic excellence - from Latour. 

The Wine Advocate

Wine Advocate

97

The 1996 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is really beginning to drink with style, wafting from the glass with an inviting nose of blackberries, cassis, cherries, rich soil tones, Cuban cigar and subtle hints of mint and bergamot. Medium to full-bodied, rich and fleshy, with an expansive, sumptuous core of fruit that's underpinned by ripe acids and ripe, powdery virile tannins, it concludes with a long, penetrating and sapid finish. This unusually Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated vintage was tightly wound for its first two decades, but as time passes it's the château signature that's dominating the cépagement. It's one of the wines of the vintage in 1996.

Vinous

Vinous

96

The 1996 Pichon-Lalande has long been one of my favorite wines from this period. A blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 6% Petit Verdot, it has a quintessential Pauillac nose: very intense, brilliant and delineated, with pure blackberry, graphite and mint aromas bursting from the glass. The palate seems to have softened just a little over the last couple of years, and there is great depth here. Dense black fruit, laced with cedar, hints of espresso and leather, fans out toward the grippy finish, which is just beginning to entertain more secondary aromas of sage and spice on the aftertaste. In many ways the '96 presages the style of wine that Nicolas Glumineau pursues today. Brilliant. Tasted at a vertical tasting at the château.

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The Wine Advocate

Wine Advocate

97

The 1996 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is really beginning to drink with style, wafting from the glass with an inviting nose of blackberries, cassis, cherries, rich soil tones, Cuban cigar and subtle hints of mint and bergamot. Medium to full-bodied, rich and fleshy, with an expansive, sumptuous core of fruit that's underpinned by ripe acids and ripe, powdery virile tannins, it concludes with a long, penetrating and sapid finish. This unusually Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated vintage was tightly wound for its first two decades, but as time passes it's the château signature that's dominating the cépagement. It's one of the wines of the vintage in 1996.

Vinous

Vinous

96

The 1996 Pichon-Lalande has long been one of my favorite wines from this period. A blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 6% Petit Verdot, it has a quintessential Pauillac nose: very intense, brilliant and delineated, with pure blackberry, graphite and mint aromas bursting from the glass. The palate seems to have softened just a little over the last couple of years, and there is great depth here. Dense black fruit, laced with cedar, hints of espresso and leather, fans out toward the grippy finish, which is just beginning to entertain more secondary aromas of sage and spice on the aftertaste. In many ways the '96 presages the style of wine that Nicolas Glumineau pursues today. Brilliant. Tasted at a vertical tasting at the château.