Pichon Lalande 1996

Pichon Lalande 1996

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  • Robert Parker rating 97
  • Vinous rating 96
  • Jane Anson rating 17
  • Jancis Robinson rating 16
Pichon Lalande 1996
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75 cl

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£350.00
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Owned by the Champagne Louis Roederer since 2007, Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is a Second Growth wine estate situated in the Pauillac appellation. The estate covers a total area of 85 hectares and its vineyards mainly lie in Pauillac, but some spill into Saint-Julien. The 1996 vintage is a rich and fleshy wine, composed of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot. Expect notes of blackberries, cherries and cedar, with hints of bergamot. Drinking perfectly well now.
96 Vinous
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.Neal Martin1st August 2019
17 Jane Anson
Magnum. 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot. Really intriguing wine that's already quite evolved on the nose. Really deliciously perfectly formed at this stage. Juicy and ripe but with admirable freshness. Most impressive. Polished tannins and at a perfect stage for current drinking (in 2015). (JR)Jancis Robinson15th July 2015
16 Jancis Robinson
Mid crimson. Very obviously minty. Sweet, round start – unusually mature for a 1996 Pauillac but certainly easy to drink now. Just not especially fine and complex. (JR)

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Also known by the full name of Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, the estate is celebrated for its Grand Vin, a Pauillac Second Growth which is a wonderfully vibrant red with well-structured, characterful tannins. Seen as one of the benchmark producers from Pauillac and well-known for wines that offer beautifully ripe fruit, sumptuous texture and deep savoury complexity.

With currently 74 hectares of vineyards in production, 50% is used to produce the first wine, whilst the remaining 50% - from younger vines- goes into producing the estate's second wine, Pichon Comtesse Réserve (known as Réserve de la Comtesse prior to 2017). Key varieties are the classic red Bordeaux grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.

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