1966 Pichon Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France

1966 Pichon Comtesse de Lalande: bright orange-ruby colour. Spicy nose with game animal tones and ripe fruit. This 1966 Pichon Lalande still has some tannins and ends smoothly for 5 - 10 seconds. A nice example of a maturing Pauillac. 87/100

1992 Pichon Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France

The colour of this 1992 Pichon Lalande is no more to be compared to a young wine, more the colour of a ripe strawberry. The nose is beautiful, feminine (plum, blackcurrant, basilic). In mouth, the wine is round and nice, but cannot be mistaken with "serious" vintages. 1992 was a rather poor year and it shows. The Pichon Lalande Comtesse 92 has hardly no tannins, but it's a nice wine to drink now and for the next 3 - 5 years. 85/100

1994 Pichon Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France

1994 Pichon Comtesse de Lalande:  blackcurrant nose. Rather diluted, the mouth of 1994 Pichon Comtesse de Lalande is dominated by wood and green tannins. One of the less appealing Pichon Comtesse I had for ages. I doubt that it can improve much. 80/100 

2002 Pichon Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France

2002 Pichon Comtesse de Lalande: smooth fruity nose of fresh black currant syrup, a bit oaky, banana, chocolate and light green pepper. The body of 2002 Pichon Comtesse de Lalande seems relatively austere with elegant and slightly mentholated tannins. Freshness and silky fruit. As often with Pichon Comtesse de Lalande, elegance and aristocracy are subtly combined to produce a very beautiful wine that should improve wonderfully in a decade. 91/100

2003 Pichon Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France

2003 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande: deep purple hue. Very big, sturdy nose with notes of vanilla and smoked cedar wood with delicious nuances of creamy red fruit and fig. 2003 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande has a tight body with mouth-coating tannins. A slightly over-matured raspberry taste comes out on the midpalate. 2003 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is well balanced and persistent. Great power and finesse rolled into one. A very promising Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande which will need a lot of patience to come out. 91/100

2004 Pichon Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France

06/2007 - Fairly reserved although clearly elegant. Somewhat austere and mineral. Lots of class on the palate, with considerable freshness (however, one wonders if the estate may not have picked a tad too early) and a fine, well-defined texture. Curiously, the wine is much more forward than older vintages at the same age. Well-balanced and clearly marked by Petit Verdot. This wine is well worth several more years of cellaring to achieve its full potential.

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