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Pichon Laland
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Pichon Lalande
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Tuesday, September 27, 2005
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Speaker: Charles Rubinstein, Wine Educator and author
The Wine Journal said "Chateau Pichon Lalande (or Chateau Pichon-Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande to grant it its full title) is the closest you can get to a First Growth without actually being one. This is a wine imbued with aristocracy, breed and class. Charles friendship with the family goes back years. He has probably tasted more of their wines than anyone except the Comtesse. We tasted 11 wines. The wines were bought at auction. All the wines were in good condition. 1982 was voted first, 1989 second and 1986 and 1996 were tied for third. Prices quoted for each wine were found on the web.
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Votes |
Full Retail Price $ |
1997
55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 10 % Petit Verdot. Black current, cassis, vanilla, smokiness, dry herbs, cigar box. Drink now to 5- 7 years. |
0 |
$50.00 |
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1996
75% Cabernet Sauvignon 15% Merlot. Blackberry, cassis, silky, lush, long finish. Tied for 3rd. |
9 |
$75.50 |
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1995
45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot. Cedar, chocolate, black currents, long finish. |
2 |
$87.50 |
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1994
Black currents, flowers, vanilla, cinnamon, elegant, soft, long finish. |
2 |
$79.99 |
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1989
Cassis, black currents, lush, complex, opulent, long finish, voted 2nd. |
13 |
$159.00 |
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1988
Green pepper, plums in nose, less body than the 89. |
3 |
$70.00 |
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1986
Cassis, cedar, vanilla, oak, plum, chocolate, long finish. Tied for third. |
9 |
$199.99 |
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1985
Bell pepper, cigar box, old tobacco, oak. Drink now. |
2 |
$179.00 |
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1983
Cigar box, spice, leather, good fruit, long finish. |
6 |
$80.00 |
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1982
Cassis, tobacco, big California style vintage, medium finish, hot summer, large harvest, high sugar, drink now to 5 years. Opulent wine. The favorite of this tasting. |
14 |
$250.00 |
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1978
Dry currants, cedar, tobacco, dried herbs, lovely, elegant, still fresh, little tannin.
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6 |
$182.00 |
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