Lot 103
CHÂTEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE COMTESSE DE LALANDE 2009 (3) WA 95
Lot 103 Details
CHÂTEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE COMTESSE DE LALANDE 2009
Pauillac. 2ième Cru Classé
u. 3 x bn. 1 x marked label.
A beautiful effort, the 2009 Pichon Lalande, a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot, possesses copious mocha, lead pencil, unsmoked, high class tobacco, black currant, forest floor and herbaceous characteristics. It is a deep purple-hued, charming, surprisingly open-knit Pauillac with wonderful freshness, a plump, fleshy mouthfeel, opulence and unctuosity, medium to full body and a well-delineated, luscious style. More elegant than its nearby neighbor, Pichon Longueville Baron, and not as massive in concentration and extract, it is one of the great Pichon Lalandes of the last twenty years. December 2011 WA 95