Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande - Pauillac 1982 (6L)
Price: $12000.00
| Producer | Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Pauillac |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 1982 |
| Sku | 3398 |
| Size | 6L |
Vinous: 100 Points
Another dazzling wine the 1982 Pichon Lalande is utterly profound from the very first taste. In the glass the 1982 is powerful and explosive with seemingly endless layers of flavor that continue to unfurl over time. Vivid intensely aromatic and seamless the 1982 has enough pedigree and depth to drink well for at least several decades. What a wine!
vWine Advocate: 98 Points
Whilst I enjoyed several bona fide perfect examples of the 1982 Château Pichon Lalande in the late nineties my most recent encounters imply that these years were its peak. Nevertheless it remains a brilliant benchmark wine that continues to give a great deal of pleasure. This bottle of perfect provenance was captivating on the nose - still youthful and jam-packed with very pure and intense black and red fruit mixed with cedar and graphite notes that ebb away as the Merlot component takes over and delivers strawberry and undergrowth scents. The palate retains its exquisite balance thanks to its fine tannin and layers of black graphite-infused fruit that ease you into its sumptuous finish. It is a long-term wine so do not be surprised if it continues along its plateau for another 20 years. Why is it not 100 points in my book? Well compared to the 1982 Latour it does not possess that same level of precision or length. Yet the bottom line is that both wines represent fabulous era-defining contributions to this legendary vintage and both continue to offer profound expression of Pauillac at its peak. Tasted February 2016.
Wine Spectator: 94 Points
