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A Century of Bordeaux: The Twos (Sep 2022)

The 1982 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is a benchmark vintage for the estate, although I have not encountered a perfect bottle for around 20 years, when I believe the wine was at its height. Still, this is a lovely Pauillac with plush black and blue fruit on the nose, like before, almost Margaux-like in terms…

Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 1921-2016 (Oct 2017)

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…

1982 Bordeaux, 20 Years On (Jul 2002)

Deep red-ruby color. Liqueur-like aromas of currant, cedar, lead pencil, truffle and smoked meat. Magically sweet and silky in the mouth, with superb depth of flavor and a complete absence of rough edges. A huge wine with utterly compelling sweetness and great terroir character. Powerful if somewhat unrestrained. Finishes ripely tannic, long and sweet. Many…

Mother & Child: La Lagune 1962 – 2015 (Apr 2018)

The 1982 La Lagune has a really lovely bouquet possessing much more fruit than the 1978, as you would expect. Here, crushed strawberries dally with raspberry and overripe oranges in a glass vase on a summer’s day, fresh mint emerging with time and all with wonderful definition. The palate is well balanced with supple tannin….

A Century of Bordeaux: The Twos (Sep 2022)

The 1982 La Lagune is a wine that I last tasted at the vertical with Caroline Frey. Four years later, it has a tertiary nose, a little rustic for my liking, with raspberry pastilles and a touch of aniseed that I never picked up on the previous bottle. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins,…

1982 Bordeaux, 20 Years On (Jul 2002)

Good red-ruby color. Expressive, slightly funky, Burgundian aromas of red raspberry, redcurrant, cherry, smoked meat, coffee and earth. At once dense and penetrating; rich but uncompromisingly dry, with lovely clarity of flavor. Long, resounding finish offers excellent grip. A superb vintage for this chateau. (A second sample showed somewhat more candied aromas of cherry, red…