Having this 1961 next to its great, great grandson the 2018 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande was like watching Twins with hieroglyphic subtitles, or more accurately, looking at side-by-side then-and-now…
After a strong showing from a 1996 I had a bit ago, I was hoping this 1982 might offer up a similar profile with just a little more age on it to showcase tempting tertiary notes and classical Lalande…
This is what I look for in a Bordeaux with some age on it. Fresh and complete, with both solid fruit flavors and complex secondary and tertiary notes adding interest. Red/black cherry and plum…
At first pass, this was super fruity and almost too accessible. The edges were round and it was displaying a predominantly red-fruited cherry-berry profile (not always my favorite). However, as I…
