Lot 190
CHÂTEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE COMTESSE DE LALANDE 1986 (3) 95 WA
Lot 190 Details
CHÂTEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE COMTESSE DE LALANDE 1986
Pauillac. 2ième Cru Classé
u. 2 x bn. 2 x scuffed capsules
Now at 30 years of age, there is a gulf between the two Pichons in this vintage that no longer exists. The 1986 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande has long been one of the best wines from the estate alongside the 1982 (even if the first bottle was a little oxidized). The second bottle was representative. It has a classic pencil-lead, cedar-infused nose that rockets from the glass, a subtle floral note developing with time. The palate is medium-bodied with supple red berry fruit, a pinch of white pepper and cedar, structured compared to coeval vintages and perhaps further along its drinking plateau than previous examples. Certainly à point, I would be reaching for bottles of this now if you cannot locate those 1982s, or alternatively seek out the superlative 1996. This still remains a fine, rather regal Pichon-Lalande. Tasted July 2016. WA 95