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LOT 190

Lot 190

CHÂTEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE COMTESSE DE LALANDE 1986 (3) 95 WA

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

3 bts.    per lot $800 - $1,000

Realised: $1,080
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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