Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2000

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Winery:

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Varietal:

Bordeaux Blend

Region:

France > Bordeaux > Pauillac

Type:

Red Wine

Color:

Drink Dates:

2010 - 2040

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User Tags:  berry, bottling, black currant, purple, decant, fruit, black fruit, floral, nose, balance 

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What to Expect

Arguably the most renowned wines on earth, the classed growths of Bordeaux continue to epitomize the power and complexity Bordeaux blends are capable of. While most wines here are based on Cabernet Sauvignon, both Merlot and Cabernet Franc play important roles in adding layered complexity to the finished wines, and allow winemakers in each commune within the region to use the blend that is best suited to their unique combination of soil and meso-climate. The most famous communes each have their own classic traits with St. Estephe giving full, if rustic wines, from the heavy clay soils, to Paulliac's elegant balance of ripe fruits, minerality and structure to St. Julien's rich blackberry core and supple feel. Moving to the South of the region brings one to Margaux, with its notes of flowers and berries draped over a feminine frame, and then to the Graves region with wines redolent of tobacco, gravel and smoke. To the East lies the famous appellations of St. Emillion, with its wonderfully ripe Cabernet Franc, and Pomerol where Merlot rules the roost and produces deep, plush wines of uncommon refinement.

Winemakers Notes

The 2000 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is spectacular... A blend of50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot, and the rest CabernetFranc, this effort has a singular/distinctive yet possibly controversialaromatic smorgasbord existing of creme de cassis, vanilla, and violets, butalso tapenade and tree bark. No doubt the Petit Verdot has imparted a certainalmost olive-like component to the wine's aromatic profile. In the mouth, it isa wine of extraordinary density, opulence, great presence, and richness. As the2000 sits in the glass, notes of lavender and read more...melted licorice emerge along withthe distinctive tapenade aromas interwoven with creme de cassis, espressoroast, and cedar. The wine is full-bodied, with extraordinary purity and atremendous texture.This is a dramatic, almost flamboyant style that is notclassic Pauillac in one sense, but a classic wine.
(Robert Parker - Wine Advocate - Apr 03)    (hide)

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