1982 PICHON LALANDE FULL

The 1996 Pichon Lalande is starting to open up for 3 hours in the decanter. The 1996 Pichon Lalande is one of my personal favourite wines in Pauillac, it offered great value a few years ago, it is still not badly priced today. Finish is long and fine, with oak spices and rich black fruits.

1982 PICHON LALANDE FULL

Lots of new oak, youthful, great concentration, mixed fruits, cassis, extremely tannic, full bodied, slightly backward but very nicely integrated. One of the ‘value’ Pichon Lalande vintages. Will continue to age for a couple more years and last for a couple more decades. Very rounded on the palate, very soft tannins. Opulent, seductive mature aromas of game, leather, tobacco and black tea, pencil shavings, blackcurrant, cassis. This wine could offer pleasure for decades. First growth quality! It is drinking beautifully. Ultra balanced and one of the best examples of Pauillac. Very perfumed, polished and intense sexy aromas. Very dense, at the perfect tone to drink now. Another league above the 1989, but 89′ arguably offers better value. Pichon Lalande 1982 impression – The 1982 Pichon Lalande is unusually rich and concentrated. On average 15,000 cases of Grand Vin produced. Their use of new oak is relatively low compared to their neighbours like Chateau Latour (100% new oak), Chateau Leoville Las Cases (90% new oak) and Chateau Pichon Baron (80% new oak). Picture from Vinous.įermentation takes place in large stainless steel tanks, wines are then aged in 50% new oak for around 18 months. Of the 89 hectares vineyards, 61% planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. However Pichon Lalande is allowed to use the grapes from their Saint Julien vineyards for their Grand Vin or their second wine. Interestingly, 11 of the 89 hectares are actually located in the Saint-Julien appellation. Vineyard and ProductionĬhateau Pichon Lalande has 89 hectares of vineyards, of which 78 hectares are in production. In 2007, May-Eliane de Lencquesaing sold the majority stake in Chateau Pichon Lalande to the owners of Champagne Louis Roederer. Since then, Chateau Pichon Lalande stayed in the same family for more than 250 years. Originally Comtesse de Lalande was part of a large property called Chateau Pichon Longueville, since the death of Baron Joseph de Longueville Lalande in 1850, the property was divided into two Chateaux, Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron and Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande. The style of wine Pichon Lalande is atypical of Pauillac, generous amount of Merlot in the blend with a moderate use of new oak, one can say it is a feminine Pauillac. Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande ( Pichon Lalande) is the best second Growth Chateau in Pauillac.

1982 pichon lalande