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2009 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Pauillac Bordeaux France Wine Tasting Note

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2009
Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande  (Pauillac)
96
Sensuous, rich, opulent, concentrated, powerful, ripe, long, and intense, the velvet-drenched wine fills your palate with layers of dark red fruits. There are no hard edges. The wine is already so easy to drink, that it is impossible not to be seduced into finishing the bottle far too quickly. As good as this is, give it a few more years in the bottle, and it is going to be even better as it gains in secondary nuances and complexities. Drink from 2024-2050.

Sensuous, rich, opulent, concentrated, powerful, ripe, long, and intense, the velvet-drenched wine fills your palate with layers of dark red fruits. There are no hard edges. The wine is already so easy to drink, that it is impossible not to be seduced into finishing the bottle far too quickly. As good as this is, give it a few more years in the bottle, and it is going to be even better as it gains in secondary nuances and complexities. Drink from 2024-2050.

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With a decade, now you find the secondary aromatics staring to poke through. The tannins have moved to the softer side as well. The wine is medium-bodied, rich and concentrated with layers of sun drenched, luscious, sensual, ripe, opulent fruits. The finish has a bit of dust to the tannins, which does not take away from the silkiness found here. Another 5 years will add even more refinement and secondary nuances.

With a decade, now you find the secondary aromatics staring to poke through. The tannins have moved to the softer side as well. The wine is medium-bodied, rich and concentrated with layers of sun drenched, luscious, sensual, ripe, opulent fruits. The finish has a bit of dust to the tannins, which does not take away from the silkiness found here. Another 5 years will add even more refinement and secondary nuances.

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With 30 minutes in the decanter, this was pure silk. The dark red fruits were supple, the finish felt as good as it tasted. This was incredibly easy to drink. While you can enjoy it today, we did, the wine will only get better with another 5-7 years in the cellar. I'm waiting on my bottles.

With 30 minutes in the decanter, this was pure silk. The dark red fruits were supple, the finish felt as good as it tasted. This was incredibly easy to drink. While you can enjoy it today, we did, the wine will only get better with another 5-7 years in the cellar. I'm waiting on my bottles.

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The nose is ripe, with its licorice, truffle, earth, red cherry, spice box and floral notes. On the palate, the wine is silky, fresh, supple, and sweet. The fruit is developing a better sense of purity on the mid palate and in the finish. This is definitely showing much better than it did just a few short years ago. A bit more time should add more complexity, softness and could merit an even higher score. The wine was made blending 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. The harvest took place September 22 to October 7.

The nose is ripe, with its licorice, truffle, earth, red cherry, spice box and floral notes. On the palate, the wine is silky, fresh, supple, and sweet. The fruit is developing a better sense of purity on the mid palate and in the finish. This is definitely showing much better than it did just a few short years ago. A bit more time should add more complexity, softness and could merit an even higher score. The wine was made blending 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. The harvest took place September 22 to October 7.

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Produced from a blend with a high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon at 75%, the remainder of the blend comes from 20% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. The nose is filled with coffee, caramel, ripe cassis, truffle and smoky scents. In the mouth, this opulently styled Pichon Lalande possesses layers of silky, black cherry, spice, cassis and creamy black raspberry. Elegant, polished and velvety, this is a beautiful style of Pauillac. This wine might never close down and could offer uninterrupted pleasure for decades.

Produced from a blend with a high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon at 75%, the remainder of the blend comes from 20% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. The nose is filled with coffee, caramel, ripe cassis, truffle and smoky scents. In the mouth, this opulently styled Pichon Lalande possesses layers of silky, black cherry, spice, cassis and creamy black raspberry. Elegant, polished and velvety, this is a beautiful style of Pauillac. This wine might never close down and could offer uninterrupted pleasure for decades.

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This beautiful vintage of Pichon Lalande is loaded with floral, cassis, boysenberry, earth, olive and tobacco notes. With a high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon, 75%, blended with 20% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot, this powerful, graceful, sensuous, rich, fresh Bordeaux wine is pure, refined and offers silky, velvet textures.

This beautiful vintage of Pichon Lalande is loaded with floral, cassis, boysenberry, earth, olive and tobacco notes. With a high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon, 75%, blended with 20% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot, this powerful, graceful, sensuous, rich, fresh Bordeaux wine is pure, refined and offers silky, velvet textures.

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This Bordeaux wine offers an attention seeking espresso bean, ash, cassis, blackberry, olive, tobacco and floral scented perfume that is easy to find. With soft, silky tannins and an opulent, exotic, expressive profile, this outstanding Pauillac ends with a rich ripe, black cherry filled finish. This is my favorite vintage of this chateau since the delicious 2000. This wine merits attention because it's better than the 2010, and it sells for less money.

This Bordeaux wine offers an attention seeking espresso bean, ash, cassis, blackberry, olive, tobacco and floral scented perfume that is easy to find. With soft, silky tannins and an opulent, exotic, expressive profile, this outstanding Pauillac ends with a rich ripe, black cherry filled finish. This is my favorite vintage of this chateau since the delicious 2000. This wine merits attention because it's better than the 2010, and it sells for less money.

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2009 Pichon Lalande offers blackberry, cassis, chocolate, plum, mocha and coffee scents. The wine is a suave, sexy style of Pichon, which at its best combines elegance with freshness and silky fruit. 96-98 Pts

2009 Pichon Lalande offers blackberry, cassis, chocolate, plum, mocha and coffee scents. The wine is a suave, sexy style of Pichon, which at its best combines elegance with freshness and silky fruit. 96-98 Pts

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When to Drink Chateau Pichon Lalande, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time

Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is not a wine to drink on the young side in most vintages. The wine is soft enough, but you miss out on the sublime secondary characteristics that come with age. Young vintages can be decanted for an average of 2-4 hours, give or take. This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume.

Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment. Chateau Pichon Lalande is usually better with at least 10-12 years of bottle age. Of course, that can vary slightly, depending on the vintage character. Chateau Pichon Lalande offers its best drinking and should reach peak maturity between 15 and 40 years of age after the vintage.

Chateau Pichon Comtesse de Lalande is the most voluptuous Bordeaux wine produced in the Medoc. Much of the wine's sensuous qualities come from the large portion of Merlot included in the blend. Pichon Lalande offers dark berry flavors, truffle, cassis, and cedar notes. The wine is pure silk and velvet textures.

Due to the softness of the wine, Pichon Lalande is often approachable earlier than other Medoc properties. But don't let that fool you into thinking the wine will not improve with age. It does! Ass it closes in on 40 years of age, the sublime 1982 Pichon Lalande is still going strong.

Serving Chateau Pichon Lalande with Wine and Food Pairings

Chateau Pichon Lalande is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift.

Chateau Pichon Lalande is best paired with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes. Chateau Pichon Lalande is also good when matched with Asian dishes, rich fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, and pasta.

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