Pichon Lalande Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2eme Cru 1997

Antonio Galloni: The 1997 Pichon-Lalande is an off vintage that has held up extremely well for a wine now over two decades old. It has a lovely, mellow but quite generous bouquet of blackberry, briar, cedar and a subtle touch of mint. The palate is rounded on the entry and shows commendable depth. This is quite a voluminous wine, not nearly as complex as the 1996 yet bursting with savory red berry fruit mixed with leather and allspice. I agree with Nicolas Glumineau that it delivers a satisfying saline finish. This is drinking perfectly now, although larger formats may give many more years of pleasure. Tasted at a vertical tasting at the château. 90/100 (2018)

Lobenberg: Erstaunlich tanninreich für das Jahr, sehr strukturiert. Sehr intensiv im Mund, persönlichkeitsbildende Ecken und Kanten, einer der wenigen Individualisten des Jahrgangs.