1 dozen bottles per lot
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Château Pichon-Longueville, Lalande--Vintage 1996
Pauillac, 2me cru classé
In original wooden case
"The 1996 Pichon-Lalande is just as awesome from bottle as it was from multiple cask tastings. For Pichon-Lalande, the percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon is atypically high. This wine normally contains 3550 Merlot in the blend, but the 1996 is a blend of 75 Cabernet Sauvignon, 15 Merlot, 5 Cabernet Franc, and 5 Petit Verdot. Only 50 of the estate's produciton made it into the grand vin. The color is a saturated ruby/purple. The nose suggests sweet, nearly overripe
Cabernet Sauvignon, with its blueberry/blackberry/cassis scents
intermixed with high-quality, subtle, toasty new oak. Deep and full
bodied, with fabulous concentration and a sweet, opulent texture, this wine was singing in full harmony when I tasted it in January....It
possesses plenty of tannin, but the wine's overwhelming fruit richness dominates its personality. Could the 1996 turn out to be as extraordinary as the 1982?"Robert Parker, Wine Buyer's Guide,
Fifth Edition
1 dozen bottles per lot
Pauillac, 2me cru classé
In original wooden case
"The 1996 Pichon-Lalande is just as awesome from bottle as it was from multiple cask tastings. For Pichon-Lalande, the percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon is atypically high. This wine normally contains 3550 Merlot in the blend, but the 1996 is a blend of 75 Cabernet Sauvignon, 15 Merlot, 5 Cabernet Franc, and 5 Petit Verdot. Only 50 of the estate's produciton made it into the grand vin. The color is a saturated ruby/purple. The nose suggests sweet, nearly overripe
Cabernet Sauvignon, with its blueberry/blackberry/cassis scents
intermixed with high-quality, subtle, toasty new oak. Deep and full
bodied, with fabulous concentration and a sweet, opulent texture, this wine was singing in full harmony when I tasted it in January....It
possesses plenty of tannin, but the wine's overwhelming fruit richness dominates its personality. Could the 1996 turn out to be as extraordinary as the 1982?"Robert Parker, Wine Buyer's Guide,
Fifth Edition
1 dozen bottles per lot