![]() ![]() I must admit I have had the 1982 a few times and while it is quite good, for me it is not a 100 point wine. Interesting walnut and almond flavors, and some fruit. It was hand carried from England, and rested in my cellar for a couple of weeks. From a house that had a sterling reputation at the beginning of the twentieth century. 100 pointsġ900 Quinta do Sibio colheita Port. Spice, cedar, herb, lavender, rosemary forest floor. How could a wine be this fresh and still be nearly 60 years old? Every flavor complexity we had seen in other Pichon was here, totally realized, fresh and mature. The initial reaction to this wine was stunned silence. 95ġ961 And finally to the second potentially perfect wine from this tasting. As Yogi would have said, “everybody knows 1962 is an underrated vintage”. I thoroughly enjoyed it noting the tobacco and cedar, and less herb and Turkish delight. 96ġ962 was served blind, with half thinking it was claret and half a Rhône. Plenty of dark fruit, leather, flowers and cedar. Beautifully balanced, and still only at the early stages of maturity. For me it was tied with the lovely 1985, archetypal mature Pichon Lalande. 83?ġ970 I love this wine, and it showed beautifully yesterday. ![]() There is some fruit, but one is left with an impression of sharp tannins and acidity. A good reputation among 1975 Medocs, it showed plenty of unresolved tannin and a slightly disturbing volatile acidity. 89ġ975 For me, the weakest wine of this brilliant tasting. 92ġ978 Fairly similar to the 1981, again the tannins resolved, but there was some edgy acidity, which worked well with the fat of the duck. Great-in its own right, but slightly overlooked in this company. Very pretty lovely if slightly muted flavors. Sadly not with the 1981 or 1978.:and yet both of them are lovely examples of perfectly mature Pichon. 100 points.ġ981 How do you follow 1982 Pichon Lalande. Cedar, tobacco, lavender, crunchy fruit, and a huge layered finish. Rich, opulent but with unbelievable precision highlighting the complexity of this wine. It is all Pichon, but also has that incredible sensual character that is a hallmark of the best wines of the vintage. 96ġ982 vied with the 1961 for wine of the night I really could not decide, so gave them both perfect scores. A certain Chinese tycoon loves the wine and is buying it in bulk. Not easy to find, according to a merchant who flew in for the tasting. And the beginnings of earth, and leaf meal. Rich, but with a core of fresh red fruits and lovely rose petals. It should have been dwarfed by the 1982, yet it almost held its own. May finally resolve, but again the tannins will probably win again at the expense of the fruit. Tannic, massive, at thirty three still backward. 93ġ986 very square tannic little complexity. This was neither a fully mature, aromatic wine that was very Pichon. 90ġ988 This was probably the surprise of the tasting, not a great fan of the vintage which I generally find is dusty and charmless. I believe Parker scored this less than 80 points. ![]() Fully realized, and Brilliant 97ġ990 sexy opening up quite nicely better than expected, but of course suffered next to the 1989. An archetypal glorious nose menthol, Turkish delight, mocha. 91-94?ġ989 I have always enjoyed the 1989, and bought a ton of it before prices went up. Again very young, it is extremely tannic, and I am still hoping that the tannins will soften before the fruit dies. 95ġ996 Solid herbal edgy without the fullness in the mid palate of the 2000. Even though it is not ready, it is still enjoyable. A good decade away from apogee, will stay there for some time to come. 93.īeautiful young tannic dark fruit herbal brilliant. It turned out to be much better than the 1986 Pichon. No prizes, the high percentage of Cabernet fooled everybody. To get things going, a Figeac 1986 served blind. Heritage auctions kindly partnered and helped underwrite the tasting. We were able to raise a significant amount of money for two really deserving charities, Midnight Run and Sloan Kettering rare cancer research. An excellent meal catered by the Artist’s Palate, a hidden gem of a chef out of Dutchess County, For once we were lucky, with every one of them firing on all cylinders, and almost without exception, showing the tell tale floral and herbal notes of the chateau. Some quick notes and a few beauty shots from our annual wine dinner featuring this year fourteen vintages Pichon Lalande. ![]()
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