Chateau Pichon Comtesse Lalande Pauillac

A deeply emotional moving wine the 2016 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is simply extraordinary. The tannins are nearly buried by the sheer intensity of the fruit while the 100% new oak is remarkably well integrated at this stage. Dark powerful and brooding the 2016 possesses remarkable polish for such a big wine. The purity of the flavors is simply captivating. Scents of graphite smoke leather tobacco and menthol soar from the glass enhancing a core of deep plush dark fruit. All the elements fuse together in a wine of nearly unparalleled beauty. Although not inexpensive Pichon-Lalande is arguably the single finest relative value in ageworthy wine in Bordeaux right now. Readers should do whatever they can to pick up the 2016. It is without question one of the wines of the vintage and potentially a legendary wine in the making. Tasted three wines.- *97-100/100 Antonio Galloni Vinous *96-98/100 Wine Enthusiast