• 1996 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac (6/22/2009)
  Opened and slow-oxygenated for 6 hours before consumption. Dark, almost inky, ruby in color with aromas of small, dark berries, currants, tobacco and earth. On the palate a silky and supple sip with ample fruits and tobacco. Balanced with good freshness and supple tannins. However I get the feeling perhaps I caught this in its adolescence, or perhaps I slow oxygenated it a little too long - it was a solid bottle of wine but really lacking a wow element from a wine of this caliber and vintage. (91 pts.)

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