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2000 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac (6/17/2009)
The bottle was pristine; opened about 6 hours prior to dinner, no decant, just re-inserted the cork. Dark purple/ruby color. No shy boy here, jumping right out of the gate, exhibiting a pure and unreal bouquet of ripe black fruits and star anise; with air, revealed complex notes of tapenade, creosote, wet rocks/asphalt drying in the afternoon sun and tree bark. Pretty impressive how the aromas became more and more complex over time. Medium to full bodied, with a velvety mid-palate, layers of flavor, and a long, nicely focused finish. Still some tannins to resolve – ripe tannins for certain – but this is clearly a modern-day reference point for Pichon Lalande. (96 pts.)
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