2003 Pichon Lalande (750ml) (12 bottle OWC)

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Vintage: 2003
Format: 750ml
Wine Name: Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
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Appellation: Pauillac
Producer: Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
Varietal: Red Bordeaux Blend
Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Medoc

Tasting note: Good deep red. Flamboyantly expressive aromas of raspberry, currant, earth, smoked meat, chocolate and pepper. Fat, full and voluptuous yet somehow light on its feet. This has a texture of liquid velvet. Wonderfully opulent wine with considerable inner-palate flavor complexity: raspberry, game, leather, mocha and chocolate. Finishes with very fine-grained tannins that coat the entire palate. A wonderful success for the year, and a wine that can be enjoyed already, even if its sheer material promises 15 to 20 years of life in bottle. (93pts. Stephen Tanzer)

Tasted: May/Jun. 2006
Score: 93
Drink: N/A

Tasting note: The brilliant, opulent, fleshy 2003 Pichon Lalande (65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, and 4% Petit Verdot) possesses a high pH of 3.8 as well as 13% alcohol. Reminiscent of the 1982 Pichon Lalande (which never shut down and continues to go from strength to strength), the dense plum/purple-colored 2003 offers gorgeous aromas of blackberries, plum liqueur, sweet cherries, smoke, and melted licorice. Fleshy, full-bodied, and intense, displaying a seamless integration of wood, acidity, tannin, and alcohol, this beauty can be drunk now or cellared for 20 years or more. (95pts. Robert Parker)

Tasted: Apr. 2006
Score: 95
Drink: 2006-26

Tasting note: Very pretty aromas of plum, blackberry, chocolate, espresso and cherry follow through to a full-bodied palate, with ultrasilky tannins, refined fruit and a long, caressing finish. This is fine and refined with a wonderful texture. Not quite the 2000, but excellent. (93pts. JS, Wine Spectator)

Tasted: Mar. 31, 2006
Score: 93
Drink: After 2011