Three bottles of Château Pichon Longueville-Comtesse de Lalande
1961 vintage
Pauillac, Bordeaux/France
Original filling quantity: 0.75 l
Fill level: 2x upper shoulder, 1x top shoulder
Robert Parker (1998): 95/100
Wine Spectator (2014): 96/100
René Gabriel (2009): 19/20

Condition

The fill levels are good (2x upper shoulder) to excellent (1x top shoulder). The labels are severely soiled and damaged; the capsules are in perfect condition.

Ratings

Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book, 3rd Edition (January 1998): 95/100 points

“In 1978, I had the 1961 Pichon Lalande from a magnum in which it was quite unready, but since then I have had the wine several times from a regular bottle (most recently at the chateau in March 1988) where it was equally impressive, and approaching its apogee. The wine is dark, almost opaque in color, with a huge, ripe, plummy bouquet and savory scents of cedar, toffee, and chocolate. The 1961 Pichon Lalande is rich, full bodied, viscous, and deep on the palate with a luscious, silky finish. Stylistically, it is reminiscent of the 1982 and 1989. […]”

Wine Spectator (Web Only, 2014): 96/100 points

“The mulled cassis, fig and boysenberry fruit has melded with anise, plum sauce, pain d'épices and charcoal notes while broad, velvety tannins let everything drape languidly on the lengthy finish. Black tea and warm cocoa notes line the finish, followed by the faintest echo of cedar. A beauty.—Non-blind Pichon Lalande vertical (July 2014). Drink now through 2025.”

René Gabriel, Bordeaux Total (2009): 19/20 points

„Eine absolut geniale Flasche […]. Viel Süsse, fast noch Caramel und Gjanduja-Schokonoten, eine Art Mouton-Light mit einem Pétrus-Bouquet aufgrund der feinen zitonigen [sic] Töne die sich mit etwas Kokos und Ingwer vermischen.“

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