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Tasting notes
Score 88/100 · Wine Spectator

An extremely well-balanced and well-crafted wine. Shows impressive dried cherry, cassis and dried herb character. Medium-bodied, with silky tannins and a mineral, cassis aftertaste. Better after 2000.--Pichon-Lalande vertical. 19,165 cases made. James Suckling, Wine Spectator 1997

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Critic scores
90
90/100

Average Score

88
88/100

Wine Spectator

91
91/100

Robert Parker

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91 points
Robert Parker
Score 91/100 · Robert Parker

One of the stars of the vintage, this opaque purple-colored wine possesses a gorgeously perfumed, exotic, smoky, blackcurrant, Asian spice, and sweet vanillin-scented bouquet. It is followed by thick, rich, moderately tannic flavors that exhibit medium to full body, good structure, outstanding purity, and a classically layered, long, pure finish. This terrific Pichon-Lalande should evolve effortlessly for 18-20 years. Anticipated maturity: 2001-2020. Feb 1997, www.robertparker.com

About the producer

Château Pichon Comtesse
Pichon Comtesse

Ch. Pichon Comtesse is one of the stars of Pauillac, and one of the original "Super Seconds" in Bordeaux. Classed as a Deuxième Cru Classé in the 1855 Bordeaux classification, it is widely recognised that Pichon Comtesse can not only match First Growths, but occasionally outperform them.

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Product details

Grape Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol ABV%

12.5%

Classification

Deuxième Grand Cru Classé

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