Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande - 1982 (750ml) Spain I have tasted these wines

I have tasted these wines multiple times since my last reviews appeared in print

ever achieved

richness and smoky coffee notes intermixed with notions of chocolate

The wine is still amazingly youthful

Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande - 1982 (750ml) Spain I have tasted these winesOne of the monumental wines of the last century is the 1982 Pichon Lalande. Since bottling, it has flirted with perfection, and was a sprinter out of the gate, which gave rise to questions about how quickly it would begin its decline. However, at age 27, it retains all its glossy, rich, flamboyant cassis fruit, chocolaty, berry jam like notes, and plenty of earthy, foresty flavors. This is a full bodied, extravagantly rich Pichon Lalande seemingly