This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 1996 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Pauillac - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $400 - $600 with a reserve of $300. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11722.
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Please note the following conditions in this lot - Stained Label, Stained Label.
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This collection was established in 1992, sparked by a flight of Chateau Margaux that included the landmark 1982 vintage. Between 1993 and 2000, the owner built the cellar through the SAQ Courrier Vinicole, acquiring 100–125 bottles of First through Fifth Growth Bordeaux annually as futures, while selectively adding premier 1980s vintages through special SAQ offerings. As the sole proprietor, he has ensured the wines remained in consistent storage within his brother’s cellar. Following the sale of his brother’s home, the owner is now offering these long-held bottles to the market. This offering represents a carefully curated, single-owner cellar with 100% SAQ provenance.
1996 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Pauillac from this lot has the following scores - The Wine Advocate 97 points, Jeff Leve The Wine Cellar Insider 97 points, The Wine Independent 97 points, Vinous 96 points, Wine Spectator 96 points, Falstaff Magazine 95 points, Decanter 95 points. This is the tasting note for 1996 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Pauillac from Robert Parker - The 1996 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is really beginning to drink with style, wafting from the glass with an inviting nose of blackberries, cassis, cherries, rich soil tones, Cuban cigar and subtle hints of mint and bergamot. Medium to full-bodied, rich and fleshy, with an expansive, sumptuous core of fruit that's underpinned by ripe acids and ripe, powdery virile tannins, it concludes with a long, penetrating and sapid finish. This unusually Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated vintage was tightly wound for its first two decades, but as time passes it's the château signature that's dominating the cépagement. It's one of the wines of the vintage in 1996.