2000 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Pauillac from this lot has the following scores - The Wine Advocate 97 points, James Suckling 96 points, Wine Enthusiast 96 points, Decanter 96 points, John Kapon Vintage Tastings 96 points, The Wine Independent 96 points, Wine Spectator 95 points, Jeannie Cho Lee (formerly Asian Palate) 95 points, Falstaff Magazine 95 points, Jeff Leve The Wine Cellar Insider 95 points, Adrian van Velsen - vvWine.ch 95 points. This is the tasting note for 2000 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Pauillac from Robert Parker - Sitting next to my former colleague, Pierre Antoine Rovani, at one of the tastings, he commented that he didn’t like the striking green note in the aromatics of this wine, which I didn’t detect at all, and a subsequent bottle at another tasting did not reveal it either. I do think there is a hint of bay leaf and a meatiness to it. In short, I find this to be a spectacular Pichon Lalande. Dense purple in color, with loads of coffee, mocha, creme de cassis, and chocolate notes, this is a somewhat unusual blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, and a whooping 10% Petit Verdot, with a little bit of Cabernet Franc. The Petit Verdot certainly gives the wine more of a tapenade, floral note, which I think can be interpreted by some as herbal. This is a rich, opulent, stunning Pichon Lalande that is beginning to drink beautifully, yet should continue to improve for at least another 10-15 years and last 30 or more years.