Jugoslav Petkovic

8.9

At twice the price of a Calon Segur 2010, this Lynch Bages did not stand a chance... needs more maturity still. — 7 years ago

Gary Westby

Champagne & Sherry buyer K&L Wines

9.5

I love #steakandclaretnight! This 17 year old was loaded with still strong cassis fruit and wonderful cutting acid. A huge treat in 2nd label Bordeaux.. — 7 years ago

Henrik Poulsen

9.2

Tasted blind I certainly enjoyed it but being a BIG fan of Blankiet I was still somewhat underwhelmed. Nothing screamed Napa (to me) here.

Tough to be critic of a 2nd label but...
Hopefully just my tastebuds being off here/now. — 7 years ago

with Kurt-Inge and Leo

Joe Kaiser

9.3

Had a chance to decant this 09 for hour in restaurant, still very young, however after hour decant started showing the lovely long legged lady with the long black dress in black pearls! Pure subduction ! — 8 years ago

David Castricone

9.1

Solid 2nd label Bolgheri, pairs well with food. Strikes a balance between old world and new world. — 8 years ago

Natalie Nordyke

9.8

2nd Anniversary at The Allison Inn & Spa & Jory Restaurant Newberg, OR. Fantastic wine list, but we had to go w the Pingus. Enjoyed Aug 2011 — 8 years ago

Joe Kaiser

9.3

Decanted 4-hours, wow very powerful, dark brooding fruit, not what I expected from a 2nd label. — 9 years ago

with Rick

p w

9.1

2nd bottle in 2 mos - still very good despite low fill/soaked cork. — 9 years ago

Kapyrick Wine

10

Delicious...Super,..SuperTuscan! Soft plum, white pepper, cedar bouquet. Rich, smooth deep black currant, tar. Slight talcy finish. Full bodied and pleasant long finish. — 9 years ago

Tim ORourke

9.6

My fav Bordeaux producer, albeit a 2nd growth according to the 1855 classification, a 1st growth in my book! — 10 years ago

David Gissen

9.5

Grazie Luca and Aldo Vacca. 2nd visit in 6 mos. to Produttori in Barbaresco... — 10 years ago

Bill Bender

9.2

The Marquis is an estate adjacent to Leoville in St. Julien. It is not the 2nd label to Leoville Las Cases. I was impressed with structure and balance. Dusty and earth driven but abundant fruit. Excellent QPR. — 7 years ago

Alec Jeffery

9.1

A lovely 2nd label, seductive perfume notes, dark fruits and chocolate, rich and enough structure for a really enjoyable wine. — 7 years ago

Selim Batibay

9.0

Fantastic 2nd label from one of the legends of Margaux. Give it a few hours to breathe and settle down and see what a master can do with an even so-so vintage. — 7 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.2

Maybe a touch more ox in this than appropriate, but a fascinating wine regardless. — 7 years ago

Frank Kuo

9.5

Color of light and semi translucent burgundy with brown and light purple hue on the rim. Slow flowing dense legs. Plummy fragrance and cherry sweetness upon opening. After breathing, nose of this wine turns unique with cure meats, anise, roasted black pepper, plums, and baking soda. Taste of cure meat like prosciutto, balsamic vinegar, quite dried in the first sip, round but firm tannins, a touch of spice, with some fruity and sweet notes hidden on the 2nd wave. Aftertaste of roses, balsamic acidity, black tea, a bit spice, subtle alcohol, and medium finishing. This wine is one of the best in terms of providing meat flavors. It is light in this hot day, but fully structured. What a piece of work. — 8 years ago

Frank Ribeiro

9.2

For a 2nd label of a 2nd growth it's drinking very well — 8 years ago

Mike Huck

9.5

Had a chance to try this 1964 vintage, was velvet on the palate. Now I just need to try the four other first growths to compare... — 9 years ago

Hillay

9.8

Loved learning about the role hummingbirds play in the development of this wine's grapes. — 9 years ago

Robert Leopardi

9.0

Chateau Durfort Vivens 1926 , Margaux 2nd Growth drunk as a birth year wine at a celebration of a birthday party for my 89 year old mother-in-law Rosy Isabelle! Wine was purchased about 12 years ago from a retired estate sale guy. Wine was imported by Louden Imports, Albuquerque, N.M. Probably in the 1980s from Whitwham & Co. In England. I have no idea how it was stored before i got it. Fill was just at should to a little below. Cork disintegrated while being drawn out with a 1920s era Sanbri Pronged Cork Puller. Color was brickish with some clarity issues. We did not exhibit any apparent oxidation with just slight hints of dried red fruits, but mostly musty and earthy characteristics. I drank for over 30 minutes without a dip in quality. Overall, a great experience! Perhaps giving it a higher rating than it truly deserves, but there it is! — 9 years ago

Kevin Yen

9.8

2014/3/19@Top Chef 2nd store for MeiJiuHui — 10 years ago

Enoch Ling

9.4

This 2008 2nd wine offers more generous fruit than its 2010 counterpart, while it is still well balanced by firm structure that you won't find it flabby or boring to finish the whole bottle. The wine surely benefits from cellaring for few more years. — 10 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

Pichon Lalande is my favorite 2nd growth with a steak. Yup...it's #SteakandClaret night to quote my buddy Gary Westby. Further, it's certainly one of my favorite producers period. I've waited for this wine to be in the bottle for 10 years before finding out definitely how good it was or wasn't. You see, the 05 Bordeaux vintage was exceptional. It's drinking right now better than 00. 00 may turn out to be better, but not for some time. The real issue was the division of scores between RP & NM. Parker had this as low as an 86 and now has it at 89. Neil Martin has been consistently at 95-96. I found it simply inexplicable that Pichon Lalande could have bombed in such a great vintage. Tonight, I know they didn't. This wine is beautiful. Although, I don't believe it will cellar as long as their some of their very best vintages and many others I've enjoyed. On the nose, bramble, ripe blackberries, dark cherries, notes of blueberries, poached strawberries, graphite, baking spices, cedar, lightly perfumed violets and dark, fresh & dry red flowers. The body is medium-medium plus, tannins nicely resolved with 10 years to be completely resolved. Fruits of; ripe blackberries, dark cherries, notes of blueberries, poached strawberries and pomegranate with a whiff of spice. There's notes of dry bramble, soft leather, fresh violets, graphite, cedar, dry stones, dark rich earth, limestone, tobacco, spice-box, vanilla, very light cinnamon & nutmeg. The finish is very long, elegant, ripe, round, smooth, good acidity and beautifully elegant...50-50 earth & fruit. I bought more bottles of this at $85 after it's was first released in futures and I do not regret it. $85 is proving to be a steal for this wine when it normally sells for between $100-$150 a bottle and higher. Might heavy up further after tonight if I find more around the same price. Oh yes...I'm with NM on the scoring. Photos of the Chateau, estate vines, newer tasting room & the Virginie de Pichon-Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande. Forgive my long post, but my passion and love for this producer is profound. Producer history and notes...as I wrote in an earlier post for Pichon Baron, Pichon Baron and Lalande started as one entity. The first mention of what is now called Chateau Pichon Lalande was the creation of Pierre de Mazure de Rauzan. Pierre de Mazure de Rauzan is responsible for forming many of the top Bordeaux estates today. Pichon Lalande was given its name when Therse, the daughter of the founder received the estate as a dowry when she married Jacques de Pichon Longueville. Pichon Lalande was essentially managed by three women, Therese de Rauzan, Germaine de Lajus and Marie Branda de Terrefort. On the eve of his death in 1850, Baron Joseph de Pichon Longueville divided the property between his five children. His three daughters received Pichon Lalande and his sons Pichon Baron. What happened next was Virginie, the wife of the Count of Lalande took over the management of the estate under the name of Comtesse de Lalande. In 1850 she commissioned the popular, architect Duphot to build a residence inspired by the Hotel de Lalande, located in Bordeaux. Without heirs, Pichon Lalande passed down from aunts to nieces. Following World War I, the Miailhe brothers, bought Pichon Lalande in 1925. They were the ones who planted even more Merlot. May-Eliane de Lencquesaing, the daughter of Edouard Miailhe became the new owner and general manager of Chateau Pichon Lalande in 1978. She expand the size of Chateau Pichon Lalande from 40 hectares to it's current 89 hectares. Chateau Pichon Lalande remained in the same family for more than 250 years! In fact, over three centuries, only two families have owned Pichon Lalande. May-Eliane de Lencquesaing sold Pichon Lalande to the owners of Roederer Champagnein in January 2007. This family-run company is managed by Frederic Rouzaud who owned several other wine estates in Bordeaux; Chateau Bernadotte, Chateau de Pez, Haut Beausejour and Chateau Reaut la Graviere. He sold Chateau Bernadotte in December 2012. In February, 2011, Sylvie Cazes was named the director of Chateau Pichon Lalande. She replaced Gildas d’Ollone. Sylvie Cazes was replaced in 2012 by current Director Nicolas Glumineau, who was previously at Chateau Montrose. In 2012, Pichon Lalande renovated the estate with a budget estimated at over 15 Million Euros. The new facilities included; building of a new underground barrel aging cellar and several new buildings...one that houses their new tasting room as shown. This renovation provided numerous improvements in their wine making. Most importantly, in the vinification. They created a new, triple tiered, cellar where everything moves by gravity. They also added numerous new, stainless steel, temperature controlled, double skinned vats. These new vats allow Pichon Lalande to vinify on a parcel by parcel basis as well as get much softer & gentle extractions. The 89 hectare vineyard of Chateau Pichon Lalande is located adjacent to Chateau Latour and and across the road from Pichon Baron. The terroir of Chateau Pichon Lalande is deep gravel with clay and limestone soil and is planted to; 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. — 7 years ago

David Langstaff

9.2

Plummy and full. Fruit balanced well by tannic structure. Better after a few hours open when tannins had a chance to recede. — 9 years ago

Mark N Ricca Jr

9.0

Had this for the 2nd time tonight after a customer I sold it to came back in for a repeat with raves. The most elegant new Montsant I've had in many years. Will be laying a few of these down. — 9 years ago

Yi Yang

9.6

Just had chance to try this certain bottle of wine, very nice. It is not the kind of wine for daily drink, but a perfect one for ceremonies. Very smooth, like silk in your mouth. Beautiful spread autumn fruits, and was amazed by the flavor of liquorice and truffle. — 9 years ago

Steve Van Dyke

9.7

2005 Second Chance did not disappoint. — 9 years ago

John Skupny - Lang & Reed Wine Company

9.7

Charlie & Chuck's 2nd vintage - still going strong - all parts Cabernet old school style. Last bottle from the cellar. Meant to try it last year. — 10 years ago

Philippe André

10

2nd bottle was much better ;) — 10 years ago

Andrea Parker

8.9

One of my favorite winery's. — 11 years ago