Lyn Farmer

9.0

This wine is 50% Syrah, 40% Grenache and 10% Mourvedre. It had plenty of dark and almost smoky plummy fruit yet remains surprisingly elegant. Nice mineral notes, good but not overbearing acidity and a fine hint of garrigue. Lots of class. — 6 years ago

July Glibova

8.9

Red berries, caramek, plum — 6 years ago

Okamura Seisho

8.9

OKストアでリーズナブルに提供。
普段呑みには丁度良い感じの濃さ。
リピありなワインでした。 — 7 years ago

Frank Partous

8.9

2016 vintage, savored in July 2018. $18.50CAD. Very inviting sweet fruit aroma, toffee. Dry and full bodied. Long finish with sharp, spicy herbs and very slight bitterness at the very end.
Millésimes 2016, déguster en juillet 2017. $18.50CAD. Invitantes arômes de fruits sucrés, toffee. Sec et corsé. Long en bouche, herbes épicés, un peu tranchant et suivît d'une petite amertume à la toute fin.
— 7 years ago

Marlene Ström

9.2

Från båten ⚓️ — 7 years ago

Randy Fuller

9.4

The wine smells of sweet peaches and apricots, but an earthy layer drapes over the candy-like aromas as if to try and mask them. On the palate, stone fruit is there, too, and a note of orange zest plays into a rather nice acidity level. Pair with cheese - nice with creamy Brie, better with smoked farmhouse cheddar. — 8 years ago

Meg McCall

9.3

Love this. Acidity, long finish. Apricot, pear, floral notes. — 8 years ago

Bob Colman

9.0

Malbec. Nice juice. Fresh, fun wine — 8 years ago

David Hemmerling

9.0

Smooth inky pepper great southern French wine mostly Syrah but richer than calif cousins — 8 years ago

Niki Spreng

9.0

For 7 quid a really good value fruity red tastes a lot more expensive than it is!! — 9 years ago

Maxence Guilluy

9.5

👃 black fruits, almost candyish, spicy
👄 cherry red, black fruits, and spices — 9 years ago

Nick Wolfe

9.8

One of my favorite wines. It's big and rich and creamy with lots of fruit still shining through. Big body and something both sweet and slightly burnt lead to a pleasantly balanced long finish. Love! — 11 years ago

Pip Davie

9.0

Smooth first taste.
From Collioure in Rossillion region
Made from mix of Syrah, Grenache & Mourvedre grapes. — 6 years ago

Wai Min Higa

8.9

Wonderful surprise! Well balanced rich after taste pleasant berry less acidity. — 6 years ago

Julie Pion

9.1

Roc de Llana
Tautavel 2015
Cazes & Gardiés — 7 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

I have to say this is my favorite Chateau to stand in front of and gaze. On the nose, spice, wild blackberries, dark cherries, blueberries, black plum, plum, leather, cedar, dark moist soil, wet stones, mint, tobacco leaf and dark fresh & dry flowers. It's drinking nicely with silty medium-medium + tannins & full bodied. Ruby, ripe wild blackberries, dark cherries, blueberries, black plum, plum, leather, cedar, dark moist soil, wet stones, crushed dry minerals, mint, tobacco leaf and violets, dark fresh & dry flowers. The acidity is round and mouthwatering. The long finish has great elegance, beauty, length, tension & balance. It's just starting to hit it's stride and has plenty of life ahead of it. Another 15-20 years. Who said 04 was a difficult vintage? This will continue to improve and will stun with another 10 years in bottle. Photos of the the exterior Chateau front & side, tasting room and Christian Seely Managing Director. Chateau Pichon Baron and Chateau Pichon Lalande were originally part of the same estate. Pichon Baron got it's name when Therese, daughter of the founder, received the estate as a dowry when she married Jacques de Pichon Longueville the first President of the Bordeaux Parliament. Chateau Pichon Baron changed because of the Baron Joseph de Pichon Longueville. He took over managing Pichon Baron when he was only 19 years old! When the Baron passed away at 90 in 1850, he divided his Pauillac estate. The sons were awarded what became Chateau Pichon Baron and the daughters were given what later became Chateau Pichon Lalande. Pichon Baron went through three rough decades in the 60's, 70's and 80's. Part of the issues were, lack of investment and they machine harvested. The first really great vintages for them were 89 & 90 after Jean Rene Matignon, Jean-Michel Cazes join them and AXA Insurance Company purchased them adding capital. The 73 hectare vineyard of Chateau Pichon Baron are planted to 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. However, the Cabernet Franc and the Petit Verdot are reserved exclusively for the second wine. The terroir is mostly deep gravel, sand clay soils. Pichon Baron uses 80% new French oak and rests in barrel 18 months. @ FogoDeChao

— 7 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 1995 - 100% grenache blanc, in the smell figs, butterscotch and nuts. Impeccable balance in taste, a real treat. — 8 years ago

Josene Teng

9.2

Smooth and fragrant. Blackcurrant smell — 8 years ago

Lori A James

9.5

Great. Full bodied wine. Beautiful colour. — 8 years ago

Mikael Zeitlin

9.3

Great wine from a great wine yard run by a great family (the Cazes) , drank with Pork steak , roasted potatoes and various trimmings - good combo :) if u like full bodied Bordeaux wines - then this def to recommend — 8 years ago

Peay Vineyards

9.3

This was a real surprise. Walnut hazelnut golden raisins. Delish. — 9 years ago

Ashley Sm

10

Fantastic dry rose — 11 years ago

Yusuke Amamiya

9.1

前に飲んでうまかったフランスのヴィオニエはBIOワインだったのかー。 — 11 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

Reception pour at the Jean-Michel Cazes dinner.

On the nose; sweet & sour cherries, strawberries, under ripened tangerines, black cherries, brioche, nice volcanic minerals and red & pink roses.

The body is rich. Sweet & sour cherries, strawberries, under ripened tangerines, black cherries, ripe rhubarb notes, more brioche than the nose, seashells & oysters, nice volcanic minerals and red & pink roses. — 6 years ago

Gillett Johnson

9.4

Wow. Respect — 7 years ago

with Dawn

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

Ivor O'Loughlin

9.0

Very nice, smooth - 13.5 — 8 years ago

Gadi Karpel

8.9

Vintage 2005 — 9 years ago

Maxence Guilluy

9.0

👃 chocolat, animal, coffee
👄 cherry, spicy, fresh — 9 years ago

Robert Cunningham

Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop

9.7

This 1954 black Grenache wine is beautiful and rich and elegant. It is a superb food wine with roasted duck. Great acidity and rich deep fruit make this a wonderful food wine. — 11 years ago