3 x Pauillac 1986

1986 Bordeaux smaking Restaurant STOCK 19. januar 2019

Chateau Lynch Bages 1986, Pauillac
Fremdeles lilla kjerne med vandig kant. Sedertre, tørr stil og en klassisk Pauillac. Dype intense solbær med syrlig frisk finish. Tørrer endel i munnen etterhvert. Bør nok drikkes. 92 poeng.

Gunnar W var enig (!) ; Solbær, skogsbær, rosmarin og et svakt urtepreg på duft. Sval, flott frukt, god konsentrasjon. Ganske massiv vin med varm frukt og et krydret preg. Finkornete, men tydelige tanniner. Litt røff og rustikk (92 pts.)




Chateau Pichon Comtesse de Lalande 1986, Pauillac
Noe grønt og rustikt, overraskende solid for slottets feminine uttrykk. Jeg har hatt denne flere ganger tidligere og først nå kommer den i "window of drinkability". Lettere trykk enn tidligere, elegant og mer typisk for slottet. Men det tok 30 år ! Saltaktig, delikat og kan lagres. Men fortsatt ikke en ultratypisk Pichon Lalande. 93 poeng




Lars W ; Chateau Pichon Lalande 1986; Doc/eucalyptus, intrikat; overraskende stor kropp sammenliknet med nesen, mye frukt. 95p


Winecellarinsider:

May-Eliane de Lencquesaing sold Pichon Lalande to the owners of Roederer Champagne in January 2007. This family-run company is managed by Frederic Rouzaud and owns several other wine estates in Bordeaux: au Bernadotte, Chateau de Pez, Haut Beausejour and Chateau Reaut la Graviere. Chateau Bernadotte was sold in December 2012.

With the new owners, other changes took place in management. However, the feminine touch was still in place. 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 Nicolas Glumineau, who was previously employed at Chateau Montrose in St. Estephe.

Once the purchase for Chateau Pichon Lalande was concluded, in 2008, a complete renovation of the estate took place. The wine making facilities were rebuilt and modernized. The new construction of course included work in the cellars, vat rooms and chais.

The reception area, glass museum and chateau was remodeled. A targeted, replanting program for select, vineyard parcels was started. The replanting focused on making sure the best root stocks with the most potential were planted in the correct, specific soil types for each grape varietal.

In 2012, Chateau Pichon Comtesse de Lalande once again renovated the estate with a budget estimated to be in excess of 15 Million Euros. Designed by the noted Architects Philippe Ducos and Alexandre Rougier. This renovation provided numerous improvements in their wine making and vineyard management techniques.

Most importantly, to help 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 help with softer, more gentle extractions for the most sensuous wine of Pauillac.

The new facilities included the building of a new, underground barrel aging cellar and several new buildings.The improvements at the Chateroperty were also completed with goal of being as green and environmentally conscious as possible. In addition, they added the Bucher destemmer and Oscillys machine for sorting along with the Vistalys Optical Sorting technology.

Chateau Baron de Pichon Longueville 1986, Pauillac
Mørkere uttrykk og igjen endel tørre tøffe tanniner. Men vinen er moden og tilgjengelig i midtpartiet, men mangler endel harmoni og balanse. Blir mutt og stum i finish, og mangler et liten syresnert som avslutning. 91 poeng