Pichon Lalande成奶妊B在於用人唯才,聘請波爾多釀酒大師Pascal Ribereau-Gayon負責園內釀酒的大任,Pascal是Leoville Lascases與Petrus釀酒師Emile Paynaud裴諾大師的徒弟。除此本莊園採用高比率的美露品種,所釀之酒「新舊皆宜」,年輕即可飲用,有豐郁的果香與適中的單寧,她也可陳年10-20年以上,成熟時有拉圖堡的氣息,酒質肥厚且柔順,單寧高雅不澀口,也是款“super second”超級二級酒堡,與St-Julien區的二級酒Chateau Leoville Lascase常互別苗頭。
在以強勁紮實著稱的Pauillac產區中,Château Pichon Lalande擁有獨樹一格的高貴優雅酒質,與其伯爵夫人的稱號巧妙地相應:它的酒質可以在年輕時就非常美味,充滿豐富甜美的果味,然而適當陳年之後,又會展現Pauillac一流美酒的優雅與紮實。無怪乎它們的酒在全世界都一直是深受鑑賞家們的喜愛。
WA: 90 Drink: 2003-2008
Somewhat austere but very successful for the vintage, Pichon-Lalande’s 1988 has a dark garnet color and an intriguing nose of compost, earth, black currants, licorice, and weedy tobacco. The wine is medium-bodied with a sweet, relatively expansive mid-palate and slightly rugged tannins in the increasingly attenuated finish. This wine has reached full maturity and should be drunk over the next 5-10 years. Anticipated maturity: Now-2008. Last tasted, 5/02.