Lots of things going on. Nose offers plump black fruit, minerality and a palette of earthy notes. Mouth is a superb balance in between reminiscent fruit, minerals and texture, all lingering in lenght. Excellent representative of this excellent vintage.
Lots of things going on. Nose offers plump black fruit, minerality and a palette of earthy notes. Mouth is a superb balance in between reminiscent fruit, minerals and texture, all lingering in lenght. Excellent representative of this excellent vintage.
Feb 27th, 2019
Very youthful. A touch of Brett. Awesome cedar and tobacco nose with tons of plum fruit, slightly obscured by some horse and band aid. This was about the best showing you could expect from a slightly imperfect bottle.
Very youthful. A touch of Brett. Awesome cedar and tobacco nose with tons of plum fruit, slightly obscured by some horse and band aid. This was about the best showing you could expect from a slightly imperfect bottle.
1 person found it helpfulJun 18th, 2018
It needed an hour decant to come around and blow off the barnyard funk. After that, elegance, ruby blue and red soft fruits; blueberries, bright cherries, fresh juicy strawberries, some cooked green bell early on that gradually faded, steeped tea, soft saddlewood & minerality, a touch of easy wet black earth, pebbles. The 88 has all the classic characteristics and elegant finish one comes to expect from Pichon Lalande. Not their best but pretty darn good on Christmas Eve into Christmas. Merry Christmas all!!!
It needed an hour decant to come around and blow off the barnyard funk. After that, elegance, ruby blue and red soft fruits; blueberries, bright cherries, fresh juicy strawberries, some cooked green bell early on that gradually faded, steeped tea, soft saddlewood & minerality, a touch of easy wet black earth, pebbles. The 88 has all the classic characteristics and elegant finish one comes to expect from Pichon Lalande. Not their best but pretty darn good on Christmas Eve into Christmas. Merry Christmas all!!!
1 person found it helpfulDec 25th, 2015
Pauillac, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
