'95 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

[TMF1313]

I am new to this forum... so glad to have found it! I have recently found 6+ bottles of this wine in my cellar that I split w/ my ex-hub... I know NOTHING about French wines... can anyone tell me if this wine is still drinkable... what to possibly expect... what is it best enjoyed with...should I drink it NOW or leave it down? & some idea what it is worth?? It also says Crand Cru Classe Pauillac. Any help is greatly appreciated!!!

[winoweenie]

Hi TMF and welcome to the board. First off you have IMHO one of the finer bottlings from this fine vintage. No hurry to open them unless you'd like to impress a wine geek friend. Not sure of the price today but will check and get back. WW Looks like this bottle is selling at about 175 per on average.

[This message has been edited by winoweenie (edited 11-06-2008).]

[hotwine]

Howdy TMF and welcome to the board. The CellarTracker community gives the drinking window for the '95 as 2003-2019, so there is indeed no hurry to drink up. Keep them in the cellar (ideally at 55-57F and 60-70% relative humidity), on their sides. Decant to remove sediment for at least one hour prior to serving with BEEF (NY strips, tenderloin, stroganof, etc.). Worthy of a special guest for dinner.

[newsguy]

nice cellar find! sure wish i'd come across a six-pack of something like this in my wine fridge. not likely, i guess, cause i would have had to buy it in the first place.

[TMF1313]

Thanks so much for the replies! I am excited to give this a try.... though no wine geek friends to share it with! I will just have to enjoy it with my non-wine guy & hope he can grow an appreciation!! I very much appreciate the help on this! If I have any other discoveries in my newly "halved" cellar I will write here!