1990 PichonLongeville-Comtesse de Lalande

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Three days ago, I had the pleasure of tasting a properly cellared 1990 Chateau Latour. Yesterday I had the Lalande. I was amazed to find that I enjoyed the Lalande much more than the Latour.

In my region this wine is still available for about $70 retail. It is a magnificent wine with a still huge flavor and an intoxicating nose. The tannins are very refined and very complex. It was a bigger, tougher wine than the very well blended Latour, and I found it more to my particular taste. Over the next ten years it should be just fine and perhaps may develop even more. If the 1990 Pichon Longeville Comtesse de Lalande is available at a reasonable price in your area, I suggest picking up a case of this magnificent wine.