1996 Pichon Lalande vs 1996 Pontet Canet
Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 5:55 am
Went to Saddle River Inn earlier this evening for a battle of 2 1996 Pauillac's. We started off with a bottle of 2006 Ramey Hyde vineyard which drank superbly with the appetizers and then moved onto the main event.
Pichon Lalande = a wonderfully majestic nose of blackberry, cigar box, tobacco and earthy bell pepper lead way to much of the same on the layered palate with ample acidity and a long finish. This wine drank much younger in comparison to the PC and was also a lot more elegant despite the fact that they were both from the same vintage. I also the found that with food this wine showed much better than without and especially by the end of the night when the greeness took over. 95
Pontet Canet = a nice maturing nose of barnyardy blackberry, cedar, olive and tobacco lead way to a full bodied distinctly Pauillac tasting wine with a little funk along with good length, it was just missing that extra dimension. 93
Pichon Lalande = a wonderfully majestic nose of blackberry, cigar box, tobacco and earthy bell pepper lead way to much of the same on the layered palate with ample acidity and a long finish. This wine drank much younger in comparison to the PC and was also a lot more elegant despite the fact that they were both from the same vintage. I also the found that with food this wine showed much better than without and especially by the end of the night when the greeness took over. 95
Pontet Canet = a nice maturing nose of barnyardy blackberry, cedar, olive and tobacco lead way to a full bodied distinctly Pauillac tasting wine with a little funk along with good length, it was just missing that extra dimension. 93