Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande - 1982 (6L) Nascetta sweet finish

sweet finish

echoing traditional production methods

Vital Stats: Longbranch is made from eight-year-old Wild Turkey Bourbon

Primary Botanicals: Artemisia absinthium

and the spice of Darjeeling tea

Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande - 1982 (6L) Nascetta sweet finishOne of the monumental wines of the last century is the 1982 Pichon Lalande. Since bottling, it has flirted with perfection, and was a sprinter out of the gate, which gave rise to questions about how quickly it would begin its decline. However, at age 27, it retains all its glossy, rich, flamboyant cassis fruit, chocolaty, berry jam like notes, and plenty of earthy, foresty flavors. This is a full bodied, extravagantly rich Pichon Lalande seemingly