2003 Chateau Pichon Lalande, Pauillac, Magnum (1.5L)

2003 Pichon - Wine Advocate #164 - Apr 2006: The brilliant, opulent, fleshy 2003 Pichon Lalande (65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, and 4% Petit Verdot) possesses a high pH of 3.8 as well as 13% alcohol. Reminiscent of the 1982 Pichon Lalande (which never shut down and continues to go from strength to strength), the dense plum/purple-colored 2003 offers gorgeous aromas of blackberries, plum liqueur, sweet cherries, smoke, and melted licorice. Fleshy, full-bodied, and intense, displaying a seamless integration of wood, acidity, tannin, and alcohol, this beauty can be drunk now or cellared for 20 years or more.
Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Second Growth, Deuxieme Grand Cru Classe, Pauillac