Pichon Lalande, 1985 Vintage, Grand Cru Classé Pauillac, Médoc

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	A seductive and charming vintage. A smooth, round wine of great finesse, with powerful tannins.

	Snow, very cold (-16 C°). The coldest winter for 100 years.

	May was cold and rainy. Vegetative cycle was delayed. Very stormy June with hail in the Medoc. Flowering started on June 3rd. Mid-point of flowering June 15th

	Hot weather, with some storms in July. August was overcast. Good development of the grapes. Mid-point of changing colour August 16th

	September was very dry and hot. Harvest September 30th to October 12th (in perfect conditions).

Robert Parker - Bordeaux - November 1998

"The 1985 Pichon-Lalande is an outstanding wine…It has a deep color and a ripe, oaky, curranty bouquet with a trace of herbaceousness. On the palate, the wine is rich, elegant, supple, and not unlike the style of either 1979 or 1981, but fatter. It is a lovely wine. 90/100"

Decanter Magazine - March 1998

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED HHHH "Good class with a touch of vanilla on the palate. A good fruit profile."

James Seely - Great Bordeaux Wines - November 1997

"Good red, beginning to show brown at the edges. Lovely ripe black fruit on the nose. A smooth, generous wine, with soft tannins, and some backbone."