Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 1966 (1.5L)

91 Points, Neal Martin, Vinous: "The 1966 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande has been variable over recent bottles, but this was one of the better examples. The aromatics seems a little timeworn with vestiges of black fruit, rusty piping, tobacco and Earl Grey tea – attractive even if it now lacks some vigour. The palate is medium-bodied with dry tannins, austere in style yet balanced with just about sufficient freshness. It is not an overly complex Pichon-Lalande and there is some attenuation towards the conservative finish. That said, it is better than the first bottle that was awful...until Nicolas Glumineau realised that the had mistakenly fetched the 1967! Tasted at the château." 04/26