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Costing under $20 back then, the 1979 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande has 12.5% alcohol, scored 18 points (Gold Medal) on the 20-point Dionysian scale. The wine,…
With 12.4% alcohol, costing $16 (at the time when bought) now over $200, and scoring 18 points on the Dionysian scale of a possible 20, the 1970 Chateau…
With 12% alcohol and costing under $45, the 1989 Chateau Le Gay scored 18 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale. This is one of the top Pomerol wines….
Scoring 17+ Dionysian points, the 12% alcohol 1986 Chateau Palmer from the Village of Margaux in Bordeaux’s Medoc, was poured from a Double Magnum which is a 3…
I recently opened a pair of Pichon Lalande (1993 & 1994) wines and I decided to do a pair again as a vertical tasting with a simple dinner….
With 12.5% alcohol, the 1990 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande scored 18+ Dionysian points out of a possible 20. Costing nearly $90, the 26 year old Bordeaux,…
Coming from a weak vintage year, the Magnum of 1952 Vin de Pichon Longueville de Lalande has 11.5% alcohol, cost $35 in 1970,and scored an amazing 17+ points…
The 2003 Chateau La Tour Blanche First Growth Sauternes scored 17+ points on the Dionysian Scale. It has 13% alcohol and cost just under $45. The wine was…
Serving two wines at once is the best way to notice the difference. Both the 1994 and 1994 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande had 12.5% alcohol. Both,…
Between 12% and 13% alcohol, the 1955 Chateau Ausone Saint-Emilion was starting to dry out, but still offered good color with an amber rim, school-house brick, and tobacco…