"...Dense purple in color, with loads of coffee, mocha, creme de cassis, and chocolate notes, this is a somewhat unusual blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, and a whooping 10% Petit Verdot, with a little bit of Cabernet Franc. The Petit Verdot certainly gives the wine more of a tapenade, floral note..."(96pts RP)

Vintage 2000, Chateau Pichon-Longueville, Lalande, Pauillac, 2 into neck (2 750 ml)