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"DaleW" > wrote:

> I thought that the change came in mid-70s, the '81 is at least good and
> the '82 quite good. But up until the excellent 1990 there are still off
> efforts. This wasn't expensive, part of a lot with other wines I
> actually wanted, by my calculations I probably paid virtually nothing
> (I'd have paid the same or close for lot w/o the Baron).
>
> The good thing about the rough period is that for my tastes the Baron
> since '90 is often the equal (or close) to the P-Lalande, yet typically
> sells for half.
>
> Mark Lipton wrote:
> > DaleW wrote:
> > > Lawrence Leichtman wrote:
> > >> promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.
> > >>
> > >> I had the exact same experience with the 1979 Pinchon Baron. I had
> > >> stored it perfectly but it was tired and worn out last February.
> > >
> > > I hear much better reports re the Pichon Lalande, and look forward to
> > > trying it.
> > >
> >
> > No big surprise. IIRC, Baron in that era was considered a notorious
> > underachiever, and only came into the forefront after a change in
> > ownership in the '80s. Confirmation?
> >
> > Mark Lipton

Longeuville has always appealed more to my taste but even the '79
Longueville was tired the last time I tasted it. I still have one more
bottle but am not eager to taste it. I think it was '79, many French
wines from that vintage faded faster than they should have.