89 pts - Wine Advocate
["The 2005 Pichon Lalande, with its aromatics of cassis, forest floor and earth are followed by a medium-bodied wine that doesn’t have quite the length and richness the aromatics suggest. Nevertheless, it is medium-bodied, elegant, and pure, and a classic
92 pts - Wine Spectator
["Love the aromas here of currants, licorice, exotic fruit and berries. Complex. Full and silky, with gorgeous tannins. This is really long and reserved. Very close to 95-100. I will see in bottle. –JS WS"]
90 pts - Vinous
["Good full red-ruby. Very ripe, musky aromas of black plum, currant, menthol, dark chocolate, mocha and meat; less pristine than the 26 but rather youthfully subdued today. Then lush and fat but not overly sweet in the mouth, with a nice balance between