From the very good 1995 vintage and scoring 96100 parker points what sumptuous pleasures await those who purchase either the 96 or 1995 pichon lalande it is hard to choose a favorite although the 1995 is a smoother more immediately sexy and accessible wine it is an exquisite example of pichon lalande with the merlot component giving the wine a coffeechocolateycherry component to go along with the cabernet sauvignons and cabernet francs complex blackberrycassis fruit the wine posses