Chateau Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse de Lalande 2010 Pauillac, Cru Classe
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Chateau Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse de Lalande 2010 Pauillac, Cru Classe
Rare aged Classified Bordeaux from the great 2010 vintage!
Quick Taste
- 100 Points!!
- Classic vintage
- "majestically impressive"
- "texture is just liquid silk"
- Extremely Limited!!
About Chateau Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse de Lalande 2010 Pauillac, Cru Classe
The great Classified Bordeaux, Pichon Lalande is a consistent overachiever, producing collectible quality wine vintage after vintage. Deep intensity and prime ageability are the hallmarks of this legendary Second Growth Paulliac. This wine from the outstanding 2010 vintage is a classic.
Decanter Magazine recently scored this 100 points saying "Silky, sweet black fruit, black olive and truffle notes from the start. This is majestically impressive - it sparks to life in your mouth and breaks out an involuntary smile. The texture is just liquid silk and it slowly but surely builds through the palate, gaining in confidence and totally delightful. Bright, vibrant tannins make the most of the high levels of acidity that were available in 2010, while matching them pace for pace with concentrated fruit. For me this is getting better as it ages, starting to rival the 1982 at Comtesse, and I can't wait to keep tasting it over the decades to come. Last time I rated this wine, in 2016, I gave it 98 points, and I questioned whether to keep it there, which is already an exceptional score, but I want to mark just how clearly it stood out in this horizontal. 60% new oak."
On release Wine Enthusiast Magazine awarded this a Cellar Selection and scored it 96 points saying "With signs of new wood on the palate, this is a wine that maintains the polished feel of the wines from Pichon Lalande. It has a stronger presence of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend than in the past, making it more structured than its predecessors, with a dominance of black currant flavor. It shows the soft side of the vintage, but is also meant for aging."
Decanter Magazine recently scored this 100 points saying "Silky, sweet black fruit, black olive and truffle notes from the start. This is majestically impressive - it sparks to life in your mouth and breaks out an involuntary smile. The texture is just liquid silk and it slowly but surely builds through the palate, gaining in confidence and totally delightful. Bright, vibrant tannins make the most of the high levels of acidity that were available in 2010, while matching them pace for pace with concentrated fruit. For me this is getting better as it ages, starting to rival the 1982 at Comtesse, and I can't wait to keep tasting it over the decades to come. Last time I rated this wine, in 2016, I gave it 98 points, and I questioned whether to keep it there, which is already an exceptional score, but I want to mark just how clearly it stood out in this horizontal. 60% new oak."
On release Wine Enthusiast Magazine awarded this a Cellar Selection and scored it 96 points saying "With signs of new wood on the palate, this is a wine that maintains the polished feel of the wines from Pichon Lalande. It has a stronger presence of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend than in the past, making it more structured than its predecessors, with a dominance of black currant flavor. It shows the soft side of the vintage, but is also meant for aging."
Wine Details
- Alcohol % 13.5%
- Bottle Size 750 ml
- Wine Type Red
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Pauillac
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