5/21/2023 0 Comments Pichon baron 2010![]() ![]() Some inc tax only More shipping info Go to shop 2,215.80 184.65 / 750ml ex. ![]() Rightly classified Second Grand Cru Classé, Château Pichon Baron is one of the best crus of the Médoc, it produces a wine for laying down combining power, richness and finesse. Chateau Pichon-Baron contact 03330 148 202, Pauillac 2eme Grand Cru Classe, Bordeaux, 6 x 75cl Corney & Barrow UK: London Most wines ex tax. ![]() Linked for years, these areas are now distinct, both in terms of name and style. But the tannins are as ripe as the fruit, giving you freshness, energy, and a non-stop wave of sweet, ripe, dense fruits that fill your palate. I expect that this is just a reflection of the extreme youth of the 2010 and that it will eventually absorb its wood seamlessly. There is a wealth of concentration to the fruit on the palate, as well as in its tannic structure. The 2010 Pichon-Baron was raised in eighty percent new wood this year (with thirty percent hailing from Taransaud), and the wine is currently showing just a bit of oak spice and uncovered wood tannins on the backend. This continues to develop in the right direction. Administrator Christian Seeley thinks the 2010 is the greatest Pichon Longueville Baron he has ever made, equaling some of the estates colossal. The name “Baron” is often added to the domain Pichon de Longueville so as not to confuse it with the domain Pichon Lalande. Comtesse de Lalande 2010, BORDEAUX, France, BORDEAUX, France, 75CL Newfame (H. Chteau Pichon-Longueville Baron ( Pauillac) 99. This sensational Pichon Longueville Baron needs 5-6 years of cellaring, and should keep 30+ years. Château Pichon-Longueville Baron, a leading Pauillac 2éme Cru Classé estate, is one of Bordeauxs most illustrious super seconds. The oak is clearly pushed to the background by the wine's wealth of fruit, glycerin and full-bodied texture. Opaque purple, with loads of charcoal, licorice, incense and some exotic Asian spices along with abundant cassis liqueur, blackberry and hints of roasted coffee and spring flowers, it is full-bodied and opulent, with relatively high tannins, but they have sweetened up considerably and seem less aggressive than they did from barrel. It was certainly showing well when I stopped by the chateau in January. Whether you like it more or less will depend on your point of view, but this wine, unlike most Pichon Lalandes, needs a good 5-7 years of cellaring and should keep for 30+ years.Administrator Christian Seeley thinks the 2010 is the greatest Pichon Longueville Baron he has ever made, equaling some of the estate's colossal wines from vintages such as 19. Full-bodied, impressively endowed, and less sexy and velvety than normal, this is a somewhat different style of Pichon Lalande than most readers have been used to. Structured, backward and tannic, yet showing a fat mid-palate that is more savory, broader and more expansive than I remember from barrel, this wine is somewhat reminiscent of the 1986, given the Cabernet Sauvignon domination of the blend. There is a wealth of concentration to the fruit on the. It has a tightly wound bouquet at the moment, very 'contained' and not as flamboyant as say, the 2009 or the 2010 at this early jucture. It was picked between late September and 16 October. A final blend dominated much more by Cabernet Sauvignon than usual (66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and the rest Petit Verdot), the wine is a tighter, more tannic and structured version of this famed Pauillac, which often tends to have more of a St-Julien-like personality than most Pauillacs. 2010, Chteau Pichon-Longueville Baron (Pauillac), 99 This continues to develop in the right direction. The Château Pichon Baron 2009 is a blend of 80 Cabernet Sauvignon and 20 Merlot, almost the same as 2010. " The 2010 Pichon Lalande is performing extremely well and at the top of the range I predicted several years ago. Rich and unctuous with lovely, juicy texture, another great success. Less opulent than the 2009 but with greater freshness and firmer, more tannic finish despite the higher proportion of merlot this year. Vineyards, located right next to the Gironde Estuary, cover 102ha and carefully selected fruit from over 70 plots make up the final wine. Since 2007, the chateau has been owned by the Louis Roederer champagne house and production is now organic/biodynamic. Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse De Lalande, 2eme Grand Cru Classe, Pauillac, Bordeaux, 2010Ī blend of 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot ![]()
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