Château Pichon Longueville Baron, 2ème Cru Classé, Pauillac
    Château Pichon-Longueville

    Château Pichon Longueville Baron, 2ème Cru Classé, Pauillac, 2010

    98/100
    Inside Bordeaux
    95/100
    Vinous
    Available Vintages
    Broking
    1. 2010

      12x75cl

      DP

      £1,903.07

    2. 2010

      6x1.5L

      DP

      £1,903.07

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21 % Merlot, 80% new oak barrels, 20% one year old barrels. The estate decided to remove leaves on the east facing side of the rows, which they say particularly benefited the cooler later ripening plots. Plots were harvested and vinified individually. The results are impressive. The bouquet is polished, modern and complex. One of the features of recent Barons is the sumptuous fruit extract, sexy texture, density and plump approachable style. Customers who favour reserve and classicism should follow the other Pichon. This is stylistically flash, creamy, extravagant, opulent and luxurious; another big effort, which possesses velvety tannins, huge concentration and finishes with notes of earth, dark chocolate and roasted coffee beans over the seductive tannins.

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    Critic Reviews

    98/100
    Jane Anson,
    Inside Bordeaux
    Ticks all of the Pauillac boxes and then some - powerfully sculpted tannins, muscular and confident, crushed rocks, crayon and liquorice root, cassis and bilberry, slabs of cocoa bean and espresso. At the height of its powers. Jean-Rene Matignon technical director. 80% new oak.
    drinking window 2025 - 2048
    date of review 10/2024
    95/100
    Neal Martin,
    Vinous
    The 2010 Pichon-Baron has a very intense bouquet with blackberry, blueberry, touches of violet and a whiff of the estuary (presumably the Gironde). This is very concentrated and like the 2010 Pichon-Lalande, it suggests that its secondary aromas will be worth waiting for. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, plenty of red and black fruit laced with graphite, tobacco and white pepper. It fans out wonderfully towards the very persistent, spicy finish that is a pure joy. Superb. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners 10-Year On Bordeaux horizontal.
    drinking window 2023 - 2055
    date of review 04/2020

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    Specifications

    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    Pauillac
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Cab Sauvignon Merlot
    abv:
    12.5%

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