Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Pauillac 2010

Name: Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Pauillac 2010
Brand: Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
SKU: WVB-102679
Availability: InStock

Discover this Pauillac 2010

Traditionally, Chateau Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is more restrained than many of its neighbouring estates, but 2010 has conspired to produce a wine of depth, architecture and immense power - a wine sourced from gravel soils with clay, limestone and sandstone present in the vineyard composition over 75 hectares. The wine is usually higher in Merlot (24%) and shows firm tannin structure from the 66% inclusion of Cabernet Sauvignon. Initially fermented in stainless steel, the wine spends 18 months in 50% new oak for character. Many will say this is a departure from style, but the vintage has created an opportunity to see a more stoic personality, and the need for some maturity before approaching.

Pauillac 2010 is by Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande. It has a critic score of 95 out of 100 based on an aggregation of ratings from our partner sites. This 2010 vintage is available in 750ml volume.

Specifications

Critic Score 95/100

Producer Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Blend Red Blend

Vintage 2010

Size 750ml

MPN # WVB-102679

Shipping Dimensions 3" x 3" x 12" - 2.65 lbs
7.6 x 7.6 x 30.5 (cm) - 1.2 kg
(L x W x H). Bottle dimensions without packaging.

Critic Scores & User Ratings are based on an aggregated score from our partner websites.

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Critical Acclaim

The 2010 Pichon Lalande is performing extremely well and at the top of the range I predicted several years ago. 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. 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. 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. 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. The Wine Advocate 205

Robert Parker

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