Chateau Pichon-Longueville Comtesse Lalande 2010 - Blackrock Cellar

Chateau Pichon-Longueville Comtesse Lalande 2010

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Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon , Merlot , Petit Verdot
ABV: 14.0%
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Critics Scores

100 - Jane Anson

2020
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. Drinking Window 2022 - 2050.

95+ - Robert Parker

2013
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. Drink 2018-2048.

97 - Jeb Dunnuck

2025
Gorgeous as well and on another level, the 2010 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse De Lalande is darker-hued with powerful aromatics of blackcurrants, leafy herbs, tobacco leaf, and chocolate. Full-bodied and round, it offers a lush, layered, and sexy profile on the palate, with a seamless mouthfeel, fine-grained tannins, and fabulous length. Based on 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, and the balance Petit Verdot, this seems to have turned the corner and is now showing its full potential. It has another 30-40 years of prime drinking ahead of it. Drink 2025-2065.

17+ - Jancis Robinson

2011
Tasted open 7 Apr: Very, very deep crimson. Savoury yet rich - a most attractive mix! Just a little raw; is there much Petit Verdot in this? (No, just 3%, and 7% Cabernet Franc.) Very drying tannins. Not sure it's quite a dense as it needs to be for the tannin content. Inky. The gap between grand vin and second wine seems unexpectedly narrow here this year. Perhaps this was just not a good day for the grand vin? I will taste it blind tomorrow… Tasted blind 8 Apr: Dark, intense crimson. Very rich and supple. Round and flattering. Mid weight and nicely balanced. Very easy, representative, succulent example of 2010. Lots of integrity. (Score: 17+ 20-35)
Description

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is a prestigious Second Cru Classé estate in the Pauillac appellation of Bordeaux with a lineage extending back to the 17th century, now owned by the Louis Roederer family. Its vineyards total over 100 hectares planted predominantly to Cabernet Sauvignon then Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot on deep, well draining gravel soils rich in iron and limestone, with a small holding in Saint Julien adding elegance. The estate has embraced sustainable and biodynamic practices in recent years. The 2010 vintage in Bordeaux was outstanding, marked by a warm ripening season that produced highly concentrated, balanced fruit with excellent ageing potential.

The Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2010 is a classic Bordeaux blend of approximately 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot, hand harvested and matured for around 18-20 months in French oak barrels. It reveals deep blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, graphite and spice with refined tannins and lively acidity. Currently entering a rewarding drinking phase, it will continue to evolve for many years. Enjoy with roast lamb, prime rib or rich game. This wine has received multiple high scores in the 95-100 point range, praised for its depth, harmony and ageing potential.

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