4/5

fruit

5/5

body

3/5

acidity

5/5

tannin

0/5

sweetness

Pichon Lalande

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Various vintages

Black fruit / Blackcurrant leaf / Graphite / Mineral / Structured

Pauillac, Medoc, Bordeaux, France

Red

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Drink Now/Cellar

2nd Growth

VN 98+ WA 93

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. - by Jane Anson, Decanter

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meat:
Beef, Game, Sausages

cheese:
Blue cheese, Goat cheese

Reviewer: Antonio Galloni

An eternal wine, the 2010 Pichon Lalande is a total showstopper. The first impression is one of explosive power, but time in the glass brings out the wine’s more delicate, floral side. Violet, graphite, crème de cassis, licorice and menthol overtones recall the 1996, but the tannins here are much softer, sweeter and more polished. In two recent tastings, the 2010 has been positively stellar. The alternation of hot days and cool nights led to a late harvest. The Cabernet Sauvignon harvest did not start until October 7; by that date in 2009 all the fruit was in. Readers who can still find the 2010 should not hesitate, as it is a modern-day classic. That’s all there is to it.

4/5

fruit

5/5

body

3/5

acidity

5/5

tannin

0/5

sweetness

Pauillac, Medoc, Bordeaux, France

Red

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Drink Now/Cellar

2nd Growth

Black fruit / Blackcurrant leaf / Graphite / Mineral / Structured

meat:
Beef, Game, Sausages

cheese:
Blue cheese, Goat cheese

Reviewer: Antonio Galloni

An eternal wine, the 2010 Pichon Lalande is a total showstopper. The first impression is one of explosive power, but time in the glass brings out the wine’s more delicate, floral side. Violet, graphite, crème de cassis, licorice and menthol overtones recall the 1996, but the tannins here are much softer, sweeter and more polished. In two recent tastings, the 2010 has been positively stellar. The alternation of hot days and cool nights led to a late harvest. The Cabernet Sauvignon harvest did not start until October 7; by that date in 2009 all the fruit was in. Readers who can still find the 2010 should not hesitate, as it is a modern-day classic. That’s all there is to it.

Pichon Lalande

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