2010 Pichon Baron
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Tasting notes
79CS 21M The nose is beautifully ripe and enticing. Ripe and broad-shouldered. Beautifully balanced from mid-palate to finish. Masculine and with massive concentration, this still remains a thing of beauty.
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Jeannie Cho Lee MW
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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The deep ruby 2010 Pichon Baron offers up notes of spices, anise, plum and blackcurrant, opening onto a wonderful fresh mid palate and finish. This a full bodied, very densely packed Pichon Baron, with good length but chunkier and thicker in texture than the 2009. The 2009 was poured next to the 2010 and both are clearly excellent vintages for Pichon Baron. asianpalate.com
Pichon Longueville Baron utilized only 45% of the harvest to make a great 2010. The wine reached 13.75% alcohol, the same level as in 2009. From an assemblage of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon and 21% Merlot, this deep, dark, purple colored wine opens with cassis liqueur, oak, truffle, tobacco and walnuts Powerful, concentrated and stuffed with ripe cassis and licorice flavors, this dense, classic style of Pauillac ends with a long generous, round, tannic finish. The best wine from this estate since 2005, it will be aged in 80% new oak. winecellarinsider.com
Ch. Pichon Longueville Baron(romantically facing Château Pichon Longueville, Contesse de Lalande) is now owned by the big insurance company Axa. The 2010 has a very deep purple noblesse de robe to a thin cinnamon garnet margin, and emanates a scent of smoky black fruits and myrrh.The high acidity is light and soft, relating well to luxuriant reminders of morello cherry, sloe, apricot and fig-like nuances. The 2010 is well-crafted and long-lasting, ready to rise in grandeur over the next 30 years or more. However, its margravine neighbour across the road has the charm and greater endurance to outlive.
About the producer
Pauillac’s Ch. Pichon Baron, formerly known as Ch. Pichon-Longueville Baron, is ranked as one of the 15 Second Growths from the 1855 Classification and is considered one of the "Super Seconds".