Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande (Futures Pre-Sale) 2010

Professional Ratings

• 98 Decanter
  Closed up on the nose - classic Pauillac - this has real power, flesh, depth and precision. It's a big wine, far more so than the 2009 from Comtesse, but without compromising on the perfume and finesse that's so distinctive of this property. The tannins are still tight and monumental.
• 96 James Suckling
  This has wonderful purity of fruit with currants, blackberries and licorice on the nose and palate. Full body, with velvety yet poished tannins and a long, long finish. Roses and flowers at the end. Tar too! Reminds me of the 1990 PB.
  Barrel Sample: 95-96 Points
• 96 Wine Enthusiast
  With signs of new wood on the palate, this is a wine that maintains the polished feel of the wines from Pichon Lalande. It has a stronger presence of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend than in the past, making it more structured than its predecessors, with a dominance of black currant flavor. It shows the soft side of the vintage, but is also meant for aging. Cellar Selection.
• 93 Wine Spectator
  This features an intense core of plush-textured blackberry, boysenberry and black currant fruit, steeped with mulled spice, singed apple wood and anise notes. A strong, loamy feel courses through the finish, with latent grip. Very solid, but not where this wine should be in this vintage. Best from 2015 through 2030.
• 93 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  Deep garnet colored, the 2010 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande gives up notes of warm cassis, blueberry pie and kirsch with wafts of cedar chest, pencil lead, charcoal and charcuterie plus a hint of wild thyme. Medium to full-bodied, the savory-inspired palate possesses a fair bit of chew with a lively backbone and firm finish.