Administrator Christian Seeley thinks the 2010 is the greatest Pichon Longueville

Baron he has ever made, equaling some of the estate’s colossal wines from vintages

such as 1989 and 1990. It was certainly showing well when I stopped by

the chateau in January. Opaque purple, with loads of charcoal, licorice, incense

and some exotic Asian spices along with abundant cassis liqueur, blackberry

and hints of roasted coffee and spring flowers, it is full - bodied and opulent,

with relatively high tannins, but they have sweetened up considerably and seem

less aggressive than they did from barrel. The oak is clearly pushed to the background

by the wine’s wealth of fruit, glycerin and full - bodied texture. This

sensational Pichon Longueville Baron needs 5 - 6 years of cellaring, and should

keep 30+ years. /RP /Feb 2013