TESTING
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
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