2010 Chateau Pichon Comtesse Lalande, 2nd Growth Pauillac (3 x Magnum)

France Bordeaux Pauillac

Powerful chocolate-laced fruit aromatics, with a full Pauillac punch straight off the bat. Nuanced, deep, richly textured, with bilberry/cassis fruits compared to the raspberry/black cherry of the 2009, along with black olives, graphite and truffles. A clear grain to the tannins, tugging you back and slowing your progress through the palate. This has closed down more tightly than it had on my last tasting in January 2020 (when I gave it 100 points) and needs another five years I would say to regain that full magic but this is awesome, where you feel the architecture, the careful construction and the purity of the fruit exactly as you did right at the very beginning of the En Primeur season. Last year with Thomas Do-Chi-Nam as technical director. 3.6ph, harvest September 27 to October 13.

2010 Chateau Pichon Comtesse Lalande, 2nd Growth Pauillac (3 x Magnum)

Powerful chocolate-laced fruit aromatics, with a full Pauillac punch straight off the bat. Nuanced, deep, richly textured, with bilberry/cassis fruits compared to the raspberry/black cherry of the 2009, along with black olives, graphite and truffles. A clear grain to the tannins, tugging you back and slowing your progress through the palate. This has closed down more tightly than it had on my last tasting in January 2020 (when I gave it 100 points) and needs another five years I would say to regain that full magic but this is awesome, where you feel the architecture, the careful construction and the purity of the fruit exactly as you did right at the very beginning of the En Primeur season. Last year with Thomas Do-Chi-Nam as technical director. 3.6ph, harvest September 27 to October 13.

France Bordeaux Pauillac

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Vinous

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.

98+ Points / Drinking 2025 - 2060

By Antonio Galloni / October 2017

Vinous

The 2010 Pichon-Lalande has a very beguiling bouquet with a very expressive Merlot at the moment. There is a sense of warmth coming through, touches of liquorice and allspice, although it remains delineated and intense. The palate is medium-bodied with those subtle marine influences that I have observed in previous bottles. I was maybe expecting a little more precision and grip on the finish, but it remains a gorgeous Pichon-Lalande, even if it has been surpassed by subsequent vintages like the 2015 and 2016. Tasted from an ex-château bottle at the BI Wines & Spirits 10-Year On tasting.

94 Points / Drinking 2023 - 2050

By Neal Martin / April 2020

Vinous

Good ruby-red. Sexy but youthfully restrained aromas of dark berries, black cherry, violet, licorice, graphite, herbs, bitter chocolate and menthol. Densely packed but quite firm, even a bit pinched, with a slight tart edge to its fine-grained flavors of black raspberry, licorice and fresh herbs. Juicy, nicely balanced, elegant wine with silky tannins and excellent length. But comes across as almost too polished, and a bit herbal today. This needs time in bottle to unwind.

91+ Points

By Stephen Tanzer / July 2013