{"product_id":"chateau-pichon-longueville-comtesse-de-lalande-pauillac-grand-cru-classe-2010-750ml","title":"Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Pauillac (Grand Cru Classé) 2010 (750ml)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePierre de Mazure de Rauzan, a wealthy bourgeois trader from Bordeaux, bought some vineyards near the Latour fiefdom and established a wine-growing estate, L’Enclos Rauzan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA little later his daughter, Thérèse, received it as a dowry for her marriage to Jacques François de Pichon Longueville, President of the Bordeaux Parliament. And so began the history of one of the greatest Bordeaux vineyards, which stayed in the same family for over 250 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs early as the eighteenth century, this great wine was already benefiting from a significant feminine touch. The Pichon Longueville baronesses – Thérèse de Rauzan, Germaine de Lajus and Marie Branda de Terrefort – were a strong guiding influence, managing the vineyard until the eve of the French Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe young Baron Joseph de Pichon Longueville inherited the vineyard from his mother, Marie de Terrefort, when he was just 19. He died at the age of 90, having lived through three revolutions, the reign of five kings, two republics and an empire. In spite of the difficult times he doggedly sought to improve the quality of the wine. His efforts were rewarded in 1855, in the rankings carried out under Napoleon III, when the château was classed as a Second Cru.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 2007, Madame de Lencquesaing decided to pass on her vineyard, in order to secure its future. She chose Louis Roederer to take over from her. This family business headed up by Frédéric Rouzaud already owned two other Bordeaux crus, Château de Pez and Chateau Haut Beauséjour, in addition to other high quality wines in Provence, Portugal and the United States.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor three whole centuries, just two families did their work to make the château and its wines famous. Today, a third family now oversees the destiny of this cru, with the aim of building on the work accomplished so far – and raising the level of quality and prestige still further.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAt the tasting, this wine reveals all its prestige and its class through a complexity and an aromatic richness that few wines are able to produce. Its length and its melted tannins are worthy of the greatest Pauillac.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJuicy and forward in feel, with a core of red currant and cherry paste, backed by notes of savory, plum skin and roasted vanilla bean that steadily emerge through the finish. Gains weight with aeration, displaying a more rounded feel than most of this vintage's Pauillacs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipWineNotes\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipWineNotes_copy viewMoreModule js-expanded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"viewMoreModule_text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlend: 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipProfessionalReviews\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"pipSecContent_headline\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCritical Acclaim\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"reviewsContainer viewMoreModule\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"viewMoreModule_text viewMoreModule-reviews\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipProfessionalReviews_list\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipProfessionalReviews_rating\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"wineRatings_initials\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wineRatings_rating\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e100\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipProfessionalReviews_authorName\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDecanter\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipProfessionalReviews_review\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipSecContent_copy\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSilky, sweet black fruit, black olive and truffle notes from the start. This is majestically impressive - it sparks to life in your mouth and breaks out an involuntary smile. The texture is just liquid silk and it slowly but surely builds through the palate, gaining in confidence and totally delightful. Bright, vibrant tannins make the most of the high levels of acidity that were available in 2010, while matching them pace for pace with concentrated fruit. For me this is getting better as it ages, starting to rival the 1982 at Comtesse, and I can't wait to keep tasting it over the decades to come. Last time I rated this wine, in 2016, I gave it 98 points, and I questioned whether to keep it there, which is already an exceptional score, but I want to mark just how clearly it stood out in this horizontal. 60% new oak.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipProfessionalReviews_list\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipProfessionalReviews_rating\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"wineRatings_initials\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wineRatings_rating\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e96\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipProfessionalReviews_authorName\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWine Enthusiast\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipProfessionalReviews_review\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipSecContent_copy\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith 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. \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCellar Selection.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipProfessionalReviews_list\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipProfessionalReviews_rating\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"wineRatings_initials\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wineRatings_rating\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e94\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipProfessionalReviews_authorName\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJames Suckling\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipProfessionalReviews_review\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipSecContent_copy\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a pretty and refined Pichon Lalande. Aromas of blueberries and blackberries with hints of earth and mushrooms. Full body, with velvety tannins and a juicy finish. I slightly prefer the 2009. Better in 2017.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipProfessionalReviews_list\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipProfessionalReviews_rating\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"wineRatings_initials\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wineRatings_rating\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e93\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipProfessionalReviews_authorName\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWine Spectator\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipProfessionalReviews_review\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipSecContent_copy\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipProfessionalReviews_list\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipProfessionalReviews_rating\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"wineRatings_initials\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wineRatings_rating\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e93\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipProfessionalReviews_authorName\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRobert Parker's Wine Advocate\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipProfessionalReviews_review\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipSecContent_copy\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDeep 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42988202066144,"sku":"111537","price":345.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/products\/chateau-pichon-longueville-comtesse-de-lalande-pauillac-grand-cru-classe_1.jpg?v=1663884407","url":"https:\/\/www.mywineconnection.com\/products\/chateau-pichon-longueville-comtesse-de-lalande-pauillac-grand-cru-classe-2010-750ml","provider":"My Wine Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}