The palate is very well balanced with fine grain tannins, layers pf graphite infused black fruit and a very detailed, captivating finish. It has a stunning bouquet with penetrating black fruit, wilted violet and a touch of sea spray, a distinctive marine note verging on shucked oyster shells. 96 POINTS The 2010 Pichon-Baron is simply one of the greatest wines produced under Christian Seely's tenure. Solidly structured, powerful and dense, with fruit promised for the future, it succeeds with its weight and great concentration. It ranks with the 2009 and, with its tannins, is sure to age longer than that vintage. This is quintessential Pauillac, a great wine with its Cabernet proudly at the fore. Pwerful, taut and muscular, itвЂ™s crackling with tension - the fruit is not yet fully expressive, but tвЂ™s just beneath the dense but velvety surface. The palate is very rich, opulent and full-bodied, with massive but ripe tannins.

The nose is reserved, with blackcurrant and chocolate aromas, brooding but intensely ripe. 2010 is often seen as level-pegging with the fleshier 2009s, but at this estate 2010 is ahead by more than a whisker. This sensational Pichon Longueville Baron needs 5-6 years of cellaring, and should keep 30+ years.ДЄ truly great vintage in Bordeaux, with wines replete with tannin, acidity, and an almost extreme ripeness. The oak is clearly pushed to the background by the wine's wealth of fruit, glycerin and full-bodied texture. 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. It was certainly showing well when I stopped by the chateau in January. 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 19.

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