Six bottles of Château Pichon-Lalande
2010 vintage
Pauillac, Bordeaux/France
Original filling quantity: 0.75 l
Fill level: into neck
Robert Parker (2013): 95+/100
Wine Spectator (2014): 95/100
Jancis Robinson (2015): 18,5/20
René Gabriel (2012): 19/20

Condition:

The fill levels are excellent (into neck). The labels and capsules are in perfect condition.

Tasting notes:

Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate #205 (February 2013): 95+/100

The 2010 Pichon Lalande is performing extremely well and at the top of the range I predicted several years ago. A final blend dominated much more by Cabernet Sauvignon than usual (66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and the rest Petit Verdot), the wine is a tighter, more tannic and structured version of this famed Pauillac, which often tends to have more of a St-Julien-like personality than most Pauillacs. Structured, backward and tannic, yet showing a fat mid-palate that is more savory, broader and more expansive than I remember from barrel, this wine is somewhat reminiscent of the 1986, given the Cabernet Sauvignon domination of the blend. Full-bodied, impressively endowed, and less sexy and velvety than normal, this is a somewhat different style of Pichon Lalande than most readers have been used to.

James Molesworth, Wine Spectator (Web Only, 2014): 95/100

Rock-solid, with a classic Pauillac profile of cassis, iron and graphite. Layers of blueberry, blackberry and boysenberry fruit cover the grip for now, but there's serious muscle for the longer haul, revealing a lingering pastis hint.

Jancis Robinson, jancisrobinson.com (July 2015): 18,5/20

More intense on the nose than the Réserve de la Comtesse. Very supple and sweet on the top with masses and masses of well-managed tannins underneath. The limit of ripeness, I’d say, but it’s not overripe. Needs real patience but it should be rewarded.

René Gabriel, Bordeaux Total (2012): 19/20

Tiefdunkles Granat mit lila Schimmer. Erfrischendes Holunder-, Heidelbeeren- und Cassisbouquet, unten mit etwas Kokos unterlegt, sofort ansprechend, also die Primärfrucht voll mitgepackt. Im Gaumen mit wunderschöner Harmonie, die Tannine sind perfekt eingebunden und stimmen den Wein irgendwie schon milde, die Aromen sind gebündelt und lang im Finale. Ein erhabener Wein mit graziöser Anmut. Es ist kein Verbrechen ihn jetzt schon mal zu probieren. Überzeugt restlos und kann irgendwie eine 1982er-PiCoLa-Kopie werden. Jetzt verdient er einen Punkt mehr und ich freue mich jetzt schon, diesem Wein in den nächsten Jahren möglichst oft wieder zu begegnen.

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