![]() If you can't afford First Growths any more this is the wine to buy. This is quintessential Pauillac and one of the top super-second performances in 2010. On the palate this is a monster with fabulous intensity of classic cassis which is matched by strong but velvety tannins and notes of tar and cigar smoke. Dark purple, super-ripe Cabernet fruit on the nose with hints of prunes, black olives and cherries. ![]() This is so much bigger and more powerful than Pichon Lalande, a rival to Lascases this year. The breakdown is 45% grand vin, 50% Tourelles and 5% generic. The Grand Vin has, since 2001, been produced only from the vineyards near Latour with those that used to go into the blend now making the second wine - Les Tourelles de Longueville. This is 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot and aged in 80% new oak. Latour-like in style, Pichon Baron has been a star performer in all our recent blind vintage tastings. For the last ten years Englishman Christian Seely has been in charge and quality continues to rise. This great vineyard has been producing classic Pauillac since the late 1980's when Jean-Michel Cazes of Lynch Bages took control.
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