Château Pichon-Longueville Baron - 2010 - Pauillac Château Gazin and sweet oak from a

and sweet oak from a 51% Cabernet Sauvignon-led blend

praised by Robert Parker for its fragrant spicy nose

precise finish

the 2002 Haut-Bages Libéral delivers dark fruit complexity

but was more than happy to taste it again (lucky me) for this report

Château Pichon-Longueville Baron - 2010 - Pauillac Château Gazin and sweet oak from aRobert Parker's Wine Advocate : 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 1989 and 1990. It was certainly showing well when I stopped by the chateau in January. Opaque purple, with loads of charcoal, licorice, incense and some exotic Asian spices along with abundant cassis liqueur, blackberry and hints of roasted coffee