A Test Of Greatness: 2009 Bordeaux Ten Years On (March 2019)

The 2009 Pichon-Lalande has a fresh and vibrant bouquet with blackberry, black tea and pencil shavings, quite Saint-Julien like in style. The palate is medium-bodied with chewy tannin. Not the most elegant Pauillac on the block but well defined with a very sappy, almost brine-tinged, citrus fresh finish that lingers, hints of salted liquorice on the aftertaste. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners’ 2009 Bordeaux tasting.