2010 Château Prieuré-Lichine

Community Tasting Notes (48) Avg Score: 90.9 points

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  5/4/2024 - Marquis du Vin wrote: 89 Points

  This needs time... at the 2nd hour of decant and sadly the end of the glass, things developed rather nicely. The red fruits are there, but a wall of tannins prevails at this stage, maybe the 3rd hour would make things right? I have another and will give it 3 hours next time, but from what I can tell, this is going to be what it is, and I'm not waiting another decade for changes or buying more. That being said, it's an enjoyable wine, a bit dry a bit underdeveloped at this stage, but good nonetheless. It may be caught in a place where the wine needs time, but the sediment may pile up to get you there! 2010 remains one of the best vintages, and when you find those singing now, ohh boy what a song! This is stuck in the middle for now.

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  4/24/2024 - Zweder Likes this wine: 93 Points

  HWS Bordeaux 2009 vs 2010 (By me): Dark and red berries in the beautiful bouquet with beautiful oak and some chocolate. On the palate juicy red and dark berries and a firm amount of good and fresh acidity and sticky tannin. Classical and very beautiful complex wine with still a great future until 2035+. For now 92 – 93+.

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  4/20/2024 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot wrote: 87 Points

  Dark chocolate, tobacco, over ripe dark plums, over ripe blackcurrants, ripe black cherries, black licorice and a hint of green bell pepper on the nose. Smells like what I expect for 14 year old Bordeaux, though surprising it smells THIS old given that it's a 2010. Medium + intensity of aromas. On the palate, the oak makes its presence felt. Flavors of cedar wood, smoke, baking spices and anise dominate the over ripe dark fruits. Definitely more secondary than I like my left bank Bordeaux, though with a nice medium + intensity of flavors.
  
  Full bodied with medium acid and medium + tannin. Developing. Will age well for 3-5 more years at least. Maybe 10. To my palate, I'll probably enjoy it more then.
  
  Anyway, this is very much "international style" Bordeaux. It tastes like it could be from Argentina, or Sonoma or...anywhere. It's a style I don't always mind; but for the price of $93 here in California, I'm a little disappointed. And it's not like classified growths really *mean* that much anymore; but I was surprised that a wine so obviously in this style found its way onto a fourth growth (albiet one I am a lot less familiar with).

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  11/17/2023 - AllRed wrote: 93 Points

  Friday Group Brown Bag Tasting (Eagle Brook CC): Double blind. Deep garnet color. As my nose reaches the glass I am immediately smitten by the black currant, tobacco and graphite aromas I find. Full-bodied and fine-grained, slightly sweet tannins and flavors of red plum, currant and graphite. As it opens in the glass there's a hint of molasses as well. I was thinking mid-2000s Pauillac.

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  7/7/2023 - Psdycp wrote: 91 Points

  Good density of tobacco, ripe blackberries, toasted clove and graphite on the nose. Good balance. Palate is a touch woody with firm and ripe tannins. Almost full-bodied. The huge structure is still hiding many finer aromatic elements for now. Finish is long and deep. Need a few more years for the wine to open and tannins to soften.

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