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Decade-aged Bordeaux from 99pt vintage

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2010 Chateau Olivier Pessac-Leognan Bordeaux 750 ml

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2010: Pessac’s Wonderful Year

If you wanted to put a bottle of superb Pessac-Léognan from the 99-point 2010 vintage on your table, here’s what you’re likely to see online:

“Unavailable.” “Add to Waiting List.” “Sold Out.”

Not surprising, given the vintage’s unmatched rating from Robert Parker. It’s one of the greatest seasons ever in the southern Médoc, which is why we’re thrilled to share this 2010 Olivier with you. 

After a decade-plus of age, this Cabernet-led blend has shed its baby fat as the tannins have softened and interlocked into a dazzlingly sumptuous texture. It’s a legendary-vintage Bordeaux in top drinking form right now.

Château Olivier is one of the oldest estates in Bordeaux, with a history dating back to the 12th century. Secluded amidst acres of forests, it features a genuine castle with a moat. The Black Prince, the eldest son of King Edward III, is said to have loved the property for its hunting grounds. The Bethmann family acquired the estate in 1867 and continues to run it today, under owner Alexander de Bethmann and winemaker Laurent Lebrun.

Aside from the magnificence of the vintage, 2010 is just the second year in which Lebrun began incorporating fruit from a new estate vineyard they uncovered following an intensive soil survey in 2002. The legendary late professor Denis Dubordieu—known as the Pope of Bordeaux—ran that soil-analysis effort and reportedly told Lebrun they could stop looking once they hit the area now called Bel-Air, which was then covered in pine and oak trees. It’s a terroir that’s pure gold when it comes to ripening late-maturing varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon.

This is a stellar bottle to cellar and savor over the next seven years or so.