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2018 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron

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November 24, 2024 - $185

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RATINGS

100Wine Enthusiast

...tannins are as impressive and dense as the black fruits. Together they form a harmonious ensemble, richly structured, concentrated from the many old vines in the blend...

97Wine Spectator

...charming and vibrant as the cassis, cherry preserve and blackberry paste flavors are, they have a latent saturated feel...sweet tobacco, floral and worn cedar accents.

97Vinous / IWC

Suave and sophisticated... Silky, polished tannins wrap around a core of inky dark red/purplish berry fruit... All the elements are so impeccably balanced... Rose petal, spice, blood orange and mint add brightness and perfume on the long, finely-knit finish.

97-98James Suckling

...takes you down, deep down to its center palate of blackberries and blueberries, firm and very silky tannins and a vivid finish. Wonderful palate and depth in this with such class and finesse.

97+ Jeb Dunnuck

...focused, elegant style yet offers full-bodied richness and serious depth of fruit...notes of crème de cassis, graphite, lead pencil shavings, tobacco, and wet stone-like minerality. With building tannins, a fresh, focused texture, and a great finish...

96+ The Wine Advocate

...scents of stewed black plums, crème de cassis and Black Forest cake...medium to full-bodied palate delivers impactful black fruit preserves and exotic spice layers, framed by plush tannins and a lively backbone, finishing long and spicy.

17.5+ Jancis Robinson

PRODUCER

Château Pichon-Longueville Baron

Château Pichon-Longueville Baron is a Second Growth wine of the Pauillac appellation. In the 19th century the impressive-looking chateau with multiple turrets and grand grounds was part of a larger estate that included Chateau Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande. But in 1850 the estate was divided. More than a century later Pichon-Longueville Baron was bought by the French insurance company AXA, which hired Jean-Michel Cazes of Lynch-Bages to supervise the vineyards and winemaking. The 168 acres of vineyards produce about 35,000 cases a year. The blend is usually about 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc.

REGION

France, Bordeaux, Pauillac

Pauillac is Bordeaux’s most famous appellation, thanks to the fact that it is home to three of the region’s fabled first-growth châteaux, Lafite-Rothschild, Mouton-Rothschild and Latour. Perched on the left bank of the Gironde River north of the city of Bordeaux, Pauillac is centered around the commune of Pauillac and includes about 3,000 acres of vineyards. The Bordeaux classification of 1855 named 18 classified growths, including the three above mentioned First Growths. Cabernet Sauvignon is the principal grape grown, followed by Merlot. The soil is mostly sandy gravel mixed with marl and iron. Robert M. Parker Jr. has written that “the textbook Pauillac would tend to have a rich, full-bodied texture, a distinctive bouquet of black currants, licorice and cedary scents, and excellent aging potential.”