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Pichon baron 201612/18/2023 Tasted three times - last time in September 2019. More spicy fruit and more "muscles" than 2016, but this wine still had the same power and length. V ery aromatic and intense on the nose, very powerful yet elegant at the same time, rich, noble and with a meaty finish. More accessible than the highly heralded vintages 20. The palate had power and elegance with fine acidity and lovely complexity, fine structure and balance. Tasted twice - last time in November 2021. In my opinion, the best vintage made during AXA's ownership! Emphatic and stupendous wine! 78% Cabernet Sauvignon + 22% Merlot. T ight, dense, very powerful with strong backbone, fabulously complex, chewy, rich and with stunning length. Tasted three times - last time in December 2020. Sheer power and concentration, rows and rows of creamy blackberries and sweet tannin, remarkable complexity and depth, luscious and with many layers. 87% Cabernet Sauvignon + 13% Merlot. 87% C. Nevertheless, it’s a complete wine with great complexity, rich, and excellent length. Tannin seemed to be a bit firmer than compared to vintages 20. Very intense nose of tobacco and grilled bacon, tight, dense, fat and luscious on the palate with a strong backbone. Tasted in May 2021. 76% Cabernet Sauvignon + 24% Merlot. Wine menu for a day in April 2019 at Pichon Baron, left and right!Ĭorine Ilic and Nicolas Santier from Pichon Baron's communication department While it's masculine, which corresponds very well with the fact that men inherited it in 1850, the other part of at that time big property, across the road, inherited by women and becoming Pichon Comtesse, is much more feminine wine, with more elegance and finesse. Pichon Baron is a true Pauillac wine with power, a strong backbone and big concentration. Les Tourelles has more Merlot than Cabernet Sauvuignon in the blend, while Les Griffons has more Cabernet Sauvignon than Merlot. In addition to Grand Vin, two second wines are produced, Les Tourelles de Longueville and Les Griffons de Pichon Baron. Planted grape varieties are 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Pichon Baron covers 73 ha of vines which average age is 35 years. Under the new ownership, the quality of Pichon Baron started to be better, especially in 2005, 2009, 2010, plus the last five vintages (2014, 2015, 2016, 20) are excellent. In 1988, renovation of the chateau and creating a new cellar for vinification and ageing had begun. After a short time, he was replaced by Jean-Rene Matignon, who has been technical director of Pichon Baron since then. In 1987 French insurance company AXA Millesimes purchased this property, and Jean-Michel Cazes from Lynch Bages was appointed as manager. Under their ownership, the quality of the wine wasn't worth its status with thin and bland wines. Two sons inherited the part known as Pichon Longueville Baron, and 3 daughters were granted property on the other side of the road, which later became Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande.įrom the 1930s and until the mid-1980s, Pichon Baron was owned by the Bouteiller family. In 1850, Pichon Longueville Baron, according to the will of Baron Joseph de Pichon Longueville after his death the same year, was split among his 5 children. Chateau Pichon Baron has a long, long history, and I'll mention the most important facts here.
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