

The palate is rich, with finely-grained tannins and a bright, herb-etched finish. lot: 537 composed of 1 Magnum of Bordeaux wine, available in the sale. It’s also deeply colored, offers classic Pauillac aromatics, and possesses a medium to full-bodied, concentrated, backward vibe that’s going to benefit from 4-5 years of bottle age. The concentration and largesse of the 2016 Pichon Baron is apparent from the get-go with incredibly alluring, ripe and expansive fruit aromas in the. The 73-hectare vineyard runs adjacent to that of Château Latour, on deep gravel soils which imbue the wines with an inexorable puissance tempered by extraordinary aromatic complexity.ġ8 months in oak, 60% new, has given this wine a powerful toasted-oak character, which blends beautifully with blackberry, bramble and graphite aromas. Pichon Longueville Baron 2me Grand Cru Class (no reserve)Red, vintage 2016. The 2016 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron is slightly more Cabernet Sauvignon-based and sees 60 new French oak. Neglect in the mid-20th Century saw the estate dwindle in both quality and vineyard area until it was purchased in 1987 by the AXA Millésimes Group, which made significant investments, and by 1989 the estate was again producing world-class wines, its return heralded by the two exceptional vintages in 19. This wine has 2577 mentions of oaky notes (tobacco, oak, cedar). Made from 60 Cabernet Sauvignon, 35 Merlot, 4 Cabernet Franc, 1 Petit Verdot. The former portion became the estate of Pichon-Baron. Château Pichon Baron Pauillac (Grand Cru Classé) 2016 Château Pichon Baron Pauillac (Grand Cru Classé) 2016 A Red wine from Médoc, Bordeaux, France. Plum, mocha, leather, spice and chocolate all build effortlessly. Sensual and super-expressive, with soft contours, silky tannins and exceptional finesse, Pichon Baron is one of the more accessible wines in its peer group today.

In 1850 the Pauillac estate of Baron Joseph de Pichon Longueville was divided between his five children two-fifths to his two sons, and three-fifths so his three daughters. The 2016 Pichon Baron is seamless and racy from start to finish.
