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PICHON BARON
Pauillac - 2006
2ème Cru Classé en 1855
Price:
92.00 €
TTC per bottle
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17.5 Drink 2015-27 Meaty nose. Compact and dense and some real ambition here. Top quality oak and pretty refined fruit. Should make very easy-to-appreciate old bones. Sleek and polished. Very obviously super second rank. You could actually drink this earlier if you were impatient… 90-92/100 Tasted at the chateau. A deep garnet core. A broody, austere nose with a slight greenness behind layers of toasty new oak. The palate offers more than the nose, with a rigid structure, slightly bitter tannins, notes of blackberry and tobacco. Very masculine, perhaps lacking some punch or a seductive lushness on the finish, this is a difficult Pichon Baron to love and may show better in bottle paired with food. Tasted April 2007. |
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Château Pichon Longueville Baron-2nd Grand Cru Classé-Pauillac
The Pichon-Longueville family lived at the Château until 1933. In 1933 the Bouteillier family, who also owned Château Palmer, purchased the estate and during the tenure of Jean Bouteillier, the Chateau achieved great respect, outshining it’s famous sister across the road; Pichon-Lalande. The beautiful Chateau, as it exits today, was built by Raoul de Pichon-Longueville in 1851. It was bought over by insurance giant AXA in 1987 who restored the Chateau to its former glory in 1998.
The Pichon-Longueville family lived at the Château until 1933. In 1933 the Bouteillier family, who also owned Château Palmer, purchased the estate and during the tenure of Jean Bouteillier, the Chateau achieved great respect, outshining it’s famous sister across the road; Pichon-Lalande. The beautiful Chateau, as it exits today, was built by Raoul de Pichon-Longueville in 1851. It was bought over by insurance giant AXA in 1987 who restored the Chateau to its former glory in 1998.
Facts & Figures :
Area under wine : 70 hectares
Production : 240 000 bouteilles
Soil : Graves Garonnaises
Grape varieties : 71% Cabernet Sauvignon 29 % Merlot
Ageing : 18 à 20 mois dans 20 à 80% barriques neuves
