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Pichon Baron Half 2020
HED26028
37.5 cl
14%
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£94.80
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£70.00
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The 2020 Château Pichon Baron is a blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon and 24% Merlot, showcasing a captivating array of aromas. Notes of blackcurrant, blueberry, crushed stone, graphite, and lead pencil mingle gracefully, while delicate hints of violets and other flowers add a touch of elegance. On the palate, this full-bodied wine impresses with its enveloping tannins, which exhibit a texture reminiscent of the finest velvet. The structure is superb, displaying remarkable tension and focus. For optimal enjoyment, consider opening it after 2028. Available in half-bottles.
97 The Wine Independent
A blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon and 24% Merlot, the 2020 Pichon Baron is deep garnet-purple in color. It gallops out of the glass with powerful notes of creme de cassis, blackberry pie, and licorice, followed by suggestions of rose petals, Indian spices, and cedar chest with a touch of mocha. The medium-bodied palate is elegant and fresh with fine-grained tannins supporting the bright black fruits, finishing long and perfumed.Lisa Perrotti-Brown12th March 2023
96 Vinous
The 2020 Pichon Baron has a delineated, slightly conservative but brilliantly focused bouquet that opens gloriously with time in the glass: black cherries, blueberry and cassis tinged with graphite. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent and juicy tannins that disguise the structure underneath. There's a real peacock's tail on this Pauillac, and it's a long-term prospect. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.Neal Martin12th November 2024
96 Jane Anson
Densely structured, with muscular tannins that confidently hold the cassis and blackberry fruits in check and load up on the Pauillac character. This is great quality, full of liquorice, gunpowder tea and grilled cocoa bean set against plump black fruits and a mouthwateringly fresh finish with eucalyptus and slate. Will be bottled in June 2020 (and go into vat a few months earlier), but will easily need 6 to 8 years in bottle to fully soften. 80% new oak, 48% of overall production, 30hl/h yield. Harvest September 14 to 30.Jane Anson22nd December 2021
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Château Pichon Baron is celebrated for its Grand Vin, a Pauillac Second Growth which comes from the oldest vines grown on the historic plots of the estate. A beautiful red, displaying a superb black fruit profile with spicy hints. Château Pichon Baron shows great elegance, intensity and exceptional length on the palate. A well-balanced blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
The Château also produces two second wines, the Cabernet-focused Les Griffons de Pichon Longueville and the Merlot-dominant Les Tourelles de Pichon Longueville. The 73 hectare estate is planted to 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot.