Chateau pichon longueville baron plus#

The inky hued 2020 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron checks in as a blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon and 24% Merlot that spent 18 months in 70% new barrels. It’s full-bodied, linear and long with a compact palate. This young Bordeaux is totally seamless with fine, velvet-like tannins that are integrated and refined. This is hands down one of the most impressive wines of 2020. More than anything, though, the Pichon-Baron possesses remarkable energy and vibrancy that builds to an intense, beautifully focused finish. An exotic mélange of red cherry, mint, rose petal and blood orange comes alive in the glass. The 2020 Pichon Baron is utterly breathtaking, and also one of the very best young vintages I have tasted here. Lisa Perrotti-Brown - Wine Advocate (May 2021) The medium-bodied palate is built like a brick house, featuring firm, ripe, grainy tannins and bold freshness to support the taut, muscular black fruits, finishing long and spicy.

Chateau pichon longueville baron plus#

Opaque purple-black in color, it comes bounding out of the glass with exuberant notions of blackberry pie, preserved plums and crème de cassis, plus suggestions of Chinese five spice, chocolate mint, graphite and cedar chest with a touch of violets. The production of the grand vin represents 48% of the harvest this year. The 2020 Pichon-Longueville Baron is a blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon and 24% Merlot aging for an estimated 18 months in French oak barrels, 70% new. Annual production is around 18,000 cases. While the 73 hectare estate is planted to 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot, the last two varietals are used exclusively on the second wine Les Tourelles de Longueville. Two fifths of the estate went to his two sons and became Pichon Baron as we know it today, while three fifths went to his three daughters and became Chateau Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande. Chateau Pichon-Longueville Baron was formed when Baron Joseph de Pichon Longueville finally passed in 1850 after managing the large estate for 70 years, dividing it amongst his children.