• Year 2019
• Colour Red
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• Sub Region Pauillac
• Designation
• Pack Size 6x75cl
• ABV 13.50°
• Drinking Window 2029 - 2060
• Drinking Recommendation Not Ready
• LWIN 101416320190600750

• 97-100+ Wine Advocate  

  The 2019 Pichon-Longueville Baron is a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Merlot, harvested from the 18th of September to the 11th of October. It is being aged in French oak barrels, 80% new, for 18 months. This grand vin represents 49% of the harvest. Very deep purple-black in color, the nose skyrockets from the glass with vibrant scents of freshly crushed blackberries, black raspberries and blackcurrant pastilles followed by perfumed sparks of fragrant earth, clove oil, lilacs, crushed rocks, molten chocolate and cinnamon toast. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is packed with layer upon layer of black fruit, mineral and exotic spices, framed by beautifully ripe, finely-grained tannins and tons of freshness, finishing with a lingering soft-spoken whisper of floral and earth notions. This is an absolutely beguiling expression that is classic Pauillac and yet it is Pauillac like no other.

  
  

  Reviewer Name: Lisa Perrotti-Brown

  Review Date: 17th June 2020

• 97-98 James Suckling  

  Very polished with creamy, lightly chewy tannins and layers of texture. Real cabernet sauvignon here. It’s full-bodied with pretty blackberry and blueberry character. Chocolate, too. Long, intense finish of fine, lightly dusty tannins. Tight and focused. Such finesse and class. 87% cabernet sauvignon and 13% merlot.

  
  

  Reviewer Name: James Suckling

  Review Date: 3rd June 2020

• 97 Decanter  

  Firm tannic grip lands you squarely in Pauillac from the first moment, with pencil lead and charcoal reinforcing the point. This is a serious Pichon Baron, carefully extracted black fruits that barely put a foot wrong, and a firm core of acidity. Takes its time to open in the glass, and will age for decades without breaking a sweat. 80% new oak. 49% of production in this wine.

  
  

  Drinking Window: 2029 - 2048

  Reviewer Name: Jane Anson

  Review Date: 25th May 2020

• 96-98 Vinous  

  The 2019 Pichon-Longueville Baron was picked from 18 September to 11 October, fermented between 25-29°C and aged in 80% new oak for a planned 18 months. This year it represents just under half the production from their 73 hectares of vine. It has a very refined bouquet, perhaps a little more understated than the 2018, a more cerebral nose with predominantly black fruit laced with cedar, tobacco and a beguiling estuarine scent that becomes more prominent with time. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit framed by super-fine tannins that lend this a silky smooth, creamy texture. Certainly this is a rich Pichon-Baron, though it retains all the classicism you could ask for. Very fine salinity comes through on the finish with a persistent spice; after tasted that beckons you back for more. This is an outstanding Pauillac. Tasted twice with consistent notes.

  
  

  Drinking Window: 2025 - 2060

  Reviewer Name: Neal Martin

Pichon Baron

Château Pichon-Longueville Baron is a 2eme Grand Cru Classé estate in Pauillac on Bordeaux’s Left Bank. The estate – and its sister Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande – was effectively created in 1850 when Baron Joseph de Pichon Longueville divided a larger property comprising both estates between his five children. Pichon Baron didn’t perform to the standard of its terroir in the 1960s and 1970s. But this all changed with its acquisition by the AXA Group and the arrival of Jean-Michel Cazes of Lynch Bages to run things properly. Huge investment and re-planting occurred and when Cazes handed over to Christian Seely in 2000 the estate was already on a march back to greatness. Seely has presided over a remarkable renaissance at Pichon Baron, and today the wines are hugely admired and collected as amongst the most rich, full bodied, spicy, concentrated, tannic and elegant of red Bordeaux. The 73 hectare vineyard consists of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot – although the Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot are reserved exclusively for the second wine. The 40 hectares used for the Grand Vin are located on the plateau of Pauillac, which borders the vineyard of Château Pichon Lalande and overlooks the vines of Château Latour.

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