2019 Chateau Pichon Baron 2eme Cru Classe, Pauillac 6x75cl

Chateau Pichon Baron

Case Format: 75cl

Max score: 97

Drink To: 2026-2060

Back in 1987, the insurance company AXA decided to enter the wine business and purchased Château Pichon Baron which was in need of investment. AXA saw the outstanding potential of the property and realised that it was an opportunity too good to miss. The Château was restored, machine-harvesting was ended, and over the years the size of the vineyards has been increased. More importantly, quality has improved swiftly, and now once again truly excellent wines are being produced - even in tougher vintages. Under the direction of Christian Seely, quality has never been higher than it is today, partly thanks to ever more rigorous selection in the vineyard.
£580.00 IN BOND

Available for Immediate Delivery

CRITIC REVIEWS

97
Neal Martin

The 2019 Pichon Baron is quite closed on the nose, blackberry, bilberry and incense, with graphite and cedar developing with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, not quite as finessed as Pichon Lalande, but with great structure and density on the close. It needs a little more precision to develop on the finish but just give it time. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting.

97
William Kelley

The 2019 Pichon-Longueville Baron will go down as one of this chateau's great wines of the modern era, along with 2016, 2010 and 1989. Unfurling in the glass with aromas of cassis and plums mingled with notions of cigar wrapper, sweet loamy soil and violets, it's full-bodied, velvety and layered, with superb concentration, lively acids and rich, powdery tannins. Perfumed and resonant, this is a profound young Pauillac that bears more of a resemblance to its neighbor Chateau Latour than to Pichon Lalande this year. Pichon Baron was one of the great deals of the en primeur campaign, and readers who purchased futures are to be congratulated on their foresight.

18.5
JancisRobinson.com

87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot. Aged 18 months in oak barrels (80% new).Deep, crimson hue. Lifted, bright and intense, the accent on the fruit. Both complex and satisfying on the nose. Creme de cassis and spice notes. Layers of fruit on the palate but more freshness and poise than 2018. Plentiful tannins provide shape and length. Close to 2016 in style, just a little more persistence. (JL)

DELIVERY INFORMATION

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

COUNTRY

France

REGION

Bordeaux

SUB REGION

Pauillac

VINTAGE

2019

COLOUR

Red

CASE FORMAT

6x75cl

AVAILABILITY

IMMEDIATE

MAX CRITIC SCORE

97

DRINK TO

2026-2060

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