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Vintage | Wine 1995 |
Classification | Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Pauillac |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Country | France |
Château | Château Pichon Longueville Baron |
Country | France |
Classified a 2nd growth in 1855. The vineyard of Pichon Baron (as they called to distinguish it from its neighbor Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande) is situated right next to Chateau Latour on one of the finest vineyards in Pauillac. In the seventeenth century, Jacques de Pichon Longueville Baron, began to construct the vineyard of Pichon-Longueville. The reputation of the wine was established a few years later. The present castle was built in 1851 by Raoul de Pichon-Longueville. The wines of Château Pichon Baron come from this historic property. Resulting in full-bodied wine, rich in tannins, which are characterized by their finesse and elegance. Their length in the mouth is exceptional and they have a significant aging potential.
Saint Julien
Pomerol
CHÂTEAU HAUT BAGES LIBERAL 1995
Pauillac
CHÂTEAU LA MISSION HAUT BRION 1995
Pessac Leognan
Pauillac
IGP Alpilles
LA RESERVE DE LEOVILLE BARTON 1995
Saint Julien
Pessac Leognan
(09-2007)
(2007) Blackberry, with violet and currant undertones. Full-bodied, with silky tannins and a long finish. A little tight still. Give it some time. This is layered and rich. Classy. A little better than I remember.
(02-1998) A stylish, elegant, more restrained style of Pichon Baron, with less obvious new oak than usual, this deep rubypurple-colored wine offers a pure black currant-scented nose with subtle aromas of coffee and smoky toasty oak. In the mouth, the wine displays less weight and muscle than the 1996, but it offers suave, elegant, rich fruit presented in a medium to full-bodied, surprisingly lush style.