2024 Pichon Baron
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Tasting Notes
There’s a slightly higher proportion of Cabernet than usual in Pichon Baron this year, with 87% Cabernet Sauvignon versus the normal 80. The nose offers ripe, dark berries, a hint of coffee and more lifted notes of tea leaf. On the palate, this is ripe and balanced with good density. The Cabernet brings a nice structure to the mid-palate, balancing the acidity of the vintage which lifts the finish. It’s long, with pleasing notes of spice on the finish. This should be approachable young but has everything to age beautifully. They produced 20hl/ha, equating to 98,000 bottles (versus 156,000 in 2023). Aged in 70% new oak. 12.7% alcohol and 3.71pH. Blend: 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot
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William Kelley, Wine Advocate
Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
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Deep garnet-purple colored. Fresh crushed blackcurrants, boysenberries, and juicy raspberries notes jump from the glass, followed by hints of iris, tar, and cedar chest. The light to medium-bodied palate delivers approachable, grainy tannins and bright acidity to match the elegant black and red fruit layers, finishing long and minerally.
Beautiful stuff, the 2024 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron has ripe currant and cassis fruit intermixed with classic lead pencil, graphite, and tobacco nuances. It's medium-bodied, with a pure, layered, and elegant mouthfeel, notable tannins, and outstanding length. The 2024 is based on 87% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Merlot, hitting 12.7% alcohol with a pH of 3.71.
The 2024 Pichon-Longueville Baron opens in the glass with aromas of cassis, blackberries, cigar wrappers and pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied, lively and layered, with a dense core of fruit, tangy acids and powdery tannins, this blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Merlot is a serious young Pauillac that will demand patience.
About the producer
Pauillac’s Ch. Pichon Baron, formerly known as Ch. Pichon-Longueville Baron, is ranked as one of the 15 Second Growths from the 1855 Classification and is considered one of the "Super Seconds".