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| | Vintage | 2004 |  Label 603 of 609 
(NOTE: Label borrowed from 1945 vintage.)
 | | Type | Red | | Producer | Château Pichon-Longueville Baron (web) | | Variety | Red Bordeaux Blend | | Designation | n/a | | Vineyard | n/a | | Country | France | | Region | Bordeaux | | SubRegion | Médoc | | Appellation | Pauillac | | UPC Code(s) | 031259013749, 071570019495, 087000331617, 087000341982, 3251093009471, 3258690087178, 3419466148794, 3612170011921, 3760020090128, 3760020090807, 3760020090913, 3760020091477, 3760020091750, 3760020096922, 616773325150, 649185000377, 721713845183 |
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| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.1 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 372 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by NickA on 4/15/2024 & rated 92 points: Another 2004 horizontal (Hawksmoor Guildhall): Soft, rounded, sensual nose. Very approachable and easy to drink, with a hint of savour and some sweetness and decay showing with air. Fabulous with the T-bone, then, but I actually preferred the punchier showing when I last had this in 2020. Given that, I'm tempted to leave my other bottles a few years in order to lean into the wine's tertiary side. (791 views) | | | Tasted by SimonG on 4/15/2024 & rated 92 points: Jonathan’s/Nick’s 04 Bordeaux (Hawksmoor Guildhall, London): Dense mid to full ruby. Some blackcurrant and blackcurrant leaf, softer with a touch of mocha. Some spice. Soft and approachable. Really quite giving. Lovely but not quite up to the promise of the 06 Bibendum tasting or a subsequent bottle at the 09 Alba PB offline. (817 views) | | | Tasted by grandvin100 on 4/14/2024 & rated 91 points: Less power than expected, came across a bit flat, but with time fine flavours, plums, leather, very fresh... Drink now. (737 views) | | | Tasted by advinm41 on 4/5/2024 & rated 93 points: Excellent for the vintage. As good as Palmer 2004 I drank recently. Nose of cassis, leather, pencil lead, tobacco and peppery note. Palate is fairly rich, dark fruit and leather, some mushroom and tobacco and chocolate notes and smooth tannins. Medium finish (777 views) | | | Tasted by LWI on 2/4/2024 & rated 93 points: Still more development ahead (1602 views) | | | Tasted by dbkitc on 12/22/2023 & rated 94 points: (at Elkridge Club - Baltimore) Glorious from magnum. Classic Pauillac black current and tobacco nose. Maturing fruit is sweetening and plump yet the backbone provides balance. Best at 60 minutes after decanting. One of the better 2004 Bordeaux I have tasted. Bravo. No rush but why not? (94) (1726 views) | | | Tasted by kelvinkyng on 11/18/2023 & rated 93 points: pretty much followed and agreed with the Player's notes, thank you. layered with good finishing. very enjoyable, esp with good friends who also appreciated PB. (1843 views) | | | Tasted by the player on 10/20/2023 & rated 93 points: Beautiful given the vintage I think Pauillac shone in 2004. Rich ruby red color. Decanted and aerated for two hours then drank over 90 minutes. Perfumed cassis nose, black pepper, graphite. On the palate very intense, lots of cassis and dark red fruits, some leather and graphite, explosive fruit mid palate, amazing structure, finishes rich with bitter chocolate notes with silky tannins. (2077 views) | | | Tasted by wineton.mee on 9/29/2023 & rated 93 points: Lovely bottle of unmistakeable claret. Showing some tertiary evolution of smoked meat, tobacco, dried cherries but only just. Still lots of freshness and fruits left. Pencil shaving, graphite and the usual Bordeaux goodness. Bell peppers coming across nicely and not jarring. Good to go now, and potential to age for another decade no doubt. (2335 views) | | | Tasted by hargy on 9/4/2023 & rated 90 points: this was certainly mature, if not a bit tired and needs drinking - maybe an odd bottle? (2213 views) | | | Tasted by Argrath on 9/2/2023 & rated 93 points: (Bdx 2004 "2ème cru"-tasting)
Medium-fullish nose. Quite rich. Black fruit, coco-nut oak, hints of iron minerality. Some tertiary barnyard and a nice perfume of violets and flowers.
Medium-fullish, fullish palate. Ripe, mellow tannins. Hints of Brett, but not disturbing. Cigarre, leather and savory notes of bell pepper. Nico, but quite old-school. A bit rustic.
Quite classic and better now than in 10 years. (1624 views) | | | Tasted by the player on 7/16/2023 & rated 93 points: Amazing how the wine continues to evolve ever so slowly in bottle. Same dark ruby red color, nose of cassis, coffee, rocks, pencil lead and spice. On the palate structure remains the same, nice mid palate acidity, very terroir driven, almost like a Les Forts de Latour with more character. Superb balance, finishes slightly short with melting tannins. Still very enjoyable to drink today as it was the first time I sampled this with Oz Clarke in 2010! (2258 views) | | | Tasted by Papies on 6/24/2023 & rated 92 points: A good 12 years since we tried this at the chateau ( Papies 92-93) and at that time was atill with the puppy fat and the smoky , chocholately oak.
On this day served blind and people took it for a new world Bordeaux blend. Even when told this was old world they went to Italian rather than Bordeaux. And indeed at this stage ( still young btw albeit very much approachable and worth a try) it has than new world ripe and oaky feel albeit the Wien owns the oak. It is richer than expected given an 04 albeit our exposure to this vintage is very limited. Pretty wine still and full of charm but more like it’s just come back from a California vacation at this stage than a pure claret. 92-93 and has a lot of life ahead (2323 views) | | | Tasted by robertek on 4/29/2023 & rated 93 points: Very nice and solid bottle of mature Bordeaux that will hold for many years but I don't will get better than this. (2285 views) | | | Tasted by Francophile1 on 2/25/2023 & rated 93 points: Eighth time writing a tasting note on this wine since 2020. I have probably had this vintage from this producer more than any other wine since the pandemic. It has taken an interesting journey for me because there is definitely bottle variation. This time the wine was singing after a proper 2 hour decant. Early maturity window and it contains everything I love about the Pauillac region. So tasty! (2761 views) | | | Tasted by JChan on 12/30/2022 & rated 92 points: Toasted coffee and tea like flavour with red fruits. Very smooth and balance. A good wine but not very impressive. (2692 views) | | | Tasted by dbkitc on 12/3/2022 & rated 94 points: Wow. This is a step up from the last bottle tasted and the ‘04 Barton drunk last week. The deep ruby colored wine is rich and complete. Plump cassis and plum fruit mixes nicely with earth, oak and autumnal leaves. Fullish, yet now integrated - no longer feeling over-manipulated. Impactful. Long. For a cool evening and rich food. Love the balance on the finish. Really good. (94). Decanted 6 hours in advance. What a total contrast stylistically to the Sociando from last night. (2808 views) | | | Tasted by the player on 11/25/2022 & rated 93 points: Evolving at a glacial pace from the last time I had this wine 4 years ago. Dense black ruby color, nose of cassis, rocks, graphite, pencil lead and pepper, quintessentially Pauillac. Decanted and aerated for two hours then gobelled it over an hour. Solid spicy cassis on the palate, black currants, some gamyness if I may dare. Powerful wine yet lush, great body mid palate and good acidity, finishes with notes of bitter coffee and cigar box with tannins coated with the fruit. Lovely wine to drink over next ten years and luckily I still have a case! (2561 views) | | | Tasted by acheng on 9/1/2022 & rated 90 points: Drinking reasonably now. Typical Pauillac nose with graphite and dark plum. Tannin is resolving and food friendly acidity. Should hold in this place for decades. (2959 views) | | | Tasted by englishman's claret on 8/20/2022 & rated 93 points: This is a nice time to catch the 2004 Pichon Baron; though it still has a little oak to integrate its a vivacious Baron in early maturity. Sporting a voluminous nose of blackberry, cedar, and tea, this is accessible as soon as it hits the decanter and is even more impressive on the expressive, coal-inflected palate. The 2004s can be a little smudged, but this is still a delicious wine. (3810 views) | | | Tasted by melzar on 7/21/2022 & rated 92 points: From 375: Nose and palate say Pauillac. Stern Cabernet based wine just entering it's optimal drinking window, almost twenty years post vintage. More approachable than the '96. Beautiful Bordeaux nose and well balanced palate. Enjoyable now, but will last for years. Addendum: two hours after opening, this wine really sings. Recommend decanting. 93?. (2537 views) | | | Tasted by Wine_Bear on 4/27/2022 & rated 95 points: Same comments as before, but even a bit better. (3003 views) | | | Tasted by popasq on 4/16/2022 & rated 94 points: Decanted for about 3 hours, excellent and will continue to age wonderfully. (2714 views) | | | Tasted by Diane (LI) on 3/20/2022: Looks and tastes young, which it is. Beautiful aromatics. It starts and ends strong but loses its intensity at the mid palate. Plums, spice, tobacco, bell pepper. Grippy tannins. Have it with beef, and it will be beautiful. (2579 views) | | | Tasted by alamoave on 3/12/2022 & rated 93 points: Superb. Give it an hour of air. No hurry on this. (2525 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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JancisRobinson.com (3/9/2023)
(Ch Pichon-Longueville (Baron) Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Yohan Castaing
Decanter, Château Pichon Baron vertical: 2000-2020 (12/8/2021)
(Château Pichon Baron, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jane Anson
Decanter, Bordeaux: The 2000s vintages (3/17/2021)
(Château Pichon Baron, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, Looking The Part: Pichon-Baron 1953 – 2015 (Jan 2019) (1/1/2019)
(Pichon-baron Pichon-baron Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (1/30/2018)
(Ch Pichon-Longueville (Baron) Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Brook
Decanter, Pichon Baron Masterclass DFWE 17 (11/12/2017)
(Château Pichon Baron, Pauillac, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, March 2014 (3/1/2014)
(Château Pichon-Baron Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (2/25/2014)
(Ch Pichon-Longueville (Baron) Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Julia Harding, MW
JancisRobinson.com (2/17/2009)
(Ch Pichon-Longueville (Baron) Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text. | The World of Fine Wine, December 2008, Issue #22
(Château Pichon-Baron 2ème Cru) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, November 2008
(Chateau Pichon-Baron Pauillac) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, April 2007
(Chateau Pichon-Baron Pauillac) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (10/16/2006)
(Ch Pichon-Longueville (Baron) Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, October 2006
(Chateau Pichon-Baron Pauillac) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, October 2006
(Château Pichon-Baron Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2006, IWC Issue #126
(Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron Pauillac) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (6/4/2005)
(Ch Pichon-Longueville (Baron), Rosé de Tourelles Bordeaux Rosé) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2005, IWC Issue #120
(Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron Pauillac) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (4/7/2005)
(Ch Pichon-Longueville (Baron) Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (5/13/2009)
(Château Pichon-Longueville Baron) Light coffee and espresso nose; tight, narrow, coffee, tart caramel palate with length; long finish 91+ pts. 91 points | By Beverley Blanning, MW
Sommelier Journal, July 2008
(Château Pichon-Longueville Baron) 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc. Dark, but slightly lighter in color than the 2005. Lifted, fruit-driven, fresh cassis aromas. Midweight, fresh, and balanced, with a mineral backbone. This elegant wine has lovely, sweet fruit, without the power of the 2005. Enormously appealing. Drink in six to 15 years. Winery Spotlight: Château Pichon-Longueville | By Jay Fletcher, MS
Sommelier Journal, Preview
(Château Pichon-Longueville Baron) Classic second-growth Pauillac from an undervalued vintage. About 75% high-end Cabernet Sauvignon, aged in mostly new French oak. Still a little tight, but already complex. A great choice for cellaring that will only increase in value. Hot Picks |  By Gary Vaynerchuk
Wine Library TV, Wines From Pauillac. Bordeaux most important wines?, Episode #301 (8/27/2007)
(CHATEAU PICHON BARON) #2; COLOR-dark; NOSE-beautiful; red & black fruits (dark cherries, cassis, black blueberries & blackberries); very dark; mocha/chocolate; subtle creaminess; TASTE-Delicious; huge attack of flavor; intense "all fruit" jam components, but not like fruit bombs that are driven by sugar; really rounded edges are vegetal while the fruit is so intense; the silkiness and polish is exceptional; A "DoubleBubble" (big boy that can last for 15 years easy, but still approachable now); exceptionally good; destroys 90% of Napa Cabs at this price point; RP-93; GV-93 93 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (4/21/2007)
(Château Pichon-Longueville Baron) Dark cherry red color; nice, deep, focused berry and vanillin oak with coffee note on nose; tasty, coffee, caramel and tart cherry palate with dusty tannins; medium finish 90+ pts. 90 points |
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Background: Pichon Longueville Baron stretches out on beautiful land with soil made of gravels from la Garonne river in the south of the appellation, on a plateau that serves as a transition between the commune of Pauillac and Saint-Julien. Planted with vines since the late seventeenth century, it became almost immediately famous. Produced by Jacques de Pichon Baron de Longueville, the wines of Pichon Baron were challenging the quality of those of Latour in the early eighteenth century. Promoted Second Cru Classé in 1855, the estate is divided for the inheritance, and the wines are vinified separately since 1860: Raoul, only surviving son of the Baron Joseph, takes the helm of the current Pichon Longueville Baron, often called "Pichon Baron," while his daughter Virginia, wife of Comte de Lalande, receives the other portion of the property, hence the name of her part : Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande. Red Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.Pauillac Read more detailed information about Pauillac Looking full onto the river from the earliest days, with an important port activity, traces of which go back to ancient times (shipment of bronze as long ago as 2000 B.C.), Pauillac's life has always been intimately linked to the history of wine. Although port activities were at the root of its prosperity, Pauillac had to wait until the eighteenth century when Bordeaux ceased to hold its privileged position to become a wine port. The town then became the natural outlet for the wine production of neighbouring cantons before reaching its zenith in a period when the vineyards were exceptionally prosperous.
The characteristic of the Pauillac terroir is its exceptional relief: the many undulating ridges make it unique morphologically speaking. Highly favourable conditions facilitate the dissection of the layer of gravel. This thin, Garonne gravel from whose very poverty springs great richness, has an extremely effective natural drainage.
With their velvet red colour with a hint of amber, the wines from the Pauillac appellation, full-bodied and rich in tannin, are vigorous. Powerful when young, their aromas of red fruits (black-currant, raspberry) or flowers (violets, roses, irises) melt with the passing of time into a bouquet which is long in the mouth.
Rich and complex, the wines of Pauillac deserve to be laid down for a little longer.
Production conditions (Decree dated November 14, 1936)
In order to have the right to the Pauillac appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the commune of Pauillac and from precisely defined parcels in the communes of Cissac, Saint-Julien, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Sauveur, "excluding the parcels situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils",
- satisfy precise production conditions : grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare). |
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