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Red
2018 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- Pauillac
Label borrowed from 2019
Label borrowed from 2019
Label borrowed from 2019
Label borrowed from 2019
Label borrowed from 2019
Label borrowed from 2017
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Community Tasting Notes 30
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PSPatrick wrote: 95 points
February 6, 2024 - Half-bottle. Very tight upon opening, so I decanted the wine for three hours in a small decanter which did the trick. Dark ruby colour. Ripe dark and red fruit, ripe black currant, dark cherry, ripe blackberry, ripe blueberry, kirsch, dark plum, dark chocolate, cocoa, espresso, graphite, cedar, spices, and vanilla, with medium-level acidity, ripe, round tannin, and very good length. Intriguing sweetness from the fruit and the well-integrated oak. Great structure and impressive, almost oily concentration. Wow! The best young Bordeaux I have had in some time.
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Agunner23 wrote: flawed
September 23, 2023 - OK this is more of a story than a review. So I pulled the bottle of the wine fridge and inserted the coravin and gave a couple squirts of gas and the wine started to flow so I gave it a couple more quick presses on the button. And wham the cork loosened up and took flight with the coravin. It sprayed me and the wall with about half the bottle. I used a half of a roll of paper towels to clean up and now the wall is ruined. I was so mad I just put the bottle down and threw my arms up in defeat. The next day I found the cork and it was narrow at the top and bottom. You could use one finger to push the cork more than half way into the bottle. So I took it back to the store and have to wait till Monday for the wine manager to come back. We will see what they say. Defective cork. Has this happened to anyone else or just my dumb luck.
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Agunner23 Likes this wine: 95 points
September 23, 2023 - I love this wine! It does not get the love it deserves as an '18. A massive wine with 14.5 ABV and it is hard to tell that. My local store used Corvain on bottle for me to try and I was hooked. I bought them out (4 bottles) and don't regret it. And now I want more and the are out of stock so I bought 12 more at auction for about $35 less a bottle than retail including buyer's premium l. If you find a bottle give it a try.
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merlotsmile wrote:
May 23, 2023 - Bordeaux 23-05-23 (Left Bank): C
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Collector1855 wrote: 96 points
May 14, 2023 - Bordeaux 2022 en Primeur and some recent vintages: A very well made 2018. Dark fruit, forest floor, good freshness and massive structure but not with excessive heat. A great Pauillac. 96+
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By Tom Parker MW
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By James Suckling
4/2/2019 (link)(Château Pichon-Longueville Baron Pauillac, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2018
- Type Red
- Producer Château Pichon-Longueville Baron
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Médoc
- Appellation Pauillac
- UPC Codes 015643671883, 3609050950234, 3760020096922, 3760020097615, 3760020098513, 3760020099527, 649185020375, 7070292958078
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 343 (7%)
- In Cellars 4,047 (87%)
- Consumed 241 (5%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
and earthy taste. Left Bank Bordeaux red blends pair nicely with heavy, fattier, it will typically contain more rugged tannins, red fruit, saltier, and spicier grilled steaks and lamb, and spicier grilled steaks and lamb. It is Cabernet Sauvignon dominant. Thus, it is Cabernet Sauvignon dominant. Thus, juicy hamburgers and hard cheeses., There are dozens of sub-regions within the Bordeaux winemaking region of France 38 in fact. If the Bordeaux is from the Left BankWho Likes This Wine
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- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationPauillac
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