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2008 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- Pauillac
Label borrowed from 2009
Label borrowed from 2007
Label borrowed from 2009
Label borrowed from 2009
Label borrowed from 2009
Label borrowed from 2009
Community Tasting Notes 139
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Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine:
March 1, 2024 - Dark red, served blind, dark red, guessed Rhone then Bordeaux, 2 hr decant, lovely & elegant for a PB but more like a Lalande, perfect with the steak, will improve with age
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J'agnes Likes this wine: 94 points
February 10, 2024 - Perfect cork. Garnet with a little bricking up around the rim. Nose is classic Bordeaux - pencil, graphite, bell pepper and blackcurrant. Big palate, creamy blackcurrant with super soft fine grained tannins. Very refreshing long, long finish. This is now in a very nice place and benefitted from a 90 minute decant.
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Ibetian wrote: 95 points
December 23, 2023 - Decanted shortly before dinner.
Nice nose offering pleasing complexity. Palate is better than I remember than many previous bottles, with plenty of fruit along with 2008 acidity. Drunk after 2003 Lafite; P preferred this.
Fine wine drinking very well now. -
MC wrote:
August 25, 2023 - Decanted 1/2 the bottle for 30 minutes. At open this has dark blue and black fruits on the nose. Very primary and tannin still fairly prominent on the palate. With an hour in the decanter it starts to show just a touch of secondaries and the tannin softens just a bit. Good with food but either a longer decant or more time in the cellar for this to really shine but this is a really nice Pauillac. A-
5 hours after open a taste from the recorked other half still shows a bit tight and still finishes with the tannin. 18 hours after open a taste from the recorked other half shows more open and the tannin has softened a bit but still there. I think I would hold a few years or try a 24 hour slow ox.1 person found this helpful Comments (1) -
Sean Tay Likes this wine: 95 points
August 3, 2023 - Double decanted. Consistent with previous notes. Pronounced nose intensity with notes of black fruits, cassis, vanilla, toast, spices. Medium+ acidity and medium+ tannin. Long finish. Full bodied. Already entering its drinking window. Will improve with aging.
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By James Lawther MW
3/9/2023 (link)(Ch Pichon-Longueville (Baron) Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Yohan Castaing
Château Pichon Baron vertical: 2000-2020, 12/8/2021 (link)(Château Pichon Baron, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JebDunnuck.com
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By Jeb Dunnuck
2008 Bordeaux - Now at age 10, 2/28/2019 (link)(Chateau Pichon-Longueville Baron Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Neal Martin
Looking The Part: Pichon-Baron 1953 – 2015 (Jan 2019), 1/1/2019 (link)(Pichon-baron Pichon-baron Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
3/2/2018 (link)(Ch Pichon Baron Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Neal Martin
2008 Bordeaux: A Day In A Life (Feb 2018), 2/18/2018 (link)(Pichon Baron Pichon-longueville Baron Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Richard Hemming, MW
2/1/2018 (link)(Ch Pichon-Longueville (Baron) Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
February 2018, 2/1/2018 (link)(Château Pichon-Baron Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Jane Anson
2008 Bordeaux 10 Years on, 1/1/2018 (link)(Château Pichon Baron, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JamesSuckling.com
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By James Suckling
6/16/2016 (link)(Château Pichon-Longueville Baron Pauillac, France) Subscribe to see review text.
The World of Fine Wine
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December 2012, Issue #38 (link)
(Château Pichon-longueville Baron 2ème Cru) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
November 2012, 11/1/2012 (link)(Château Pichon-Baron Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/19/2012 (link)(Ch Pichon-Longueville (Baron) Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
Jul/Aug 2011, Issue #34, Re-Visiting the 2008 Bordeaux Vintage: Is It Superior to Both 2009 and 2010?(Château Pichon Longueville) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Julia Harding, MW
10/19/2010 (link)(Ch Pichon-Longueville (Baron) Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
October 2010 (link)(Chateau Pichon-Baron (Pauillac)) Subscribe to see review text.
The World of Fine Wine
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June 2009, Issue #24 (link)
(Château Pichon Baron 2ème Cru) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
5/4/2009 (link)(Ch Pichon-Longueville (Baron) Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Ian D'Agata
May/June 2009, IWC Issue #144 (link)(Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron Pauillac) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
April 2009 (link)(Chateau Pichon-Baron Pauillac) Subscribe to see review text.
RJonWine.com
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By Richard Jennings
1/21/2011 (link) 92 points(Château Pichon-Longueville Baron) Opaque red violet color; cedar, black fruit, graphite nose; tasty, tart black fruit, graphite, cedar palate; medium-plus finish 92+ pts.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2008
- 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 031259013749, 031259040424, 088156021872, 3612170011921, 3760020090913, 3760020092948, 3760020096175, 649185000377
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 558 (8%)
- In Cellars 4,691 (67%)
- Consumed 1,802 (26%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
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- ProducerChâteau Pichon-Longueville Baron
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationPauillac
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- AppellationPauillac