1989 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron

Community Tasting Notes (724) Avg Score: 93.9 points

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  4/29/2024 - wineton.mee wrote: 93 Points

  Glad to have tasted this again after a few years, though it remains tremendously youthful still. The previous one I had might be mildly corked and this I felt was in good shape. Deep ruby hues and some solid structure remaining in the tank. All the typical Pauillac goodness of pencil shavings, blue berries, cherry, and liquorice, very suave and imposing at the back.

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  4/27/2024 - pclin wrote:

  Double-blind. Probably an off bottle. Young and tannic, didn’t live up to the reputation of the super ‘89 and ‘90 Pichon Baron. I though this was a ‘95 Bordeaux with those rough and tough tannins.

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  4/26/2024 - pavel_p wrote:

  Jason's birthday: This was unfortunately a very disappointing showing, a lean and mean left bank Bdx with a robust structure but not much fruit at all. A 3h decant might have helped but the wine left us all puzzled. On that evening around 89 points.

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  4/26/2024 - melvinyeowq wrote:

  Jason's birthday: My contribution. Vibrant ruby colour, so youthful that everyone was in the mid-00s. Actually was more approachable when I tasted on opening, but retreated into its shell after an hour. Unintegrated and incredibly brooding on the whole; unresolved oak, fruit cake notes, a wall of tannins and acidity. Crazy to think that a 35 year old wine is too young, but regret not keeping this for

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  4/21/2024 - djhammond Likes this wine: 97 Points

  This has really burst into life over the last 12 months, and my second bottle during that period. It nows to lives up to all the initial plaudits on release. For myself, it is the best pre millennial Pichon Baron, just pipping the 1990. The nose is deeply aromatic, but tertiary, with blackcurrant, plum, and beef blood, with violet wafts. The palate probably has further integration, but already is silky, but with a tannic bite. The finish does not quite match the rest of the experience, but it is nitpicking. Half an hour in the decanter is sufficient to lose any initial funk.

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