(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)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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(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
(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
(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
(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.
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2/4/2024 - LWI wrote: 93 Points
Still more development ahead
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12/22/2023 - dbkitc wrote: 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)
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11/18/2023 - kelvinkyng Likes this wine: 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.
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10/20/2023 - the player Likes this wine: 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.
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9/29/2023 - wineton.mee wrote: 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.
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