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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.9 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 830 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by wineton.mee on 4/29/2024 & rated 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. (818 views) | | | Tasted by pclin on 4/27/2024: 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. (679 views) | | | Tasted by pavel_p on 4/26/2024: 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. (758 views) | | | Tasted by melvinyeowq on 4/26/2024: 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 (826 views) | | | Tasted by djhammond on 4/21/2024 & rated 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. (1079 views) | | | Tasted by Chimer on 4/11/2024 & rated 95 points: Evolved colour, oak quite pronounced on the nose. Impressive and generous but this bottle lacked a little energy and finesse despite still having generous layers of brambly fruit. (1069 views) | | | Tasted by Buffs222 on 4/2/2024 & rated 95 points: decanted 80 minutes. Notes of leather, cedar, and tobacco, with dark fruits coming though over time. medium tannins, long finish, tertiary notes strong but still holding on to a floral and fruity profile. complex and very enjoyable (530 views) | | | Tasted by Paul D on 2/22/2024 & rated 93 points: Deep ruby/garnet core, narrow rim. Hsowing rich dark fruit, cedar. Medium/full, again rich blackcurrant fruit, vanilla, soft tannins, fresh acids, some savoury notes on the long finish. Excellent (2205 views) | | | Tasted by Vinumming & Ahhing on 2/22/2024 & rated 95 points: 1989 Bordeaux Horizontal - London (Piccolino, Exchange Square): Very profound wine here. Nose is rich, fruit cakey and long. There is real controlled power here. Palate has brooding, dark fruits with a suggestions of high quality roasting juices. Savoury and very more-ish. With air some hints of sweetness on the nose. My third favourite and the table's second favourite wine of the night. (1885 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 2/13/2024 & rated 95 points: Savory blackberry; textured with complexity; length. (2180 views) | | | Tasted by TahoeSki on 1/20/2024: III. 3 bottles Christmas Eve from family cellar. Tasted all to make sure consistent and acceptable to serve. PnP. Excellent but unexpectedly preferred the 76 Ridge Monte Bello the following night. Greatly enjoyed. No formal tasting notes. (2347 views) | | | Tasted by the player on 1/14/2024 & rated 95 points: Opened but aerated in bottle for two hours rather than in decanter, perhaps a mistake? Dark ruby red, very slight bricking to the body of the wine but hardly any sign of its 34 year age. On the nose beautifully mature claret spanning perfumed cassis, sweet tobacco, some pencil lead, black currants, some roasted meat. Lovely on the palate though felt more medium bodied than full. Compared to previous bottles, acidity a little flat mid palate but still there, finishes long with notes of mocha. Delicious in my book and next bottle I wi decant before drinking. (2395 views) | | | Tasted by sirpat00 on 1/13/2024 & rated 97 points: Tasted blind, double-decanted. Ripe extracted fruit of black currant, cassis and black cherry. Tertiary notes of earth and mushrooms and some iodine minerality. Soft texture, amazing balance and a firm structure with a lingering leathery finish. Palate with plenty of fresh, sweet fruit along with fine tertiary aromas a just a touch of Williams. To date still the best Pichon Baron I’ve tasted, currently drinking at absolute peak and with probably still decades to go. Only 2016 or 2018 seem to have the potential to live up to this. (1657 views) | | | Tasted by bestdamncab on 1/11/2024 & rated 96 points: Nose of roasted meat, black berry, hint of raspberry, saddle leather, lead pencil, and forest floor, same on the palate, the wine opened nicely and improved on the nose as the evening went on, mouth filling fruit, smooth, at its best, big body, typical Pichon Baron, very tasty, and a long, flavorful finish and lovely aftertaste. (1912 views) | | | Tasted by jmoon on 1/8/2024 & rated 95 points: 90 Rating initially as tasted surprisingly over mature since last bottle 2 years ago which was sensational . Bit tired on first pour an hour didn’t help much brief leap into life when smacked with beef, but squealed to a limp ending shortly after.
Then… came back an hour or two later so I could hammer a nail into the coffin but…. it was singing with a salty tang. Dark juicy and delicious. What a great surprise. Wonderful. Phew. (2102 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 12/20/2023 & rated 97 points: Austere with lean elegant berry and cedar; long balanced finish. (1870 views) | | | Tasted by 831900_ on 12/3/2023: Earth & leather as expected but still quite tight, narrow, young. Stayed tightly wound throughout 4+ hours of being opened, 1+ hr in the glass. Hard to say – tightest wine of the 1989 horizontal. (1852 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 12/1/2023 & rated 97 points: Nose of tar, cedar and damp basement; totally resolved; smooth lean semi-sweet berry and mocha; drank slowly over 3 days; smooth long and creamy at 3rd day; outstanding. (1836 views) | | | Tasted by liber on 11/18/2023 & rated 92 points: 14th of 24, opened an hour then decanted an hour, perfect cork and level, since superb last bottle in Jan 21, this bottle very tertiary with fruit flavours in decline, wonderful structure, fine length and complexity as ever but also disjointed and slightly odd as if missing an important component, not obviously flawed, needs watching and this bottle showing downside risk so need to look at another bottle in near term. Usually strong VF, this merely F (17.5). (1909 views) | | | Tasted by doug374 on 11/6/2023 & rated 94 points: Just as good as the bottle we had two weeks ago. Aged very well, good fruits, light smoke and cinnamon little tannin beyond what is necessary to hold the core of flavors together. (2269 views) | | | Tasted by ONEFIVE on 10/29/2023: PnP.
Wooooow this nose is insane. Great bottle.
Ripe red and black fruit, damp soil, vanilla, leather, cigar, with a touch of green. Very Bordeaux terroir driven.
Med- body, med acid, med tannin.
This is brilliant. Showing hardly any age at this point. It’s remarkable how well it’s holding up. Drinks no and for the next 10+ years. (2034 views) | | | Tasted by doug374 on 10/26/2023 & rated 94 points: Wonderful deep ruby red color in the glass. Vibrant fruit aroma mingled with minerals and tobacco.Probably at a peak but anticipate a long plateau based on how fulsome this was. (1756 views) | | | Tasted by devraj on 10/16/2023 & rated 95 points: Youthful looking dark ruby. Very expressive aromas of black small fruits, cedar, dark florals, cocoa and mint on the nose. The palate shows sappy black fruits laced with graphite, a touch of savory brown sauce, good acidity, gentle grip and a very long fruit filled and cedar scented finish. Superb! (1817 views) | | | Tasted by luHar1423 on 10/12/2023 & rated 98 points: Love this one - very close to the near-to-perfect 1990 vintage, but still a runner-up;-).
2h decant to enter the pleasuredome of fruity notes, well integrated and harmonizing acids and tannins with a very long finish. Fantastic - just fantastic.
It is just shy the 99 points and I believe it is far from having reached its peak. Happy to have some additional bottles in my cellar and looking forward to enjoy these in the coming decade(s?).
We enjoyed this bottle alongside the 1989 Lynch Bages and there was a huge and noticeable gap between these two - and both are great. While LB is close to its end, I believe the 89 PB has still a theoretical long life span (but too delicious to wait too long). (2026 views) | | | Tasted by Mr T on 9/26/2023: Good but not great bottle. Very soft and tannins resolved but fruit very restrained and wine almost feeling tired or over the hill. Hope just a bad bottle or night for me (2318 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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JamesSuckling.com (1/18/2023)
(Château Pichon-Longueville Baron Pauillac, France) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, A Century of Bordeaux: The Nines (Sep 2019) (9/1/2019)
(Pichon-baron Pichon-baron Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Mar/Apr 2019, Issue #80, Another Look At the 1989 and 1990 Bordeaux - Twin Vintages Have Taken Different Paths With Age
(Château Pichon-Baron) Login and sign up and 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 (5/24/2013)
(Ch Pichon-Longueville (Baron) Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Julia Harding, MW
JancisRobinson.com (6/17/2010)
(Ch Pichon-Longueville (Baron) Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, July/August 2002, IWC Issue #103
(Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron Pauillac) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (6/28/2002)
(Ch Pichon-Longueville (Baron) Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (11/9/2014)
(Château Pichon-Longueville Baron) Slightly bricking dark red violet color; aromatic, tart plum, cedar, light sauteed mushroom nose; silky textured, black fruit, black raspberry puree, black cherry palate; medium-plus finish 93+ points 93 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (5/14/2011)
(Château Pichon-Longueville Baron) Slightly bricking very dark red violet color; maturing, brett, cedar, tart plum nose; mature, brett, tart cassis, cedar palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points 91 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (8/7/2009)
(Château Pichon-Longueville Baron) Bricking dark red violet color with pale meniscus; plum and berry nose; tasty, refined, maturing plum, black fruit and mineral palate; medium finish 93 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (3/16/2009)
(Château Pichon-Longueville Baron) Bright dark red violet color with clarity; beautiful ripe plum, black fruit, smoke and savory nose; very tasty, tart black fruit, charcoal, smoke and youthful palate; long finish 95 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
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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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