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Red
1979 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- Pauillac
Label borrowed from 1978
Label borrowed from 1978
Label borrowed from 1980
Label borrowed from 1978
Community Tasting Notes 21
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PSPatrick wrote: 90 points
July 13, 2022 - Bottle in great condition, filled into the neck, cork intact. Medium garnet colour. Black currant, cherry, plum, light bell pepper, earth, tobacco, cedar and spices, with fully resolved tannin and good length. Upon opening, the acidity is very pronounced and the wine seems to be falling apart, but it pulls itself together and finds its balance with half an hour in a small decanter. Mature, medium-bodied, medium-complex, with average to good concentration. A few years past its peak, but still drinking well. Drink up.
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Jeff Leve wrote: 87 points
April 10, 2022 - Considering the age and the vintage, not so bad if you seeking an anniversary or birthday wine. Old-school in style, with more secondary notes of tobacco leaf, cedar chest, forest floor, peppery herbs and bright, crisp, crunchy red currants. Rustic, but charming, there is no reason for further aging.
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Aesculapian Connoisseur Likes this wine: 89 points
February 28, 2021 - Definitely off its peak
Nose : lots of tertiary aromas of tea leafs, fig, wet florest floor, mushroom and ripe plum
Palate: smooth, all acidity and tannin well integrated. The taste are still holding there but the finish is relatively short.
Afterall. Well done and thanks for letting me taste u. -
OTTMJ Likes this wine: 93 points
October 1, 2019 - Opened for thirty minutes then put in decanter to remove the sediment. Beautiful wine that’s probably a little over the hill. Green bell pepper finish with currants and cedar notes. Each mouthful a bit different than the last and still fairly complex.
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Vinogan(s) wrote: flawed
March 5, 2019 - Corked and oxidized
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1979
- 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 0400009918854, 616773325150
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 153 (68%)
- Consumed 73 (32%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerChâteau Pichon-Longueville Baron
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationPauillac
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