December 24, 2023 - Just iron - no fruit nor tertiary aromas. Lacking everything. Cork was completely soaked...
June 26, 2022 - 1976 Bordeaux B PL? Kein Feuerwerkerwarte - aber eines bekommen. Brauchte über den Abend Luft und Zeit, drehte und wendete sich im Glas, großes Aromenspiel - tolle Unterhaltung. Einer meiner Top-70iger B-Erfahrungen.
April 8, 2022 - Green, rustic and with more tartness than sweet in the fruit, the medium-bodied wine is clearly drying out and needs to be consumed sooner than later before the last remnants of the red currants and cranberry fade any further.
December 24, 2021 - Well preserved 1976 Chateau Baron de Pichon Longueville. Above shoulder fill.
I managed to pull out the cork whole. A bit of black growth on the exterior side of the cork, but did not permeate through.
On open: scent of intense raisin, ripe blueberry, and some petroleum fumes.
I let it sit 5m before pouring. Petroleum burned off.
Kind of a deep garnet color, little bit of brown rust, but not enough to call it tawny. One of the most vigorous colors of the older wines I've opened.
Taste: raisin, strawberry, fading to tangy cherry Sweet tarts, with a finish of cedar becoming fresh hot jalapeno. Keeps you coming back for more. Best of the 1970s wines I've tried, which are only a few.
May 24, 2020 - From. 360, deep brick red. Lead pencil, medium bodied, long finish. Still smooth and balanced.
January 1, 2019 - A remarkable surprise! The capsule was a mess, welded down by what looked like a mold on the top of the cork. Removed with a monopol but still broke in two. I unfortunately pushed the lower 1/3 into the bottle and left it there to slow ox rather than decant for about 4 hours. Cork itself looked otherwise great and a quick whiff/taste let me know this was going to surpass expectations.
Tertiary notes of antique store and sandalwood. The real plot twist was a rather generous amount of cherry fruit here. Again beating expectations with a lack of metallic notes that I’ve had on other PB from the 70s. This Winebid bottle was a total win.
May 23, 2018 - Outstanding wine for the vintage. 1976 is a fair year but this bottle (0.75l) was outstanding. Opened one hour before tasting. Wine opened very quickly. Fruit still very strong. Pichon baron is definitely one of the strongest 2eme Cru.
December 9, 2017 - From .375. Top of cork had mold but pulled out cleanly with ah-so. Brick red. Hint of cigar box and plum on nose. Subtle, smooth palate. Certainly last days for this half bottle but still enjoyable. From .375!
June 18, 2017 - From .375. Cork was partially saturated, but pulled out cleanly. Brick red. Smooth and balanced. Some plum on palate. Not at all tired.
November 18, 2016 - From .375. Brick red. Decanted 14 hours. Sublime. Ageless.