From a vintage you don't see very often, following the tragic frosts of '56 which decimated huge swaths of vines. Not sure how affected Pichon Baron was, but they made a really excellent wine in '57. Starts out a bit herbal, with tobacco leaf and forest floor notes. Very youthful color and texture, with bracing acidity, this hardly seems like a 60+ year old wine. Tart red fruit profile (red currant and cranberry), medium-bodied with a smooth and bright finish.
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Medium/full bodied, with a bright, acidic, sweet and tart red fruit profile, the wine is medium bodied, with a peppery, cranberry and citrus leaning finish. You have to appreciate wine with a lot of freshness here, but I sort of liked it.
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3/31/2024 - GrapeScott wrote: 92 Points
From a vintage you don't see very often, following the tragic frosts of '56 which decimated huge swaths of vines. Not sure how affected Pichon Baron was, but they made a really excellent wine in '57. Starts out a bit herbal, with tobacco leaf and forest floor notes. Very youthful color and texture, with bracing acidity, this hardly seems like a 60+ year old wine. Tart red fruit profile (red currant and cranberry), medium-bodied with a smooth and bright finish.
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6/5/2018 - Jeff Leve wrote: 87 Points
Medium/full bodied, with a bright, acidic, sweet and tart red fruit profile, the wine is medium bodied, with a peppery, cranberry and citrus leaning finish. You have to appreciate wine with a lot of freshness here, but I sort of liked it.
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2/27/1988 - sdr Does not like this wine: 75 Points
Ugly brown color. Not much aroma, mostly volatile acidity. Fruit has left the building. Tannic. No redeeming qualities. Maybe spoiled.
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