

It is easily one of the more expensive Pichon Baron wines of the last decade, it is even more expensive than its 2005 for example. On the other hand, with 96-98 points from Neal Martin, it has a score that is equal to its 2010, just below its 2009 and better than all the rest from 2005 onwards. Martin noted it was “possibly the most sensual Pichon Baron” he had ever tasted en primeur and said it was “unquestionably” on a par with the ‘09 and ’10. With a London price of around £995 a case, it is 55.5% more expensive than the going rate of the 2014 at present.
2005 PICHON BARON FULL
The Pauillac estate hiked its price to €96 a bottle ex-négociant, a 45.5% increase on the release price of the 2014 (€66). The 2005 Pichon Baron has a dense ruby/purple color, sweet crme de cassis fruit, lots of cedar wood and forest floor, medium to full body, ripe tannin. They require cellaring for at least 10 years.Château Pichon Baron led the sally forth of en primeur releases yesterday morning but with a price that will likely give buyers pause for thought.
2005 PICHON BARON PLUS
The best examples of Pichon-Longueville Baron have layer upon layer of unctuous, vanilla-scented, blackcurrant and cassis fruit, intermingled with cigar box and lead pencil shavings aromas. Average of 93.4 points in 226 community wine reviews on 2005 Chteau Pichon-Longueville Baron, plus professional notes, label images, wine details.

The second wine is Les Tourelles de Longueville, introduced with the 1986 vintage. 2005 Chateau Pichon-Longueville au Baron de Pichon-Longueville Pauillac, France Avg Price (ex-tax) 209 / 750ml. The grand vin is Chateau Longueville au Baron de Pichon-Longueville. It was easy to tell the difference between the 3 as 1988 Pichon Longueville Baron had already had the tertiary and secondary notes of mushroom, undergrowth, meat, oaky and there's still fruits aroma cooked black fruits. The Cabernet-dominated Pichon-Longueville Baron is a more muscular, tannic and full-bodied wine than that of its neighbour across the road, Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande. Tasted this alongside 2005 Pichon Longueville Baron and 1995 Pichon Longueville Lalande blind. Pichon-Longueville-Baron's 73-hectare vineyard (70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Franc, runs adjacent to that of Château Latour and lies on deep gravel beds. Deep garnet-brick in color, it rolls effortlessly out of the glass with open-knit scents of blackcurrant pastilles, blackberry preserves, and licorice, with hints of mocha, black truffles, and unsmoked cigars. In 1987 it was bought by the AXA Millésimes Group, who also own Cantenac-Brown, Petit-Village, Suduiraut.ĪXA built a state of the art cuverie and chai at Pichon-Longueville Baron, while, in 2000, Christian Seely took over from Jean-Michel Cazesas as general manager. The 2005 Pichon Baron is a blend of 65 Cabernet Sauvignon, 30 Merlot, and 5 Cabernet Franc. Sokolin brings you from impossible-to-find back vintage treasures to. The impressive structure becomes more refined after breathing, an essential stage for this wine which needs time to reveal its character.Ħ4% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 3% Cabernet FrancĬhâteau Pichon-Longueville Baron, a leading Pauillac 2éme Cru Classé estate, is one of Bordeaux's most illustrious "super seconds". A 96 JD Red Bordeaux from France in a bottle. Full-bodied with high but sweet, well-integrated tannins, the 2005 Pichon Baron is more backward than the blockbuster 2003 or prodigious 2000. Dark, almost black, in colour the fruit bursts onto the palate, enhanced by gentle aging. As usual, this superb Pauillac possesses an inky/blue/black color in addition to a big, sweet nose of graphite, charcoal, burning embers, black currant liqueur, and toasty vanillin from new oak casks.
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Tasting note: Still young and feisty, Château Pichon Longueville Baron de Pichon 2005 expresses both reserve and distinction.
