Soft curls of tobacco and liqourice, tannins remain muscular but softening into an embrace of the cassis and bilberry fruit. ![]() This remains powerful at 21 years old, a lovely slice of well-aged Pauillac at an excellent moment to begin drinking. This is a Pichon Baron saying, "You ain't seen nothing yet." You could broach this now if you wanted, but the clever people will wisely bunker this for another decade and gloat from 2025 onward. The palate is structured, stylish and effortless, extraordinarily pure and unerringly youthful. It just reeks of Pauillac in an almost uncompromising, yet compelling manner. It has an incredibly precise, mineral-driven bouquet with intense black fruit infused with cedar and graphite scents. This is a millennial Left Bank with the keys to the top drawer. Perhaps the magnum format played its part, but. The 2000 Château Pichon Baron is just getting better and better and better. The wines are primarily Cabernet Sauvignon dominated, this produces wines that are powerful and muscular, needing many years of aging before they are deemed suitable to drink. The Chateau has been able to produce stunning wines, vintage after vintage, and the 2000 vintage is no exception. AXA built a state of art winery and cave and in 2000 Christian Seely took over as general manager from Jean-Michel Cazes. The Chateau was bought by AXA Millesimes in1987. An excellent investment and ideal for drinking today, the Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron is classified as a 2nd growth in the 1855 Classification, however it has become known as one of the 'Super Second' wines that would vie to be classed as a First Growth today were the classification redone frequently, like in St Emilion.
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