![]() ![]() Very fleshy in feel, though there's ample grip to keep this red grounded, echoing with tar and humus accents through the finish. "This gushes with dark fig and black currant compote flavors backed by lively sweet tobacco and singed alder edges. It would be nice to see a little more daring and risk." - Vinous As outstanding as Pichon Baron is, the 2016 gives the impression it is playing things safe. Plum, mocha, leather, spice and chocolate all build effortlessly. Sensual and super-expressive, with soft contours, silky tannins and exceptional finesse, Pichon Baron is one of the more accessible wines in its peer group today. ![]() "The 2016 Pichon Baron is seamless and racy from start to finish. Sculpted to within an inch of its life but it should pay dividends in the future. So fresh and vivacious, this is the greatest Pichon Baron since 1989 and has a long future. Fine and plush tannins stretch the palate in every direction. The palate has incredible depth, drive and detail. Espresso and cedar, as well as a slate-like, stony mineral edge add complexity. "The concentration and largesse of the 2016 Pichon Baron is apparent from the get-go with incredibly alluring, ripe and expansive fruit aromas in the blackberry, dark-cherry, mulberry and plum zone. ![]() Medium to full-bodied, firmly structured and packed with mineral and exotic spice-laced black fruits, it finishes very long with compelling herbal sparks." - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Pichon-Longueville Baron offers a suave and seductive nose of warm red and black currants, black plum preserves, truffles, tapenade and rose hip tea with touches of sandalwood and Chinese five spice plus a waft of iron ore. "The 2016 Pichon-Longueville Baron is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot. Baron Raoul Pichon de Longueville was trots op zijn eigendom en liet een imposant kasteel bouwen, hetgeen we nu kennen als Château Pichon Baron. Een jaar eerder werd het landgoed namelijk in tweeën gesplitst: Pichon Baron (ook Pichon de Longueville genoemd) en Pichon Comtesse (ook Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande genoemd). De geschiedenis gaat terug naar de 17e eeuw, maar het kasteel dateert uit 1851. Met zijn twee karakteristieke torentjes ziet Château Pichon Baron er precies zo uit als je van een Frans kasteel verwacht. Waar vind je value for money in Bordeaux? Perhaps this is due to the close proximity to Chteau Latour, but either way the wines of Chteau Pichon Longueville Baron are forces to be reckoned with.Uitgelicht: de wijnen van Vignobles Silvio Denz.Uitgelicht: de wijnen van Les Terroirs de Suravenir.Special: Bordeaux - dynamischer dan ooit.Wat kun je verwachten van Bordeaux 2020?.Wat kun je verwachten van Bordeaux 2021?. ![]()
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