Les Griffons de Pichon Baron, Pauillac
Château Pichon-Longueville

Les Griffons de Pichon Baron, Pauillac


Destination

vintage


portfolio

Portfolio
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2020
6x75cl
DP
£226.82

Broking

Broking
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2018
6x75cl
DP
£181.22

En primeur

En Primeur
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2022
6x75cl
EP
£192.00


Les Griffons de Pichon Baron, Pauillac, 2018

2018

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Les Griffons de Pichon Baron, Pauillac, 2018
Maturity:
Keep
ABV:
14.5%
92/100
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent

Les Griffons de Pichon Baron 2018 is deep garnet-purple in color. It prances out with showy notions of blackcurrant pastilles, wild blueberries, and plum preserves, plus hints of rose oil and chocolate box. Medium-bodied, the palate is chock-full of muscular fruit with a firm, grainy texture and a long, fragrant finish. Nice!
Date Reviewed:
02/2023
92/100
Neal Martin, Vinous

The 2018 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron is matured in 60% new oak, and I must comment that I still feel the wood component is just a little vociferous now that the wine is in bottle. The palate is dense and structured, delivering intense black fruit laced with graphite and cracked black pepper, and tightening up toward the classically styled finish. Those tannins are still a little abrasive, so I maintain my view that this deserves 3–4 years in bottle. Good potential, but be patient.
Date Reviewed:
03/2021

specifications

country:
France

region:
Bordeaux

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Allergen Information:
This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.


Château Pichon-Longueville

Château Pichon-Longueville

The two Pichon Chateaux stand guard at the entrance to Pauillac from St Julien. These two formidable structures on opposite sides of the D2 are two of the most iconic building of the Medoc and two of the most iconic wines. AXA Millésimes, the current owner has overseen the resurgence of this venerable estate. After some lacklustre wines in the 70s and 80s, AXA bought the property in 1987 and enlisted the help of Jean-Michel Cazes have rebuilt the Chateau’s reputation. Jean-Michel stepped down in 2000 and Englishman, Christian Seely has taken the reigns and continues to push the quality level still higher.

Pichon Longueville’s grand vin is a flamboyant and powerful expression of this noble Pauillac terroir. Their wines often exceed expectation at Southwold and are amongst the top performing “super seconds”. There are two “second wines”, Tourelles and Griffons de Longueville. The Tourelles is predominantly Merlot from the Sainte Anne vineyard and offers a juicy, approachable style of Pauillac that is delightful after just a year or two in bottle, but will also reward those with patience.

Of the 73 hectares of vines, 65% are planted with Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% with Merlot. Jean-Rene Matrigon chooses to vinify plot by plot using small fermentation vats and wines are typically aged in 80% new oak barrels. Stylistically, Baron appears to be less classical and more opulent than neighbour Pichon Lalande, however, in bottle the wines adopt a more orthodox Pauillac character. In recent years, Baron has excelled at Southwold tastings and from barrel tastings, with critics and merchants alike heaping praise on the wines – this is an estate at the very top of their game.

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