chateau pichon longueville baron 2eme cru classe pauillac

Château Pichon Longueville Baron, 2ème Cru Classé, Pauillac, 2014

Name: Château Pichon Longueville Baron, 2ème Cru Classé, Pauillac
Brand: Château Pichon-Longueville
Price: 667.22 GBP

94/100

Inside Bordeaux

96/100

The Wine Independent

92/100

Vinous

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2014
6x75cl
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£667.22

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Christian Seely’s Pichon Baron has been on fine form. The addition of another second label 'Les Griffons' means there is even greater selection. All the fruit for the Grand Vin now hails from the original vineyards closest to Chateau Latour. 45% of the crop will be used in the 2014 Pichon Longueville; it is typically rich and thick, with a velvety structure, packed with seductive fruit. So far so good you'd think. Well, not quite. Our expectations are very high at this estate and while this is a very worthy wine, it doesn't have the same pizzazz as the other Pichon. The flavours are just a little bit blurred and lazy in comparison. Yes, it's all very svelte, with layers of griotte cherry, black forest gateau, Valrhona chocolate, espresso and the velour texture we've come to expect from this sumptuous second growth, it just lacks a certain energy and elegance. While Lalande has this wonderful nervy tension, this comes across as a bit cumbersome.

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Critic Reviews

92/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2014 Pichon Baron has a lovely bouquet with blackberry, pencil shavings and touches of warm gravel, very well defined and focused, classic in style. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, fresh and vibrant, with a dash of white pepper and allspice leading to that slightly flinty finish. Maybe it becomes a little creamier than expected, but it's still just a lovely Pauillac drinking perfectly now and will continue to age for many years. N.B. The bottle poured blind at the Southwold tasting exhibited a metallic element on the finish, and I marked it down. Tasted at Bordeaux Index's 10-Year On tasting.

drinking window 2024 - 2052

date of review 03/2024

96/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

Medium to deep garnet-brick in color, the 2014 Pichon Baron offers up serious, straight-laced notes of blackcurrant cordial, cedar chest, and tobacco leaf leading to hints of cardamom, pencil lead, and truffle. The medium-bodied palate is gracefully styled, with lovely tension and ripe, fine-grained tannins, finishing long and minerally.

drinking window 2024 - 2044

date of review 03/2024

94/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Stunning, this is just beginning to deliver the most deliciously taut and balanced Pauillac character, with crayon and bilberry, black truffle and black pepper, muscular and concentrated mint leaf and cigar box on the finish. Very impressive, at the beginning of its drinking window. 80% new oak.

drinking window 2024 - 2042

date of review 02/2024

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Specifications

Country:

France

Region:

Bordeaux

Appellation:

Pauillac

Producer:

Château Pichon-Longueville

style:

Red Wine

Grape Variety:

Cab Sauvignon Merlot

abv:

12.5%

allergen information

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