chateau pichon longueville baron 2eme cru classe pauillac

Château Pichon Longueville Baron, 2ème Cru Classé, Pauillac, 2022

Name: Château Pichon Longueville Baron, 2ème Cru Classé, Pauillac
Brand: Château Pichon-Longueville
Price: 715.82 GBP

96/100

Inside Bordeaux

95-97/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

96/100

The Wine Independent

97/100

Vinous

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2022
6x75cl
DP
£992.74
2022
6x75cl
DP
£992.74
2022
3x1.5L
DP
£1,004.74
2022
1x3L
DP
£715.82
2022
1x6L
DP
£1,389.65

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Christian Seely described Pichon Longueville as "seemingly paradoxical" given its huge level of power and freshness; the vintage has given them "something they weren't expecting". It was "important to have a subtle hand to manage vinifications". Cool macerations and fermentations kept focus, elegance and freshness in the fruit. It is clearly a very impressive and perfumed Pichon, less monolithic than usual with lots of leafy cassis, sweet hedgerow fruits, iris and graphite. The palate is sleek and powerful with layers of polished, velvety fruit. Composed and tightly wound, this is an expressive, large-scale Pichon Baron. A blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot.

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Critic Reviews

96/100

Chris Kissack,

The Wine Independent

The grand vin from Pierre Montegut and team is 81% Cabernet Sauvignon complemented by 19% Merlot. A rich, open and expressive nose, in a brighter and fresher style than many have produced in this vintage, with elements of toast, rather fresh and lightly caramelised fruit, powdered chalk and crushed gravel, with touches of crushed iris, verbena and red pepper. The palate shows the same character, with finely grained tannins, peppered fruits, dried blackcurrants and blackberries, with a little flourish of grip and a bed of tightly knit very fine and powdery tannins which lend it a sense of energy in the finish. An impressive cuvée, one which has plenty of energy and grip, and it comes in at the top of my ranged primeurs score. Tasted twice. The alcohol on the label is 14%.

drinking window 2030 - 2067

date of review 06/2025

96/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Beautiful depth through the palate, this is a gorgeous wine, so deft and well handled, excellent quality, bitter cocoa bean, black chocolate, luscious but restrained, layered red roses, powerful, concentrated, with length, and the tightness of En Primeur has loosened and softened just enough to show the beauty of the fruit. 70% new barrels for ageing. A two point upscore.

drinking window 2028 - 2044

date of review 03/2025

97/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2022 Pichon Baron was a knockout in barrel, though what matters is how it shows in bottle. This has retained the precision that I discerned previously: delineated scents of blackberry, bilberry and sea spray, just a light melted tar note percolating through with time. So Pauillac! The palate is medium-bodied with a core of sapid black fruit, white pepper and a patina of pencil lead. Perhaps this is a little tight after bottling as you would expect, yet there is linearity and grace about this Pauillac that is enthralling.

drinking window 2030 - 2070

date of review 02/2025

95-97/100

William Kelley,

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

An unusually gourmand, sensual wine from this estate, the 2022 Pichon-Longueville Baron bursts with aromas of creme de cassis, sweet dark berries, licorice, lilac and pencil shavings. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and velvety, with excellent concentration and a rather rich, supple profile. A blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot, it's the result of sub-block by sub-block picking and cooler than usual fermentation temperatures.

date of review 04/2023

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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%

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