Pichon Baron

Specification

Producer

Pichon Baron

Region

Bordeaux

Where

Pauillac, Bordeaux

Classification

Second Growth (1855)

Grapes

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Vintage

2007

Case

12 x 75cl OWC

Held at

Wine Tunnels, London City Bond (in bond)

Code

PICBAR0712X75

About this wine

The grand vin of Pichon Baron is a powerful, classic Pauillac, made predominantly from Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot. Deep in colour, with cassis, cedar and graphite and firm, ripe tannins, it is built for long ageing; it usually needs a decade or more to open and the best vintages last for many decades. A strict selection sends much of the crop to the estate's second wines.

About Pichon Baron

Château Pichon Baron, officially Pichon-Longueville Baron, is a Second Growth of Pauillac, classified in 1855. It stands opposite Pichon Comtesse, from which it was separated in the nineteenth century, and its turreted château, built in 1851, is one of the best-known sights of the Médoc.

Since 1987 it has been owned by AXA Millésimes, which restored the estate and built a new cellar. Its best vineyards lie on deep gravel next to Latour, and the wine has become one of the most consistent and sought-after of the Second Growths.