„As usual, this superb Pauillac possesses an inky/blue/black color in addition to a big, sweet nose of graphite, charcoal, burning embers, black currant liqueur, and toasty vanillin from new oak casks. Brooding intensity – one for the cellar (perhaps akin to the ’90?) Drink 2015-2030+.“ There is certainly a lot of unresolved new oak here and this certainly needs time with a slightly furry finish with notes of cedar and blackberry with just a touch of tar. The palate has good depth, nice grip but not over-bearing. Aromas of macerated black cherries, boysenberry and a touch of graphite but always remaining tight. This does not quite have the same lift on the nose as the Les Forts or Carruades but with aeration I am certain it would have offered more. The palate is full-bodied and “broader” that GPL, although it does not achieve the same ethereal sense of delineation.“ There is mint and dark berried fruit on the nose, a seam of graphite that becomes more pronounced with continued aeration.
This does not quite match the heady heights of Grand Puy Lacoste ’05, but Christian Seely has still overseen a magnificent Pauillac. „Tasted single blind at Farr’s 2005 dinner in Hong Kong. Yet I might just prefer the property over the road in this vintage.“ Yet there is immense length and persistence here, real depth and vigour on the muscular finish. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannin: more masculine than Pichon-Lalande, you could almost say more rustic.
„The Château Pichon-Baron 2005 has a not dissimilar bouquet to the Pichon-Lalande with bright red and black fruit infused with cedar and violets, almost Margaux-like in character.
This is a beauty and one of the most successful Pauillacs of this vintage.
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They require cellaring for at least 10 years.„The 2005 Pichon Baron has a dense ruby/purple color, sweet crème de cassis fruit, lots of cedar wood and forest floor, medium to full body, ripe tannin, and a long finish of a good 30+ seconds. The best examples of Pichon-Longueville Baron have layer upon layer of unctuous, vanilla-scented, blackcurrant and cassis fruit, intermingled with cigar box and lead pencil shavings aromas. The second wine is Les Tourelles de Longueville, introduced with the 1986 vintage. The grand vin is Chateau Longueville au Baron de Pichon-Longueville. The Cabernet-dominated Pichon-Longueville Baron is a more muscular, tannic and full-bodied wine than that of its neighbour across the road, Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande. Pichon-Longueville-Baron's 73-hectare vineyard (70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Franc, runs adjacent to that of Château Latour and lies on deep gravel beds. In 1987 it was bought by the AXA Millésimes Group, who also own Cantenac-Brown, Petit-Village, Suduiraut.ĪXA built a state of the art cuverie and chai at Pichon-Longueville Baron, while, in 2000, Christian Seely took over from Jean-Michel Cazesas as general manager. The impressive structure becomes more refined after breathing, an essential stage for this wine which needs time to reveal its character.Ħ4% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 3% Cabernet FrancĬhâteau Pichon-Longueville Baron, a leading Pauillac 2éme Cru Classé estate, is one of Bordeaux's most illustrious "super seconds". Dark, almost black, in colour the fruit bursts onto the palate, enhanced by gentle aging. Tasting note: Still young and feisty, Château Pichon Longueville Baron de Pichon 2005 expresses both reserve and distinction.
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