Chateau Pichon Baron 2eme Cru Classe, Pauillac 2017
Standard - 75cl
Stock location: United Kingdom
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- Vintage2017
- ColourRed
- ProducerChateau Pichon Baron
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- Sub RegionPauillac
- DesignationAOP
- Bottle SizeStandard - 75cl
- ABV13.5
- LWIN10141632017
- Avg. Critic Score4.3★★★★★★★★★★
Wine Critic Reviews
Composed of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon and 21% Merlot aged for 18 months in French oak barrels, 80% new, the deep garnet-purple colored 2017 Pichon-Longueville Baron slips sensuously out of the glass with provocative cherry preserves, baked raspberries and fresh blackcurrants scents, leading to nuances of red roses, charcoal, tilled soil and cardamom plus a waft of forest floor. Medium-bodied, the palate is elegant, refreshing and refined, with a compelling line of soft, grainy tannins and lots of perfumed accents, finishing fragrant.
- Drinking Window: 2021 - 2042
- Reviewer Name: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
- Review Date: March 2020
The 2017 Pichon-Baron has developed into a potent wine, even by its own standards. Black cherry, plum, chocolate, grilled herbs, licorice, new leather and spice all flesh out in a succulent Pauillac that shows the racier personality of the year. In the glass, Pichon is dark, racy and sumptuous as it so often is, with terrific density and explosive energy. Today, I see less of the aromatic brilliance the wine showed en primeur; perhaps that will come with time. The 2017 spent 18 months in 80% new oak.
- Drinking Window: 2025 - 2042
- Reviewer Name: Antonio Galloni
- Review Date: March 2020