Chateau Pichon Baron-Longueville 2. Cru Classé Pauillac 2019 i trækasse

“100 points. On a par with the great 2016” - Decanter
”98-100 points. A finish that doesn't want to leave.” – Jeff Leve
”97-100 points. Absolutely beguiling... classic Pauillac” – Robert Parker
“99 points. Incredible length. The new 1990, but better crafted” – James Suckling
”98 points. Pure class and just a beautiful, seamless Pauillac” – Jeb Dunnuck
”97-98 points. In a class of its own again this year; majestic” - Vinum

”Among the so-called "Super Seconds", which means it would earn the "Premier Cru Classé" – WeinPlus Wine Guide

Perfekte 100 point hos Decanter. Uafgjort med Mouton Rothschild hos Suckling… Har Pichon Baron begået sin hidtil største vin?

2019 er et absolut topår med så perfekt modne Cabernet Sauvignon-druer, at Pauillacs kongedrue udgør 87% af det endelige blend. Den største andel nogensinde. Det her er Pauillac i yderste potens!

Anmeldelser af Château Pichon-Baron-Longueville 2. Cru Classé Pauillac 2019

100/100 Decanter
“The bouquet enchants by its expression of pure, crunchy fruit and florality without a trace of oakiness despite barrel-aging with 80% new wood. Some touches of graphite and subtle spices come into the aromatic mix. On a par with the great 2016, this stunning wine has a palate that combines fleshy, velvety texture and linearity as well as remarkable length, and provides convincing testimony of the progress achieved by the estate’s technical team.”

98-100/100 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
“The dark inky hue makes it impossible to see though the glass! The nose is like walking into a flower market located next to a fruit stand as those two scents permeate the air. Vanilla bean, earth, forest leaf, pepper and cedar come next. Rich, luscious, concentrated and with a remarkable purity of fruit, the wine coats your mouth, palate, teeth and gums with layers of black, red and blue fruit, velvety tannins and a finish that doesn't want to leave.”

97-100/100 Robert Parker
"The 2019 Pichon-Longueville Baron is a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Merlot, harvested from the 18th of September tothe 11th of October.Ot is being aged in French oak barrels,80% new, for 18 months. This grand vine represents 49% of the harvest. Very deep purple-black in color, the nose skyrockets fromthe glass with vibrant scents of freshly crushed blackberries, black raspberries and blackcurrant pastilles followed by perfumed sparks of fregrant earth, clove oil, lilacs, crushed rocks, molten chocolate and cinnamon toast. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is packed with layer upon layer of black fruit, minerak and exoic spices, framedby beautifully ripe, finely-grained tannins and tons of freshness,finishing with a lingering soft-spoken whisper of floral and earth notions. This is an absolutely beguiling expression that is classic Pauillac and yet it is Pauillac like no other."

99/100 James Suckling
“Blackberries and blueberries with stone and graphite. Flint and black licorice, too. So perfumed. Full-bodied, very long and linear with incredible length. The new 1990, but better crafted. Chewy, yet so tailored and wonderfully proportioned. Freshness and elegance. Wonderful depth. 87% cabernet sauvignon rest merlot. The highest ever proportion of cabernet.”

98/100 Jeb Dunnuck
“Based on 87% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Merlot raised in 80% new French oak, the 2019 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron is pure class and just a beautiful, seamless Pauillac that does everything right. Revealing a deep purple hue as well textbook notes of blackcurrants, smoked tobacco, freshly sharpened pencils, and liquid violets, it shows the more medium to full-bodied, elegant style of the vintage yet is brilliantly concentrated, has a supple, layered mouthfeel, ripe yet building tannins, and a great, great finish. It's more open and expressive than Mouton and shares plenty of similarities with Comtesse with its layered, supple, just perfectly balanced and classy style. It unquestionably already offers pleasure today (and it's a good time to try a bottle, as I wouldn't be surprised to see it close down), but it will need a decade to hit maturity and it will be a 50-year wine.”

98/100 Alexandre Ma
“Baron 2019 shows me an unfathomable sense of energy, and when this energy is about to burst, there is always a mysterious force pulling it back. You can imagine the great tension created by this feeling. Rich and intense aromas of pomegranate, waxberry, delicate herbaceous aromas and just the right amount of star anise spice. After shaking the glass, there is still a little gentle fragrance of violets. I love the control of the 'heat' by winemaker Jean-René, which brings out the clean lines and elegance in a mature and intense hot vintage. The process of tasting Baron 2019 is like touching a gentle Griffin beast. When you look at it, you know that only those who understand it can control it”

97-98/100 Vinum
”In a class of its own again this year; majestic, erratic, with tannins chiseled as if from a block, has flesh, fullness and fire, but also refinement, needs to mature.”

97/100 Antonio Galloni
”The 2019 Pichon-Baron is magnificent. In fact, the 2019 is one of the very finest recent vintages I can remember tasting. Cabernet Sauvignon is the highest ever in the Grand Vin at 87%. That comes through in the wine's vibrancy, explosive power and overall profile. Dark cherry, plum, gravel, licorice and incense infuse the 2019 with tremendous depth to match its virile personality. Pichon-Baron was impressive from barrel and it is again today from bottle. Superb.”

Pichon-Baron 2019 er fremstillet på et klassisk blend af 87% Cabernet Sauvignon og 13% Merlot, som Pichon Baron selekterer fra de ældste vinstokke på slottest historiske grudmarker. Efter endt gæring modner Le grand Vin 18 måneder på 225 liters barriquefade, heraf 80% helt nye og resten 1 år gamle.

Om Château Pichon-Baron

”Among the best wines of the Medoc in almost every vintage!” – Jeff Leve

”Among the so-called "Super Seconds", which means it would earn the "Premier Cru Classé" - WeinPlus

Da Baron Joseph de Pichon Longueville i 1850 lå for døden, delte han sin Pauillac-ejendom i to. Til sine døtre gav han Pichon Lalande, mens sønnen Raoul fik overdraget Pichon-Baron.

Begge slotte blev hædret som 2. Cru Classé i 1855-klassifikationen. I årtierne frem til 1987 blev der hvilet på laurbærbladene, og Pichon-Baron var en skygge af sig selv. Efterfølgende har AXA Millésime, anført af Jean-Michel Cazes og (siden 2000) Christian Seely, ført Pichon-Baron tilbage på ret kurs.

Håndhøstede druer, optisk sortering, nye produktionsfaciliteter, osv. osv. I dag anvendes kun topdruer til slottets ”Grand Vin”, som ofte udfordrer Pauillac-naboen Ch. Latour og de andre 1. Crus.  Derfor kaldes 2. Cru Pichon-Baron for en ”super second”.