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Château Pichon-Longueville Baron, generally referred to as Pichon Baron, is an estate in the Pauillac appellation rated as a second growth in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification. As with other top Pauillac wines, the grand vin is prized for its combination of powerful dark fruits, finesse and elegance, and ability to age for many decades.
The vineyard is situated at the southern end of Pauillac, bordering Saint-Julien and across the road from Château Latour. Its 73 hectares (180 acres) are planted with around 60 percent Cabernet Sauvignon and 35 percent Merlot, with smaller amounts of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
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| Vintage | 1989 |
| Rating | 95+ RP |
| Bottle Size | 750 ml |
| Bottle Quantity | 1 |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Location | Pauillac |
| Producer | Pichon-Longueville Baron |
| Color | Red |
| Wine Type | Table |
| Robert Parker | 97 RP - One of the wines of the vintage, the 1989 Pichon-Longueville Baron is drinking beautifully today. Bursting from the glass with aromas of ripe blackcurrants, plums, Cuban cigar, loamy soil, black truffles and burning embers, it's medium to full-bodied, rich and enveloping, with powdery tannins and a concentrated core of fruit. Fleshy and dramatic, with a sumptuous, low-acid profile and a long, expansive finish, to my palate this is the one 1989 Pauillac that, on a good day, can rival the extraordinary 1989 Lynch Bages. While I tend to think it's at its peak, every bottle I open from my cellar in Beaune seems to be better than the last. |
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| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
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| Vintage | 1989 |
| Rating | 95+ RP |
| Bottle Size | 750 ml |
| Bottle Quantity | 1 |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Location | Pauillac |
| Producer | Pichon-Longueville Baron |
| Color | Red |
| Wine Type | Table |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
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| Vintage | 1990 |
| Rating | 98 RP |
| Bottle Size | 750 ml |
| Bottle Quantity | 1 |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Location | Pauillac |
| Producer | Pichon-Longueville Baron |
| Color | Red |
| Wine Type | Table |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
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| Vintage | 1990 |
| Rating | 98 RP |
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| Region | Bordeaux |
| Location | Pauillac |
| Producer | Pichon-Longueville Baron |
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| Robert Parker Rating | 98 RP - The 1990 Pichon-Longueville Baron has always been one of my benchmark wines, one that never ceases to perform. Now at 27 years of age, it is clearly at its peak, and what a wondrous thing it is. Now showing some bricking on the rim, the bouquet is utterly sublime, with red berries, cedar, touches of graphite, crushed rose petals and incense. You just want to become enveloped by these aromas. The palate is perfectly balanced, perhaps not as structured as it once showed since the tannins have mellowed, but what you get is a Pauillac relishing its secondary phase, which is almost Burgundy-like in terms of mouthfeel. Suffused with tension, it gains weight in the mouth toward the slightly tart finish. It is a Pichon Baron that only knows how to give sophisticated drinking pleasure. I once wrote that Pichon Baron is better than many 1990 First Growth, and that is a statement I have no reason to change. |
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