![]() The wines of Château Pichon Baron embody the purest expression of Pauillac, harmoniously combining finesse and elegance, as well as purity and depth. The Domaine has been producing a Second wine since 1983, the Tourelles de Longueville, and another since 2012, the Griffons de Pichon Baron. The wines are aged for 18 months in oak barrels, 80% of which are new. With a surface area of 73 hectares, it is planted with 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. The Merlot was harvested September 24-25, and the Cabernet Sauvignon was. Today it stands on a sumptuous terroir of quaternary gravels that face the Gironde estuary. The 2018 Pichon-Longueville Baron is made up of 78 Cabernet Sauvignon and 22 Merlot. The Château Pichon Baron will obtain the rank of Second Grand Cru Classé in the 1855 classification established for the Paris World's Fair. A blend of 71 Cabernet Sauvignon, 23 Merlot, and 6 Cabernet Franc that was harvested from mid-September through October 8th. ![]() He took care before his death to separate Domaine into two parts: one would become Château Pichon Baron and go to his two sons, and while the other would become Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse, intended for his three daughters. 2019 Pichon-Lalande, Pauillac (Pre-Arrival) Pure class, the 2019 Chteau Pichon-Longueville Comtesse De Lalande is another brilliant wine from director Nicolas Glumineau that checks in at the top of the vintage. It was in 1694 that Baron Jacques Pichon de Longueville, first president of the Parliament of Bordeaux, gave his name to this vineyard of great reputation, which he acquired by marriage with the heiress of the De Rauzan family. ![]() Such is the Château Pichon Baron on the edge of the Pauillac appellation. ![]() One of the most beautiful Châteaux of the Médoc, with its slender turrets reflected in a mirror of water, producing a great wine in its image. ![]()
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