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Wine Description
The Story
Our Grand Vin Château Pichon Baron, classified as a 2nd Grand Cru Classé in 1855, is made with grapes from the oldest vines on the estate’s historic plots.This quintessential Pauillac offers an intense and profound sensory experience of great complexity. Château Pichon Baron exhibits elegance, intensity and exceptional length on the palate. It is a wine that improves year after year and can age for over 40 years in the cellar.
The repu...
Wine Information
Vintage conditions
The harvesting potential was good and the thinning work was scheduled in two phases, first in mid-July on the young vines and then in mid-August on the old ones. The ripe grapes showed unprecedented sugar concentration and a very high polyphenol standard, noticeable in both the colour and the tannins. The Merlots were picked early, from 19 to 29 September. The Cabernet-sauvignons were harvested later, between 3 and 11 Oct...