2024 Pichon Baron

Auslieferung bis zum Herbst 2027!
Delivery until Fall 2027!

Majors on the fragrant, slim and precise side of Cabernet Sauvignon, waves of cassis bud, rose stems, tobacco leaf and a mouthwatering finish. Don't expect the intensity of 2022 or 2023 at this excellent Pauillac estate, and yet there is impact and slow build through the palate. One of the highest proportions of Cabernet Sauvignon on record, will be ready to drink within five to six years compared to the usual ten to 15. 3.71pH, 70% new oak for ageing, 52% of overall production in the first wine. Harvest 15 September to 10 October, Pierre Montegut technical director, Christian Seely CEO.
94/100 Jane Anson

(Pauillac; 87% CS – almost at the highest ever level; 13% Merlot; a final yield of 20 hl/ha; pH 3.71; 12.7% alcohol; 70% new oak for around 18 months; bottles; tasted at the property with Pierre Montégut). This has gorgeous and quite distinctive aromatics. There’s a delicate soft petal florality here which is very pretty. Cedar – just a touch. Walnut and white almonds. Oregano and a little wild thyme. In the mouth, this is fresh and sapid from the attack. Layered, with milles feuilles of fine silken sheets. Not massive in its amplitude and that allows a focus on the vertical range and hence the depth, which is considerable. This is quite a deceptive wine in that, at first, it appears if not slender then certainly sleek and delicate. It is, in a way, and the tannins are very fine-grained. But, crucially, is has very considerable depth with a crumbliness to the tannins at the base of the palate that is both very ‘Pichon Baron’ and very classical.
93-95/100 Colin Hay; The Drinks Business

Deep garnet-purple colored. Fresh crushed blackcurrants, boysenberries, and juicy raspberries notes jump from the glass, followed by hints of iris, tar, and cedar chest. The light to medium-bodied palate delivers approachable, grainy tannins and bright acidity to match the elegant black and red fruit layers, finishing long and minerally.
92-94/100 Lisa Perrotti-Brown; The Wine Independent