Chateau Pichon-Longueville Baron 2016 Cru Classe, Pauillac

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    Chateau Pichon-Longueville Baron 2016 Cru Classe, Pauillac

    99
    James Suckling
    97
    Jeb Dunnuck
    97
    Wine Enthusiast
    97
    Wine Advocate
    96
    Wine Spectator
    96
    Decanter Magazine

    Wine Spectator #8 Top 100 Wines of 2019!!

    This outstanding Second Growth Bordeaux excelled in the great 2016 vintage.  

    The Wine Spectator scored it 96 points and said "This gushes ...

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    About Chateau Pichon-Longueville Baron 2016 Cru Classe, Pauillac

    Wine Spectator #8 Top 100 Wines of 2019!!

    This outstanding Second Growth Bordeaux excelled in the great 2016 vintage.  

    The Wine Spectator scored it 96 points and said "This gushes with dark fig and black currant compote flavors backed by lively sweet tobacco and singed alder edges. Very fleshy in feel, though there's ample grip to keep this red grounded, echoing with tar and humus accents through the finish. A thumper. Best from 2025 through 2040."


    Decanter Magazine scored it 96 saying "There's no question that we are in Pauillac with this wine: it's a deep, dark purple in colour and a little more reserved on the nose than some, with more of that pencil-lead and slate character. The texture is almost as important as the flavour, and it shows its quality. This is all cassis, wet stone and loganberry, and conveys heft rather than sinew. It tightens through the mid-palate to the point that it contracts - a serious wine. Matured in 80% new oak."


    Jeb Dunnuck scored it 97 and said "The 2016 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron is beauty and is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot that was brought up in 80% new French oak. Tasting like a hypothetical mix of the 2009 and 2010, its deep purple color is followed by a powerful yet sensationally pure bouquet of crème de cassis, blackberries, lead pencil shavings, and graphite, and is just about as quintessentially Pauillac as it gets. Full-bodied, fleshy and even a touch flamboyant, it has sweet tannins and a monster texture that coats the palate. Count me in as a huge fan. This fabulous wine will be relatively approachable in just 3-5 years but will age for 30 years or more."


    Wine Enthusiast Magazine scored it 97 and desigantd it a Cellar Selection saying "As often with this estate, this wine combines opulent richness and an elegant structure. It is a bold wine, ripe and full of black fruits. But it holds together impressively, with nothing in excess. The wine will age well; drink from 2025."

    The Wine Advocate scored it 97 and said "Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Pichon-Longueville Baron offers a suave and seductive nose of warm red and black currants, black plum preserves, truffles, tapenade and rose hip tea with touches of sandalwood and Chinese five spice plus a waft of iron ore. Medium to full-bodied, firmly structured and packed with mineral and exotic spice-laced black fruits, it finishes very long with compelling herbal sparks."


    James Suckling scored it 99 points saying "The concentration and largesse of the 2016 Pichon Baron is apparent from the get-go with incredibly alluring, ripe and expansive fruit aromas in the blackberry, dark-cherry, mulberry and plum zone. Espresso and cedar, as well as a slate-like, stony mineral edge add complexity. The palate has incredible depth, drive and detail. Fine and plush tannins stretch the palate in every direction. So fresh and vivacious, this is the greatest Pichon Baron since 1989 and has a long future. Try from 2024."

    Wine Details

    • Alcohol % 13.5%
    • Bottle Size 750 ml
    • Wine Type Red
    • Country France
    • Region Bordeaux
    • Appellation Pauillac

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    Previous Vintage Rating

    95
    2010 Decanter Magazine
    95
    2010 James Suckling
    96
    2010 Antonio Galloni, Vinous
    97+
    2010 Wine Advocate
    97
    2010 Wine Enthusiast

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