In a string of high quality performances of late, the 2016 is another impressive effort here. The tannins are chewy, powerful and Medocain - ripe but mouthcoating - and will give this wine superb longevity. 1990 Chateau Pichon Baron Pauillac Deuxieme Cru - The Wine Cellarage Wines / Collectibles 1990 Chateau Pichon Baron Pauillac Deuxieme Cru 304. The palate continues the fruit concentration and ripeness, but picks up restraint of graphite and tobacco to bring focus and savouriness to the balance. A deep purple colour with a rich nose of cassis, marzipan, cedar and toast. 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot in 2016. Two second labels are now produced - Les Griffons (from the younger vines) and Les Tourelles de Longueville (from a specific parcel of mostly Merlot vines). Latour-like in style, Pichon Baron has been a star performer in our recent blind vintage tastings. This still ruby/plum-colored beauty boasts a phenomenal nose of blackcurrants, tobacco leaf, lead pencil shavings, and new saddle leather. The grand vin is now made only from fruit produced in the original vineyard that is opposite Latour and next to Lascases. The best since the 1990, the 2000 Pichon-Longueville Baron is just now starting to shed some baby fat and develop additional complexity and layers.
The vineyard is planted with 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. In recent years, under the ownership of AXA insurance, Englishman Christian Seely has been in charge and quality continues to rise. This great 73 hectare vineyard has been producing top class Pauillac since the late 1980's when Jean-Michel Cazes of Lynch Bages took control and re-vitalised the property.
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