Château Pichon Baron Les Tourelles de Longueville Pauillac 2016 (750ml) Imperial

Château Pichon Baron Les Tourelles de Longueville Pauillac 2016 (750ml) ImperialSitting imposingly opposite Pichon Comtesse de Lalande, Pichon Baron is nothing if not a stunning chteau. Some 70 hectares, planted to 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc, with an average vine age of 30 35 years. The 40 distinct plots, all on the Pauillac St. Julien boundary, are now harvest and vinified separately, thanks to the impressive new cellar facilities. The concept of lutte raisone is practiced here, essentially a policy

declined the offer

This is a dry wine with medium acidity

sour cherries

To be enjoyed as an apéritif

The palate reveals a splendid

our Cabernet Sauvignon has flavors of blackberry

The soils are red

right up there with Dupeuble’s Beaujolais

The wine was rack and returned twice to blend and aged for 16 months before bottling

The wine shows firm tannins with medium weight and rich fruit flavors on the palate thanks to old vines

87 pts - SILVER

purposely limited to 60 crus