Pichon Longueville Baron: Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron 2eme Cru 2016

Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron 2eme Cru 2016

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Cabernet Sauvignon 85%, Merlot 15%
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rød, tør
Modnet
13,5% Vol.
Modenhed til at drikke: 2030–2065
Pakket ind i: 6 OHK
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voluminøs og kraftfuld
rig på tanniner
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Lobenberg: 100/100
Decanter: 100/100
Suckling: 99/100
International Wine Report: 99/100
Parker: 97/100
Jeb Dunnuck: 97/100
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Frankrig, Bordeaux, Pauillac
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Allergener: Sulfitter,
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron 2eme Cru 2016

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85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot. Søstervinmarken til Lynch Bages, samme ejer. I modsætning til andre år er næsen påfaldende lig Lynch Bages'. Måske en anelse mindre finesse i Baronen. Noget mere rustik Pauillac-orientering. Men også her, på trods af det høje Cabernet-indhold, mere Merlot-karakter med fine, søde smagsnuancer af morbær, brombær og sorte kirsebær. Elegant og fin. Selv om den ikke kan måle sig med Pichon Comtesse, mangler den finesse, men har en meget passende, harmonisk og charmerende næse. Smagen minder forbløffende meget om Lynch Bages. Meget Cabernet også her, meget klar, gode kanter og hjørner, fin definition, men for mig i sidste ende ikke dramatisk meget bedre end Lynch Bages, men altid dyrere og som sagt begge bag Pichon Comtesse. Meget god, Cabernet-orienteret, fin Pichon Baron, men Pichon Lalande forbliver i front. 100/100

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Decanter om: Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron 2eme Cru

Pichon Baron 2016 is a riveting, classy wine, richly aromatic and expressive from the start with a complex bouquet of black cherry, liquorice, graphite, menthol and subtle spices. The palate combines fleshy texture and linearity. The fine-grained tannins have the laser-like precision that Christian Seely likes so much, and contribute to the overall impression of crystalline purity so conducive to the terroir expression of this benchmark wine destined to reach new heights over the next 20 to 30 years. Magnificent wine. 100/100

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Suckling om: Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron 2eme Cru

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. 99/100

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International Wine Report om: Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron 2eme Cru

The 2016 Château Pichon Baron is drop-dead stunning and one of the most compelling and complete wines from the vintage. Composed of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, this begins with wonderfully complex aromatics of ripe dark currants, sweet exotic spices, roasted coffee grounds, fresh florals, graphite and hints of loam which all come together seamlessly in the glass. On the palate this follows through and continues to thoroughly impress with its full body and beautifully polished, yet supportive tannins and a deep core of ripe fruit. It demonstrates remarkable depth and concentration along with outstanding balance and finesse leading up to the long, graceful finish. This wine has it all and while it is already quite fascinating in its youth it is ultimately built for the long term. This is an epic vintage for Pichon Baron, and could eventually go down as one the greatest wines ever from this legendary Château. 99/100

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Parker om: Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron 2eme Cru

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. 97/100

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Jeb Dunnuck om: Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron 2eme Cru

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. 97/100

Min vinmager

Pichon Longueville Baron

Pichon-Longueville-Baron har været ejet af forsikringsgruppen AXA siden slutningen af 1980'erne. Fra da af var penge ikke noget problem, investeringerne i vinmarken og kælderen for at forbedre kvaliteten var enorme, og enhver vinelsker bør tage et kig ind i dette vintempel.

Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron 2eme Cru 2016