Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron, vertical tasting, 2rd Cru Classe, Bordeaux wine France


2004 Pichon Longueville Baron		2003 Pichon Longueville Baron (1)

2003 Pichon Longueville Baron (2)		2002 Pichon Longueville Baron

2001 Pichon Longueville Baron		2000 Pichon Longueville Baron

1998 Pichon Longueville Baron		1996 Pichon Longueville Baron

1989 Pichon Longueville Baron

2004 Pichon Longueville Baron Pauillac - Bordeaux - France Of course, at this early stage very fruit-driven. Bombastic fruit bouquet! Tannic, fruits with no end and quite unbalanced and shaky on the palate. As several german taster correctly stated, 2004 Baron reminds more of a young californian wine. I confess that I am not overly impressed by this wine at the moment. Score: 89/100		2003 Pichon Longueville Baron (2) Pauillac - Bordeaux - France Elegant cedar, cassis bouquet. Classic Pauillac body with a wonderful balance, terrific firm structure, fine fruit and pure elegance. Still a bit shy but this is no wonder at such a young age. I really liked this ´03 because of its aristocratic charisma. Score: 91/100. Consider to start drinking in 3-4 years.

2003 Pichon Longueville Baron (1) Pauillac - Bordeaux - France 2003 Pichon Longueville Baron was my first wine of the tasting and I am usually a little bit conservative on my scoring for the first wine. Yes, I should have added a "+" sign, as indeed 2003 Pichon Longueville Baron will probably be even greater in 5-8 years. In general, this is a classic discussion topic: should one score the current showing of the bottle or rather try to assess its potential at maturity? Hopefully, the 2003s will age well so please send me an invitation for a 03 Pichon Baron tasting in 10 years and I will come and verify my predictions! Score: 91		2002 Pichon Longueville Baron Pauillac - Bordeaux - France WOW, terrific and such complex nose with notes of nougat, black fruits and a touch of portwine. What a length and depth! Almost hedonistic. 2002 Pichon Longueville Baron is simply delicious. I recommend to buy a few cases. This wine didn't get the highest absolute score, but 2002 Pichon Baron was for my WOTN......Bravo!Score: 92-93/100

2001 Pichon Longueville Baron Pauillac - Bordeaux - France Moldy nose with a hint of prune. Bulky and broad fruit flavors. Intense fruit sweetness, but 2001 Pichon Baron lacks complexity and structure. Not a very great wine. Score: 88/100		2000 Pichon Longueville Baron Pauillac - Bordeaux - France Terrific bouquet. Unbelievably focused and precise texture. Everything is in place like its outstanding purity/ balance/ elegance/ structure/ complexity and polished tannins. 2000 Pichon Baron is a great wine! Score: 94-95+/100

1998 Pichon Longueville Baron Pauillac - Bordeaux - France. Moldy nose. Nice to drink but not outstanding. A lot of acidity and rough tannins. This bottle of 1998 Pichon Baron finishs on mixed berry and green flavors. Score: 89/100		1996 Pichon Longueville Baron Pauillac - Bordeaux - France Flowery and feminine bouquet. Nicely maturing flavors of strawberry and raspberry. The 96´s are always nice to drink at the moment. But the ´96 Pichon Comtesse was definitely, much better. This 1996 Pichon Baron seems to lack a bit of finesse and power right now. Future will tell. Score: 90/100
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1989 Pichon Longueville Baron Pauillac - Bordeaux - France Tobacco, leather and chocolate. But bottom-line, disappointing! I'm getting cautious with the 1989 Baron as it recently showed quite poorly at two separate tastings in Germany. The famous german winemaker Mr. Weil who also attended to this tasting in Wiesbaden suggested that "maybe 1989 Pichon Baron wine had a sulfur problem which makes this wine unstable". Score: NR


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