Château Pichon-Longueville Baron - Subskription -

95-97/100 Wine Advocate A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot, the 2023 Pichon-Longueville Baron is a terrific effort from this estate, unwinding in the glass with aromas of crème de cassis, dark berries, pencil shavings, cigar wrapper, violets and burning embers. Medium to full-bodied, layered and textural, it's deep and concentrated, with sweet structuring tannins and a long, resonant finish. The charm and vibrancy of the vintage lends this considerable appeal, without effacing Pichon Baron's more serious, Cabernet-driven personality. - William Kelley 96-97/100 Jamessuckling.com The freshness and brightness of the blackcurrant and orange-peel fruit give a real al-dente feel. Some stone and spice underneath. Medium-bodied with very fine tannins and a refined finish. A PB with tight, linear tannins. 80% cabernet sauvignon and 20% merlot. - James Suckling 95-97/100 Jeb Dunnuck The Grand Vin 2023 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron checks in as a blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot, raised in 70% new French oak, with the balance in once-used oak. Cassis, black raspberries, spice oak, graphite, and almost a bloody, salty, incredibly mineral character are followed by a medium to full-bodied, beautifully textured, and concentrated red, with a deep purple hue, nicely integrated acidity, and beautiful yet building tannins. - Jeb Dunnuck 95-97/100 Vinous The 2023 Pichon Baron is stellar. It is another wine in this lineup that impresses with its finesse and nobility. Dark and enveloping, with terrific freshness, this Grand Vin is so expressive. The 2023 is an understated, wonderfully refined Pichon Baron. Dark fruit, violet and mocha build into the resonant finish. - Antonio Galloni 94-96/100 Vinous The 2023 Pichon Baron was picked September 12 until October 4 and matured in 70% new oak. Now, this is a conspicuous level up over the Les Griffons. Perhaps the quality of the Cabernet Sauvignon, comprising 80% of the blend, exaggerates the difference between the two cuvées. It seems to gain intensity with each swirl of the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-boned tannins that frame the graphite-infused black fruit. It’s very focused, fresh and quite sapid in the mouth, with a subtle strictness that codifies this as Pichon Baron. The 2023 is a quintessential Pauillac that will age gracefully over the next 30 or 40 years. It reminds me a little of the 2019. Classic "P.B." - Neal Martin 96-98/100 The Wine Cellar Insider If you like a great cigar, you came to the right place as the first thing you notice is the cigar box, and tobacco wrapper nuances before moving to the smoke, leafy herb, creme de cassis, blackberries, spice, flowers, and forest floor in the perfume. The palate is even better with its multiple layers of black, with red fruits, mouthfuls of fresh, ripe, chewy, red berries, Indian spice, and a lingering finish that holds your focus for at least 50 seconds. The key to the vintage was patience during harvesting to achieve phenolic ripeness. This is the quintessential example of a classic, modern Bordeaux. The wine blends 80% Cabernet Sauvignon with 20% Merlot. 13.2% ABV, 3.7 pH. The harvest took place September 17 for the Merlot, ending October 4 with the Cabernet. 44% of the harvest went into the Grand Vin. Drink from 2030-2065. 96-98 Pts. - Jeff Leve 95-97/100 The Drink Business Pichon Baron (Pauillac; 80% Cabernet Sauvignon; 20% Merlot; pH 3.7; 13.2% alcohol; a final yield of 37 hl/ha; 12 % press wine; tasted at Pichon Baron with Christian Seely and Pierre Montegut). Very beautiful and refined aromatically. I love the purity of the fruit profile. So croquant and bright. Blackcurrant. Graphite, a touch of cedar, but with a lot more still to come. So fine texturally. Singularly pure, with a glorious Cabernet fruit completely at the centre of the stage. Broad but hyper-layered. Finely delineated, with a sense of inter-layer pixilation and a crystalline character and finesse that I’ve never felt here before but that is very consistent with the direction of travel of this wine over recent vintages. The closest in signature to the 2019 for me, but with the additional density of 2010, 2016 or 2020. Gracious and composed. - Colin Hay 98-99/100 Yvesbeck.wine Auf den ersten Blick offenbart sich der Pichon Baron von einer sehr ernsten, präzisen Seite, mit mehr Strenge als üblich und mit mineralischen Nuancen wie Graphit, die die Oberhand gewinnen. Am Gaumen verkörpert der Wein den Pichon Baron mit dem ihm eigenen Charme, unterstreicht seine Kraft und bewahrt die Logik, die vorhandenen Komponenten zu vereinen und eine Symbiose zwischen Kraft und Eleganz zu schaffen. Ein sehr großer Wein, der mit feinen Tanninen und einer strukturierenden Säure als Energiequelle auf dem Weg zur Exzellenz ist! Er ist brillant, präzise und unterstreicht sein Terroir, seine Eigenart und seine Identität. - Yves Beck 97/100 Falstaff Deep dark ruby, opaque core, purple reflections, delicate edge brightening. Fine oak nuances, ripe black berry fruit, delicate notes of cassis and heart cherry, nuances of herbs, candied orange zest underneath. Complex, juicy, elegant, ripe cherry, silky tannins that carry well, mineral and salty, a hint of roasted aromas in the aftertaste, sure maturity and certain ageing potential, equipped with convincing length. - Peter Moser 95/100 My Bettane + Desseauve Beau nez de violette typé par le cabernet-sauvignon, corps équilibré, tannin harmonieux, beaucoup de naturel. C’est la classe. - Bettane & Desseauve