2022, Château Pichon Baron, PAUILLAC, 2ème Grand Cru ClasséBordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot This great 73 hectare 2nd growth 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. In recent years, under the ownership of AXA insurance the quality continues to rise. The 2022 is 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot. Pichon Longuevilles new Technical Director, Pierre Montgut, has made a flying start. Using his

a cool minty freshness and good balance

white rose aromatics

retaining the mixture of red and black fruit that it showed out of barrel

finishing very long and wonderfully minerally

aiming for more Sangiovese in the blend and thus more elegance

redcurrant preserves

It's powerful with good weight

Quite powerful

The vintage reminds me of 2010

Less immediate fruit impact than from the straight Savagnin Ouillé

plums and berries mingled with sweet soil tones

The 2019 Ducru Beaucaillou