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Château Pichon Baron 2017

Bordeaux • Pauillac • 2nd Classified Growth • Red

406,80€ tax included
406,80€ tax included
135,60€ / unit
Packaging : 3 x 75cl - Wooden Crate

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Description

  • Country France
  • Region Bordeaux
  • Appellation Pauillac
  • Color Red
  • Alcohol 12.5
  • Vintage 2017
  • Grape varieties 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot

A Grand Pauillac that is now among the must-sees of the queen of Médoc wine-growing communes

Ratings

Ratings

  • La Revue du Vin de France 18/100
  • Bettane & Desseauve 17/100
  • Wine Spectator 95/100
  • Parker (WA) 95/100
  • Vinous 94/100
  • James Suckling 95/100
  • Jean-Marc Quarin 95/100
Producer

Producer

Owner and history

Neighboring Château Latour and facing Pichon Comtesse, the vineyard faces due south. The yield is 32 hectoliters per hectare for a vineyard covering 73 hectares. The average age of the vines is 30 years, growing in gravelly soil. The production of Château Pichon Baron represents 50% of the vineyard's 73 hectares.

Vinification and aging

- Hand-harvested from September 18th to 21st, 2017 for the Merlot grapes and from September 27th to October 3rd for the Cabernet Sauvignon grapes
- Sorting on a stand then double sorting table
- Fermentation for 16 to 24 days
- Aged for 18 months in 80% new oak barrels

  • Serving temperature 16°C - 20°C

  • Climax 2025 à 2038

Wine profile

  • fruity
  • wooded
  • complex
  • timber frame