2016 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron Grand Cru Classé
Producer: Château Pichon-Longueville
Region: Paulliac, Bordeaux
Country: France
Grapes: 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot
Vintage: 2016
Size: 750ml
ABV: 13.5%
Vivino: 4.5
Drink By: 2054
Occasional Wine Note: Hmmm, another 100-point "Super Second?" Yep. This is perhaps the most famous of the super 2nds and there's a reason for that. This one should collect dust in your cellar for another couple of decades and then only brought out for the most special of occasions.
Decanter
Critic Score: 100
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.
James Suckling
Critic Score: 99
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.