Château Pichon Baron vertical: A Decanter masterclass

From vines that have reached an average of 35 years old, this is rich, firm and broad-shouldered, with dark bilberry fruits overlaid with steely flint...

Dense black red, masses of extraction and grip, a truly "masculine" Pauillac for the long-term.

Cool blue and black fruits, crayon and floral scents. Bright, fleshy and round at first but quite serious and then lean where the fruit quickly...

<p>Straight away the deep, rich colour tells you that this is a sexy, powerful wine, barely hitting the next stage of evolution at seven years...

2007 was a tricky vintage, and the wines lack full ripeness. The main problem is a lack of structure, which suggests they are best drunk...

A rather solar expression suffuses the complex nose mingling notes of prunes, spices, and forest floor. This is not the most structured wine of this...

Weeks of sunshine preceded an entirely healthy harvest, leading to high expectations that have been fulfilled. This is still opaque red in colour, the resplendent...

A very large crop in 2004 led to fears of dilution, and while some wines are already near their peak, the best are still going...

2003 was the year of the killer heatwave, and vines on shallow soils shrivelled under the onslaught, giving baked, raisiny wines. Pauillac has more clay,...

Perhaps not the most lauded vintage, but after nearly 14 years this 2002 is showing well. It majors on the austere face of Cabernet fruit,...

Although in the shadow of the millennial vintage, 2001s can be just as good (and on the right bank arguably better). This has a very...

From vines that have reached an average of 35 years old, this is rich, firm and broad-shouldered, with dark bilberry fruits overlaid with steely flint...

Dense black red, masses of extraction and grip, a truly "masculine" Pauillac for the long-term.

Cool blue and black fruits, crayon and floral scents. Bright, fleshy and round at first but quite serious and then lean where the fruit quickly...

<p>Straight away the deep, rich colour tells you that this is a sexy, powerful wine, barely hitting the next stage of evolution at seven years...

2007 was a tricky vintage, and the wines lack full ripeness. The main problem is a lack of structure, which suggests they are best drunk...

A rather solar expression suffuses the complex nose mingling notes of prunes, spices, and forest floor. This is not the most structured wine of this...

Weeks of sunshine preceded an entirely healthy harvest, leading to high expectations that have been fulfilled. This is still opaque red in colour, the resplendent...

A very large crop in 2004 led to fears of dilution, and while some wines are already near their peak, the best are still going...

2003 was the year of the killer heatwave, and vines on shallow soils shrivelled under the onslaught, giving baked, raisiny wines. Pauillac has more clay,...

Perhaps not the most lauded vintage, but after nearly 14 years this 2002 is showing well. It majors on the austere face of Cabernet fruit,...

Although in the shadow of the millennial vintage, 2001s can be just as good (and on the right bank arguably better). This has a very...