France

Pauillac

Full

Cork

Straight from the nose you feel the wave of power with the wine uncurling through the palate, starting with tight notes of cassis then gently softening into sweeter brambled hedgerow fruits alongside a ton of ink and pencil lead.

The tannins are present but seductive, and as is often the case this year, they're concentrated without being remote. It’s less monolithic than the 2010 with some of the seduction of 2009 at this property but with higher levels of extraction.

The harvest took place between 24 September and 11 October. Again, we see here a Pauillac with the highest alcohol ever but it carries it extremely well. There was one week less of maceration than normal, so 21 days instead of 28, which will have helped control extractions. 86IPT.

Cabernet Sauvignon

Merlot

Château Pichon Baron, Pauillac, 2ème Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 2018

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Straight from the nose you feel the wave of power with the wine uncurling through the palate, starting with tight notes of cassi

Château Pichon Baron, Pauillac, 2ème Cru Classé 2018

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