The estate also produces a second wine, Les Tourelles de Longueville. A rigorous selection policy in the vineyard and in the cellars ensures the production of a Grand Vin, Chteau Pichon Baron, which is the pure expression of our unique terroir. The wine is transferred into oak barrels for aging after finishing its malolactic fermentation. Chteau Pichon Baron, Second Grand Cru Class in 1855, is one of the great historic vineyards of Bordeaux. Grapes are harvested and sorted by hand, and then macerated for 20-30 days, and fermented at 28-32 ☌ in temperature controlled stainless steel vats of varying sizes. Chteau Pichon Longueville Baron is also the name of the red wine produced by this property. The vineyard is situated at the southern end of the commune of Pauillac near border with the Saint-Julien-Beychevelle appellation. Chteau Pichon Longueville Baron or Chteau Longueville au Baron de Pichon-Longueville (commonly referred to as Pichon Baron) is a winery in the Pauillac appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. Of the 1990 Pichon-Baron, Pauillac, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate writes: 'The 1990 Pichon-Longueville Baron has always been one of my benchmark wines, one that. The yield is typically less than 40 hectoliter per hectare. Bid on this 2-bottle tasting lot including 1-bottle of 1989 Pichon-Baron, Pauillac (95JG, 95RP, 95VN, 95WS, 94ST) and 1-bottle of 1990 Pichon-Baron, Pauillac (98RP, 96VN, 94WS, 93ST).
The planting density is 9 000 vines per hectare using a double Guyot training and the average age of the vines is 30 years. Vineyard Ĭhâteau Pichon Baron's 73 hectares are planted with Cabernet Sauvignon (60%), Merlot (35%), Cabernet Franc (4%) and Petit Verdot (1%). The property is currently managed by Englishman Christian Seely. In 1987 the estate was purchased by French insurance company AXA, who immediately appointed Jean-Michel Cazes of Château Lynch-Bages as administrator. In 1850 the estate was divided into the two current Pichon estates. Chateau Pichon-Baron 1989 Sold for US 416 inc.premium follow Lot 55 Château Pichon-Baron 1989, Pauillac 2ème Cru Classé (6) Sold for HK 15,000 inc. Years later, at 19 years of age, Baron Joseph de Pichon Longueville succeeded his mother in taking over. During the 1980s there were signs of recovery but not at the same speed as with many other properties during this time and certainly nowhere near that of Pichon-Lalande that had prospered enormously under the care of May de Lencquesaing to become one of the first "Super-seconds".Château Pichon Baron was once part of a larger estate, owned by Pierre de Rauzan, along with Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande. Buy your 1989 Pichon Lalande from Sokolin. His eldest son Bertrand was still young and inexperienced and there was a lack of money for necessary investments leading to a decline in quality of the wines during the 1960s and 1970s. But on the death of Jean Bouteillier in 1961 its reputation began to sink. The reputation of Pichon Baron until the 1960s was superior to that of Pichon Lalande across the road, it was also placed above Pichon Lalande in the Classification of 1855. It is a wine that improves year after year and can age for over 40 years in the cellar. Château Pichon Baron exhibits elegance, intensity and exceptional length on the palate. The chteau was the first major acquisition by AXA in Bordeaux, swiftly followed by stellar names such as Suduiraut and Cantenac-Brown. After the first two fantastic vintages in 19, Chateau Pichon Baron continued improvements, culminating in the release of the magnificent 2000 vintage, followed by the beautiful wines of 20, and more recently the unparalleled 2015. AXA, the French insurance giant, bought Pichon Baron in 1987 and asked Cazes to manage it. Our Grand Vin Château Pichon Baron, classified as a 2nd Grand Cru Classé in 1855, is made with grapes from the oldest vines on the estate’s historic plots.This quintessential Pauillac offers an intense and profound sensory experience of great complexity. Only three 1989 Bordeauxs surpass Pichon Baron, all first-growths that cost at least twice as much.
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