Château Pichon Baron Pauillac de Pichon Baron 2020

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SKU: 07844

750ml

$49.99

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Category	Red Wine
Varietals	Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot
Brand	Château Pichon Baron
Origin	France, Bordeaux, Pauillac
Alcohol/vol	14.5%

This wine is extraordinary value from one of the greatest estates in the world, Château Pichon Baron in Pauillac. A Second Grand Cru Classé in 1855 (2nd Growth), Pichon Baron is one of the great historic vineyards of Bordeaux. We have visited this great estate on numerous occasions and found the quality and integrity to be impeccable. A rigorous selection policy in the vineyard and in the cellars ensures the quality of the Grand Vin, Château Pichon Baron, which is why they produce this label from their own vines in Pauillac which are high quality grapes indeed, but not up to the standard for the Grand Vin. This wine's very reasonable price tag makes it highly sought-after for current drinking by savvy wine lovers, OR for aging up to 10 years in a wine cellar.

The estate was founded in the late 17th Century. This period was known as the Grand Siècle, or "great century", in reference to Louis XIV's 1661 accession to the French throne. In 1689 Pierre Desmezures de Rauzan, an influential wine merchant and steward of the prestigious Latour and Margaux estates, bought plots of vines close to the Latour estate to create Enclos Rauzan. These vines were part of his daughter Thérèse's dowry when she married Baron Jacques Pichon de Longueville in 1694, the year in which the Pichon Baron estate was founded. An illustrious estate, with an enduring reputation, was born. It remained in the same family for generations.

In 1850 the property was divided in two. Baron Raoul Pichon de Longueville's section became the Pichon Baron estate. The second section, belonging to his three sisters, became Pichon Comtesse. Baron Raoul was proud of his prestigious property, and in 1851 he commissioned the imposing château inspired by Renaissance architecture that we know today at Château Pichon Baron. This incredibly beautiful château, with its two emblematic turrets, has stood proudly at the vineyard's heart for centuries. And then Château Pichon Comtesse is located directly across the street with its own beautiful Château.

During the Universal Exhibition of 1855, Pichon Baron classed as a Second Grand Cru Classé according to the ranking system requested by Emperor Napoleon III, who wished to showcase Bordeaux's great wines. In 1933 the Pichon de Longueville family sold the property to the Bouteiller family, who managed Château Pichon Baron for over 50 years. In 1987 the estate was bought by AXA Millésimes, whose aim is to enable great wines from vineyards with a glorious past to achieve ever more greatness in modern times. An architectural competition was launched in collaboration with the Paris Pompidou Centre to provide the estate with new operational buildings. The comprehensive reconstruction of the fermenting room and cellar, and renovation of the château, began in 1988.

Since then, the 19th century château's image has been reflected in an ornamental pool stretching majestically before it. And since 2008, its silvery expanse conceals an underground cellar, reminiscent of Jules Verne's Nautilus, with views of both the water and the sky. The barrel cellar complements a production process in which excellence is paramount, in the finest tradition of great Pauillac wines.

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A rich, ripe and generous nose leads to a multi-layered palate of red and black fruits, rose petals, dark mocha, flecks of mineral and subtle woody spices. This is full-bodied and opens up beautifully in the glass or better yet, in a decanter. It is a Pauillac that you can drink now, but it will also age well through at least 2030.

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