"Based on 87% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Merlot raised in 80% new French oak, the 2019 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron is pure class and just a beautiful, seamless Pauillac that does everything right. Chewy, yet so tailored and wonderfully proportioned. Full-bodied, very long and linear with incredible length. " Blackberries and blueberries with stone and graphite. Latour-like in style, it is consistently a star performer. Two second labels are now produced - Les Griffons (from the younger vines) and Les Tourelles de Longueville (from a specific parcel of mostly Merlot vines). The Grand Vin is now made only from fruit produced in the original vineyard that is opposite Latour and next to Lascases. The vineyard is planted with 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. In recent years, under the ownership of AXA insurance, Englishman Christian Seely has been in charge and quality continues to rise. This great 73 hectare vineyard has been producing top class Pauillac since the late 1980's when Jean-Michel Cazes of Lynch Bages took control and re-vitalised the property. The wine produced here was classified as one of fifteen Deuxièmes Crus (Second Growths) in the original Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855. Château Pichon Longueville Baron is also the name of the red wine produced by this property. Château Pichon Longueville Baron or Château 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.
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