2009 - Pichon Baron, Pauillac

Country: France |
Region: Bordeaux |
Appellation: Pauillac |
Producer: Pichon Baron |
Classification: 2eme Cru Classe |
Colour: Red |
ABV: 13.5% |
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Tasting Notes

96
Inside Bordeaux Jane Anson - 22 Dec 21
Crayon, cigar and cedarwood aromatics, relatively subdued because this is tightly packed with still-chewy tannins, but there is so much waiting underneath. Give this another few years, or a good few hours in a carafe, to fully appreciate how the dense brambly fruits unroll and expand outwards through the palate. Great quality, with muscular tannins that ensure the ripe fruit remains engaged and at the very beginning of their life. An exceptionally successful wine. 80% new oak. Jean-René Matignon technical director.
Drinking Date: 2021 - 2042
95
Vinous Neal Martin - 26 Dec 23
The 2009 Pichon Baron is similar to the previous bottle. Precocious black fruit mixes with graphite and black truffle. A light marine influence becomes more evident with aeration. It couldn't come from anywhere but Pauillac. The palate is beautifully balanced with a seam of graphite interwoven through the layered black fruit. This is nicely poised for a 2009 Left Bank that seems to be slowly becoming more classically styled in recent months. Wonderful. Tasted at Burns and German's dinner to celebrate The Complete Bordeaux Vintage Guide book at Medlar.
Drinking Date: 2026 - 2055