2009 Château Pichon Baron, Pauillac, Bordeaux

Red • Dry • Full Bodied • Cabernet Sauvignon,Merlot

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Code: 20090600750038008769

Description

The 2009 Pichon-Baron just exudes gorgeous ripe, damson and mulberry fruit which blends seamlessly with the fantastic silky, supple, fine-grained tannins. The wonderful thing about this wine is its sense of coolness, incredible given that the blend comprises 33% Merlot which was often very hot in 2009 (the remainder being 67% Cabernet Sauvignon). Christian Seely attributes this to the wonderful terroir of the best Merlot plots around the château, the ones right next to Ch. Latour. This is elegance personified; a truly great wine.

Colour

Red
Sweetness

Dry
Vintage

2009
Alcohol

13.5%
Grape

Cabernet Sauvignon,Merlot
Body

Full Bodied
Producer

Château Pichon-Longueville Baron

Critics reviews

Jancis Robinson MW

18/20

3 hl/ha, older vines. Two thirds Cabernet Sauvignon, one third Merlot – they say Merlot quality in 09 was very Cabernet Sauvignon-like. IPT total polyphenol index) 88, TA 3.4 g/l. One of the most concentrated vintages ever – from fruit not extraction. Very very dark crimson. Very mineral and grown up. Lovely lift and great, polished tannins. Very fresh and fine tannins with density and lift on the finish. Very sophisticated. Lots of mass. Reminds me a little of their 1990, though the yields were very much lower in 2009. Very glossy and confident. Very sophisticated.

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (April 2010)

Lisaperrotti Brown MW

96/100

The 2009 Pichon-Longueville Baron has a medium to deep garnet color and a very meaty/savory nose over a core of sweaty leather, baked blackberries and plums with notions of crème de cassis, sautéed herbs and black olives coming through with coaxing. Full, rich, concentrated and decadently fruited in the mouth, the palate has beautifully plush tannins and an herbal lift on the long finish.

Lisaperrotti Brown MW, Wine Advocate (March 2019)