2009 Pichon Baron (750ml) (FUTURE ARRIVAL)

WINE IS DUE TO ARRIVE IN 2012

Format: 750ml
Wine Name: Chateau Pichon Baron
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Appellation: Pauillac
Producer: Chateau Pichon Baron
Varietal: Red Bordeaux Blend
Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Medoc
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Tasting note: An inky/blue/purple color is followed by aromas and flavors of incense, flowery black currants, and subtle smoke and oak. This full-bodied 2009, which exhibits wonderful intensity, purity, and length, is an exceptional effort, but in this vintage, it must take a back seat to some of its peers, such as Pichon Lalande, Pontet-Canet and Lynch-Bages, not to mention all the first-growths. Nevertheless, it is a beautiful wine that should drink well for 30+ years. (93-95pts. RP, Wine Advocate)

Tasted: March 2010
Score: 93-95
Drink: 2010-2040

Tasting note: Showing a vibrant intense and dark color, this wine offers a beautiful fine pure and complex nose that is a little too discreet for the moment but fresh and very precise. A stunning palate - fat and wide on entry developing over a ripe and fresh taste, with cracking vibrancy. The 2009 Pichon Baron performs particularly aromatic, complex, dense and tasty, and then evolves juicy before expanding again on finish over a tight and elegant weaving of noble aromatic grain. Undoubtedly the best wine that I have ever tasted from this estate! It should rise above the 2005 in a few months. (95pts. Jean-Marc Quarin)

Tasted: Mar. 2010
Score: 95
Drink: N/A

Tasting note: Loads of currant and blackberry, with mineral and dried flowers. Full-bodied, with ultrafine, very long tannins. Really builds on the palate. A racy style, with excellent length. (92-95pts. JS, Wine Spectator)

Tasted: 2010
Score: 92-95
Drink: N/A