Caractéristiques
- Pays:
- France
- Région:
- Bordeaux
- Appellation précise:
- Pauillac
- Millésime:
- 2016
- Couleur:
- Rouge
- Type de vin:
- Sec
- Format:
- Bouteille de 75cl
- Cépage(s):
- 85% Cabernet Sauvignon et 15% Merlot
- Terroir:
- Sol composé de graves du quaternaire a galets et sable
- Vendanges:
- Manuelles
- Vinification:
- Sélections parcellaires rigoureuses, macération de 19 à 17 jours. Fermentation malolactique conduite en cuves et partiellement en barriques
- Elevage:
- Durant 18 mois en barriques de chêne à 80% neuves, le reste de 1 vin
Dégustation et Garde
- Boire à partir de :
- 2026
- Apogée :
- 2031-2046
- Boire avant :
- 2050+
- Conseil de service :
- Carafer longuement dans sa jeunesse
- Servir à :
- 18°
Description
La superficie du vignoble de Pichon Baron est de 73 hectares de vignes s’équilibrant entre 77% de Cabernet Sauvignon et 23% de Merlot sur des sols de graves. Élevage de 15 mois, dans 80% de barriques neuves et 20% de barriques d'un an.
Pichon Baron 2016 offre un fruité généreux à la fois juteux et gourmand, le tout dans une fraîcheur remarquable. Dense et concentré, il démontre une grande finesse tannique . L'agitation révèle beaucoup de pureté aromatique dominée par la mûre, la crème de cassis, de la réglisse fraîche. Un très grand Pauillac !
Suggestion gourmande
Côte de boeuf maturée, braisé au sarments, pomme de terre grenailles cuites au four.
Avis des Experts
La Revue du Vin de France
Guide Vert 2020:
"Même s'il s'est un peu refermé, le 2016 demeure monumental. Un vin tramé, énergique et puissant, mais aussi très raffiné. Sa finale scintillante le porte très loin."
James Suckling
"The concentration and largesse of the 2016 Pichon Baron is apparent from the get-go with incredibly alluring, ripe and expansive fruit aromas in the blackberry, dark-cherry, mulberry and plum zone. Espresso and cedar, as well as a slate-like, stony mineral edge add complexity. The palate has incredible depth, drive and detail. Fine and plush tannins stretch the palate in every direction. So fresh and vivacious, this is the greatest Pichon Baron since 1989 and has a long future."
The Wine Advocate
"Administrator Christian Seeley thinks the 2010 is the greatest Pichon Longueville Baron he has ever made, equaling some of the estate’s colossal wines from vintages such as 1989 and 1990. It was certainly showing well when I stopped by the chateau in January. Opaque purple, with loads of charcoal, licorice, incense and some exotic Asian spices along with abundant cassis liqueur, blackberry and hints of roasted coffee and spring flowers, it is full-bodied and opulent, with relatively high tannins, but they have sweetened up considerably and seem less aggressive than they did from barrel. The oak is clearly pushed to the background by the wine’s wealth of fruit, glycerin and full-bodied texture. This sensational Pichon Longueville Baron needs 5-6 years of cellaring, and should keep 30+ years."
Jeb Dunnuck
"Borderline perfection in a bottle, the 2010 Pichon-Longueville Baron (79% Cabernet Sauvignon and 21% Merlot) boasts a saturated purple color as well as truly extraordinary aromatics of crème de cassis, licorice, crushed rock-like minerality, graphite, and spring flowers. Possessing full-bodied richness, a huge, unctuous mid-palate, and building tannin, it shows the purity, grandeur, and precision that makes this vintage so remarkable. Hide bottles for another 4-5 years, count yourself lucky, and enjoy bottles over the following 2-3 decades."
Wine Enthusiast
"This is quintessential Pauillac, a great wine with its Cabernet proudly at the fore. It ranks with the 2009 and, with its tannins, is sure to age longer than that vintage. Solidly structured, powerful and dense, with fruit promised for the future, it succeeds with its weight and great concentration."
Pichon Baron impose son style exemplaire, d'une élégance redoutable !