Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron - Les Griffons de Pichon Baron 2021

Galloni: "The 2021 Les Griffons de Pichon-Baron is gorgeous. This is the second year in which the Griffons includes a touch of Petit Verdot, a choice that I have to say works very well here. Aromatic and racy in the glass, with terrific persistence, the 2021 is positively stellar. Blackberry, gravel, spice, lavender an mocha lend darkness and gravitas throughout."

Weinwisser: "45 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 44 % Merlot, 11 % Petit Verdot. Verhaltener Beginn, zarte Fliedernote, heller Tabak gepaart mit rotbeerigen Konturen. Am druckvollen Gaumen, seidige Textur, stützende Rasse und geradliniger Körper. Im gebündelten Finale edle Cassiswürze, Tabakblatt und burschikose Adstringenz."

Dunnuck: "The 2021 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron offers more purity and focus, as well as a touch more precision. Based on 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot, it has gorgeous Cabernet cassis and blue fruits supported by notes of charcoal, chocolate, and graphite. Still aging in 40% new barrels, it stays straight and compact on the palate, has good mid-palate depth, and a great finish. It's a beautiful wine in the making."

Neal Martin: "It is the second year in a row that Les Griffons de Pichon Baron contains Petit Verdot (11%). The fragrant bouquet, perhaps more floral than usual, features scents of pencil box, undergrowth, black fruit and just a hint of violet from the Petit Verdot. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit, and quite compact compared to the Grand Vin. Linear and strict on the finish despite the 44% Merlot, with good grip. Perhaps just denied the amplitude of a great growing season, but I can see this aging well in bottle."

Falstaff: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, breitere Randaufhellung. Zart nach reifen Zwetschken, kandierte Orangenzesten, tabakige Noten. Saftig, feine Fruchtsüße, seidige Tannine, frischer Säurebogen, mineralisch-salzig im Abgang, vielseitig einsetzbar."

Decanter: "Gorgeous Cabernet aspects on the nose: green pepper, fragrant violets, herbal aspects and eucalyptus. Appealing sensuality, this is sparky with bite - it’s high-toned, a touch sour, but with licks of stone and spice. Lovely freshness and purity and also ripeness of tannins - there’s a chewiness that gives a mouthfilling sensation with sweet raspberry and strawberry fruit accented by clove, vanilla and cola. Lots of nuance and power with abounding freshness. 45% Cabernet Sauvignon,44% Merlot and 11% Petit Verdot from gravel parcels near the estuary and more suited to Cabernet."