Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron - Les Griffons de Pichon Baron 2022

Jeb Dunnuck: "A solid step up over the Les Tourelles, the 2022 Les Griffons De Pichon Baron is also Merlot-dominated and checks in as 50% Merlot, 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 4% Petit Verdot that will spend 18 months in 40% new French oak. Gorgeously pure cassis, smoked earth, graphite, tobacco, and crushed stone define the aromatics, and it's full-bodied, with a layer, concentrated mid-palate, fine tannins, and a great finish. The purity and precision here are truly something."

Falstaff: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Nuancen von Gewürznelken und Cassis, feine dunkle Waldbeerfrucht, Mandarinenzesten. Gute Komplexität, reife Kirschen, feiner Säurebogen, integrierte Tannine, mineralisch, extraktsüßer Abgang, zeigt Länge, ein facettenreicher Speisenbegleiter."

The Wine Cellar Insider: "This elegant expression of Pauillac displays its wealth of cassis, blackberries, chocolate, and flowers easily in the perfume. The palate, however, is where this shines. The layers of ripe, sweet, crème de cassis, peppery, currants, licorice, dark cocoa, and a touch of citrus meld together perfectly. The wine is refined, clean, packed with fruit, reasonably forward, and filled with character. The wine was created from a blend of 50% Merlot, 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 4% Petit Verdot. 14.5% ABV, 3.57 pH. Drink from 2027-2045."

James Suckling: "Refined and pretty aromas and flavors of currants and blackberries on both the nose and palate. Medium body. Fine tannins and a fresh finish. 50% merlot, 46% cabernet sauvignon and 4% petit verdot."

Weinwisser: "Dicht verwobenes, leicht introvertiertes Bouquet, blaubeerige Konturen, dunkle Mineralik, Brasiltabak und Johannisbeergelee. Am maskulinen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, feinkörnigem Extrakt sowie sehr präzisem engmaschigem Tanningerüst. Im gebündelten Finale verschlankt sich der Pauillac und endet mit feinsandiger Adstringenz und kleinen schwarzen Beeren. 2028 – 2045."