Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron - Les Griffons de Pichon Baron 2025

Jane Anson: This is highly appealing, a little more Merlot in the blend and certainly it gives a ripe roundness but the location of these Merlots always adds structure also. Energy, black fruit, campfire, very enjoyable. 50% new oak. 3.67 pH."

Decanter: Supple and so friendly and generous straight away, charming, fleshy and ripe, chewy even, but balanced by a really juicy, strawberry, red berry succulent and mouthwatering acidity. But ending on a flint, wet stone finish so you really get a three part wine here - chewy and upfront, bright and energetic and crisp and mineral. Cool, liquorice and cola too. Such great purity of fruit and detail on show. Texturally it’s great. Elegant."

Falstaff: Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Florale Nuancen, ein Hauch von schwarzen Kirschen und Cassis, Nuancen von Mandarinenzesten, attraktives Bukett. Komplex, rotbeerig, frisch strukturiert, tragende Tannine, mineralisch im Abgang, zeigt gute Länge, ein vielseitiger Speisenbegleiter."

The Wine Cellar Insider: Aromatically, the wine pops with black cherries, licorice, espresso, dark chocolate, flowers, and spice is what you initially find. Supple, elegant, fresh, and creamy, the fruits are ripe, lively, clean and sweet, with a touch of spicy, chocolate. The finish is all about the energy and purity in the berries. The wine blends 62% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 4% Cabernet Franc. 13.2% ABV, 3.67 pH. Drink from 2028-2048."

James Suckling: A juicy and structured red with black currant, black cherry and hints of dark chocolate with some crushed stone. Medium-bodied, creamy tannins. Very typical. A blend of 62% merlot, 34% cabernet sauvignon and 4% cabernet franc."

Jeb Dunnuck: Checking in as a Merlot-dominant blend of 62% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 4% Cabernet Franc, the 2025 Les Griffons De Pichon Baron offers up terrific though more Cabernet-driven aromatics of cassis, juicy black cherries, sappy flowers, and violets on the nose, with some serious Pauillac graphite and lead pencil nuances showing up with time in the glass. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it's balanced and concentrated, with integrated acidity and ripe tannins. It will spend 15 months in equal parts new and one-vintage-old barrels and checks in at 13.2% alcohol with a pH of 3.67."

Vinum: Feinduftige Nase, würzige Noten, Dill, Mirabellen; frischer, fruchtiger Auftakt, leicht cremige Textur, wird dann straffer, zeigt eine sehr gute, fast schon Riesling-artige Säure und ein würzig-frisches, leicht zitrisches Finale."

Lisa Perrotti-Brown: Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2025 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron charges out with ready-to-go notes of plum preserves and blackberry pie, giving way to an undercurrent of mint tea, cinnamon toast, and potpourri. The medium-bodied palate is tight-knit and lively with bright black fruit layers and a fine-grained texture, finishing on a minty note. The blend is 62% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 4% Cabernet Franc. It has a pH of 3.67 and the alcohol is 13.2%. It is aging in French oak barriques, 50% new, for 15 months."

Wine Advocate: The 2025 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron, a blend of 62% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Cabernet Franc (50% new oak), reveals aromas of spice, dark berries, cedar and licorice, with well-integrated oak. Medium- to full-bodied, dense and structured, it’s built around a fleshy core of fruit framed by youthful tannins and concludes with a long, ethereal finish. It's a classical expression at this address, combining the brightness and density inherent to the vintage."