As usual, this superb Pauillac possesses an inky/blue/black color in addition to a big, sweet nose of graphite, charcoal, burning embers, black currant liqueur, and toasty vanillin from new oak casks. Full-bodied with high but sweet, well-integrated tannins, the 2005 Pichon Baron is more backward than the blockbuster 2003 or prodigious 2000. Nevertheless, it is a superb effort whose power, length, and tannic structure suggest it should be at its peak between 2015-2035
2005 Chateau Pichon-Longueville au Baron de Pichon-Longueville, Pauillac, France 750ml
2005 Chateau Pichon-Longueville au Baron de Pichon-Longueville, Pauillac, France 750ml
2005 Chateau Pichon-Longueville au Baron de Pichon-Longueville, Pauillac, France 750ml
2005 Chateau Pichon-Longueville au Baron de Pichon-Longueville, Pauillac, France 750ml
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Vintage
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Grape/Blend
Pairing
Beef and Venison
Tasting notes
Tasted single blind at Southwold. This does not quite have the same lift on the nose as the Les Forts or Carruades but with aeration I am certain it would have offered more. Aromas of macerated black cherries, boysenberry and a touch of graphite but always remaining tight. The palate has good depth, nice grip but not over-bearing. There is certainly a lot of unresolved new oak here and this certainly needs time with a slightly furry finish with notes of cedar and blackberry with just a touch of tar. Brooding intensity ? one for the cellar (perhaps akin to the ?90?) Drink 2015-2030+. Tasted January 2009.
Tasted single blind at Southwold. This does not quite have the same lift on the nose as the Les Forts or Carruades but with aeration I am certain it would have offered more. Aromas of macerated black cherries, boysenberry and a touch of graphite but always remaining tight. The palate has good depth, nice grip but not over-bearing. There is certainly a lot of unresolved new oak here and this certainly needs time with a slightly furry finish with notes of cedar and blackberry with just a touch of tar. Brooding intensity ? one for the cellar (perhaps akin to the ?90?) Drink 2015-2030+. Tasted January 2009.
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