This uniquely charming and romantic chateau, with its two emblematic turrets, has stood proudly at the vineyard's heart ever since. Baron Raoul was proud of his prestigious property, and in 1851 he commissioned the imposing chateau inspired by Renaissance architecture that we know today. The second section, belonging to his three sisters, became Pichon Comtesse. Baron Raoul Pichon de Longueville's section became the Pichon Baron estate. It remained in the same family for generations. An illustrious estate, with an enduring reputation, was born. These vines were part of his daughter Therese's dowry when she married Baron Jacques Pichon de Longueville in 1694, the year in which the Pichon Baron estate was founded. In 1689 Pierre Desmezures de Rauzan, an influential wine merchant and steward of the prestigious Latour and and Margaux estates, bought plots of vines close to the Latour estate to create Enclos Rauzan. This period was known as the Grand Siecle, or "great century", in reference to Louis XIV's 1661 accession to the French throne. The richness is perfectly integrated and the style is highly characteristic, built to last through the decades, while retaining elegance and distinction.The Estate was founded in the late 17th Century. The finish is tasty, full, fleshy, and harmonious. The flavour is carried by the structure, which preserves the mid-palate. The body is structured with silky, racy tannins. The attack is mellow, generous, rounded and juicy, developing powerful, well-blended tannins. The precise and delicate nose offers notes of fresh fruit, black berries and spices. The old Merlot vines were harvested betwen 24th and 25th September and theĬabernet-Sauvignon vines from 3rd to 10th October.Ĭhâteau Pichon Baron 2018 reveals a dark garnet colour. At the same time, the potential alcohol content increased rapidly, total acidity and malic acid levels were low and pH high. High temperatures and water stress were optimum for the anthocyanic richness of the skins and early ripening of the tannins. This early tendency for sunny weather continued until the end of the harvest. 2018 was comparable to 2005, with earlier development than in 2015. Moderate temperatures resulted in very good ripening conditions. Veraison began in the early sectors in the last week of July and mid-veraison in early August. Average and maximum temperatures were very high between bunch closure and the end of veraison, lower than in 2003 but slightly higher than in 2005. Then a phase of water stress, unfavourable to grape growth, gradually increased leading up to the harvest. Great care was taken to protect the health of the vines up until the end of July. Flowering started at the end of May and continued smoothly.
However, more heavy rainfall and optimum temperatures favoured the development of cryptogamic diseases, leading to very significant crop losses in places. Bud break, which started in early April, was consistent. Spring was mild, followed by a very hot, dry summer. The total rainfall was significant, exceeding 500 mm, that is to say approximately 180 mm above average. There was regular rainfall from early December to the end of March.
During the 1980s there were signs of recovery but not at the same speed as with many other properties during this time and certainly nowhere near that of Pichon-Lalande that had prospered enormously under the care of May de Lencquesaing to become one of the first "Super-seconds".Ģ018 was characterised by moderate winter temperatures with no extremes. His eldest son Bertrand was still young and inexperienced and there was a lack of money for necessary investments leading to a decline in quality of the wines during the 1960s and 1970s. But on the death of Jean Bouteillier in 1961 its reputation began to sink. The reputation of Pichon Baron until the 1960s was superior to that of Pichon Lalande across the road, it was also placed above Pichon Lalande in the Classification of 1855. It is a wine that improves year after year and can age for over 40 years in the cellar. Château Pichon Baron exhibits elegance, intensity and exceptional length on the palate. Our Grand Vin Château Pichon Baron, classified as a 2nd Grand Cru Classé in 1855, is made with grapes from the oldest vines on the estate’s historic plots.This quintessential Pauillac offers an intense and profound sensory experience of great complexity.
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