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Château Pichon Baron, a Second Grand Cru Classé in 1855, is a flagship estate of Pauillac in the heart of the Médoc. Its neo-Renaissance château, built in 1851, overlooks 73 hectares of vines, mainly Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The gravel terroir, combined with traditional expertise and modern facilities, produces powerful, elegant, and structured wines. Owned by AXA Millésimes since 1987, Pichon Baron represents Bordeaux excellence, crafting wines renowned for their complexity and impressive aging potential.
Made from old Merlot vines and selected Cabernet Franc plots, the wines have a beautiful deep dark purple color. The nose is expressive, it offers aromas of chocolate, plums and sour cherries. On the palate, the attack is round and velvety, the wine is thick, with a nice discreet woodiness and very silky tannins. The finish is elegant.
The nose is dazzling, permeating the surrounding atmosphere. The attack and mid-palate remain under the influence of the nose, revealing magnificent fruitiness where finesse vies with intensity. The extension is massive, with an enormous structure resulting from a phenolic intensity of index 85 (index 85, ultra-ripe tannins). The harmony with the fruit is sublime. The...
Le Puy Emilien is an unfiltered wine, from complanted vines with 85% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, 1% Malbec and 1% Carmenere. Emilien is obtained by a 2-year decantation in barrels. This Cuvée is of great finesse and can be drunk both young, thanks to the velvety tannins, and older in order to perceive the full depth of its terroir. This wine has great...
Le Puy Retour des Iles was born from the desire to rediscover the sensations that English merchants of the Middle Ages must have experienced when they tasted the wines brought back from their journey across the oceans, in search of the most sought-after dishes. To do this, the estate carefully chose four barrels of their wine which showed unique potential just waiting to be...