"A sumptuous garnet-red color, the nose opens with a greedy bouquet of blackcurrant, blackberry, violet and black pepper. A fine woodiness adds depth on aeration. On the palate, the attack is smooth and unctuous. The mid-palate is rich in flavor, with chiseled tannins and a velvety texture. The finish, marked by a slight bitterness with a cocoa taste, also has a beautiful minerality with notes of graphite." - Marie, Oenologue Premium Grands Crus
The Grand Vin Château Pichon Baron 2nd Grand Cru Classé in 1855 comes from the oldest vines on the historic terroir of its Domaine. This authentic Pauillac offers an intense sensory discovery of black fruits and spicy notes. Château Pichon Baron reflects elegance, power and exceptional length on the palate. It improves year after year and can age for over 40 years in the cellar.
Weather conditions
- Early autumn Sec, warm until October 15, ending the year 2023 with rainfall of over 500 mm.
- Mild and very wet winter, with a total of 900 mm at the end of March.
- Early April: early budburst.
- Cool spring and arRosé.
- June: heterogeneous flowering associated with coulure/millerandage and the arrival of mildew. July and August: a hot and very Sec summer, with veraison starting slowly at the end of July.
- End of August: the return of clement weather allowed good ripening of the grapes.
- September: late ripening, slowed by bad weather, with nevertheless fairly high ripeness controls.
Harvest dates
Merlot: September 25 to October 03, 2024
Cabernet Sauvignon: October 03 to 10, 2024
Vinification
Sorting was fundamental once again this year to ensure that only perfectly healthy, round berries were picked. To get the best possible result, the pickers carefully selected our harvest, then in the vat room, the sorters fine-tuned this work, before moving on to optical sorting. We used all the techniques at our disposal to make the most of this delicate harvest: gravity loading, light sulfiting combined with yeast-based bioprotection, an indigenous sourdough, low fermentation temperatures and measured Extraction with light pumping-over and delestage. Run-offs took place from October 15 to 24 for the Merlot and from October 23 to 31 for the Cabernet.
Aging: 70% in new barrels, 30% in one-wine barrels for 18 months.
