Don't miss it." We agree with these words, as the wine has the terroir of Pichon Baron, and does everything it should do and more.
Here, a respected critic has called the wine, One of the highlights of this tasting, the 2016 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron opens with exquisite Cabernet Sauvignon nsiderable pleasure pellingly delicious wine. In our opinion, it is another one of those overachieving wines that the critics lavish about, yet their score does not reflect their words. At under $55 - it is the value Bordeaux of the vintage, let alone the greatest value in Pauillac. It is the best Pauillac tip we can provide as it is a wine that the entire trade spoke in awe about while we tasted along the Bordeaux trail during the 2016 En Primeur campaign. It is hands down the insider wine of the vintage. I like this very much.95+ Points, Christopher Deas, Zachys Buying Team: "Jeff and I experienced this wine at the Chateau with Christian Seely and remains etched in our minds. 18 months in 60% new oak reinforces the silky tannins. This is gorgeous, with a sense of restraint behind the deep, plump fruit. Beautiful, rich dark purple in colour from a blend of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon and 48% Merlot, a more classic interpretation of a Médoc second wine than Les Tourelles. This is closer to the signature of the grand vin than that of the Tourelles de Longueville as it comes from soil with a higher gravel content.
It’s also deeply colored, offers classic Pauillac aromatics, and possesses a medium to full-bodied, concentrated, backward vibe that’s going to benefit from 4-5 years of bottle age. There's a light tug of earth through the gently toasty finish, but this is pretty much all fruit and is ready to go. This is fleshy and caressing in feel, letting warm plum sauce and cassis notes roll along, lined with pretty violet and anise accents.
Aging, and specifically, the barrel regime of 18 months in oak (60% new) has left the 2016 with a heavy toast/torrefaction quality that at present overpowers the dark fruit and Cabernet aromatics the wine showed from barrel. The 2016 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron is quite powerful and dense. The palate is fresh and gently muscular tannins serve this wine well. This is superb.Īttractive, modern style with assorted, ripe summer berries, layered with upbeat, toasty oak. The palate is very well balanced with fine tannin, a Griffons that is nimble and agile, the finish very precise with an almost clinical graphite-tinged finish. It has a very pure and detailed bouquet with blackberry, briary, cold stone and graphite aromas.