Château Pichon-Baron 1996 2e Cru Classé, Pauillac AC, MC

Pichon-Baron

Château Pichon-Baron 1996
2e Cru Classé, Pauillac AC, MC

Bewertung im 100-Punkte-System: 91

182,00 CHF

Inhalt: 75 cl

Preise exkl. 8,1% MwSt. zzgl. Versandkosten

Art. Nr. n1752

Land:	Frankreich
Region:	Bordeaux
Produzent/Appellation:	Pauillac
Weintyp:	Rotweine
Jahrgang:	1996
Inhalt:	75 cl
Bio/Biodynamisch:	Nein

90

Stephen Tanzer

Vinous

Good full ruby-red. Roasted plum, leather and smoked nuts on the nose. Silky and layered in the mouth. Sweet and suave, with a complicating mineral quality. Suggests solid extract but ultimately a wine of very good rather than outstanding intensity. Finishes with fine tannins and persistent, slow-building flavor. Fleshier and more pliant than the '98.

91

Robert M. Parker, Jr.

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate

Pichon Longueville Baron's 1996 has turned out to be even better than I thought from cask. The high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend (about 80%) resulted in a wine that has put on weight in the bottle. An opaque purple color is accompanied by beautiful aromas of tobacco, new saddle leather, roasted coffee, and cassis. It is dense, medium to full-bodied, and backward, with moderately high tannin, but plenty of sweet fruit, glycerin, and extract to balance out the wine's structure. This well-endowed, classic Pauillac should be at its finest between 2006-2022.