Baron - Château Pichon Longueville - Pauillac 1995 b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca

Wine Advocate

90 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe2/28/1998

A stylish, elegant, more restrained style of Pichon Baron, with less obvious new oak than usual, this deep ruby/purple-colored wine offers a pure black currant-scented nose with subtle aromas of coffee and smoky toasty oak. In the mouth, the wine displays less weight and muscle than the 1996, but it offers suave, elegant, rich fruit presented in a medium to full-bodied, surprisingly lush style. Anticipated maturity: 2001-2016.

Wine Spectator

88 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe1/31/1998

A balanced, early-drinking red. Beautiful blackberry and mineral aromas. Medium- to full-bodied, with fine tannins and a medium finish. Best after 1999.

Wine Advocate

90-92 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe2/28/1997

An opaque purple color and sweet, toasty, chocolatey, black currant aromas are followed by a wine with outstanding richness, an impressive, fleshy, medium to full-bodied personality, and fine length. The 1995 is not as flamboyant as the remarkable 1990, or as concentrated as the massive 1989, but this is a beautifully made, outstanding wine that recalls the 1988 in its weight and texture. Anticipated maturity: 2002-2020. Last tasted 1/97

Wine Advocate

89-91 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/30/1996

Pichon-Baron continues to build on the success it established in the late eighties with its three consecutive top-notch vintages of 1988, 1989, and 1990. The initial impression of the 1995 is one of extraordinarily pure cassis fruit. I had this wine on three occasions, and while it does not measure up to the 1989 or 1990, it possesses an expansive mid-section, superb ripeness, medium body, and high tannin in the impressively long finish. The wine is backward, but the low acidity and high extract should come together to create an outstanding claret. At this stage, the 1995 Pichon-Longueville-Baron (made by the same winemaking team as Lynch Bages) appears to be the better of those two wines. This 20-year wine will require 4-5 years of cellaring after its release.