Baron of Pichon Longueville - Château Pichon Longueville - Pauillac 1997 11166fe81142afc18593181d6269c740

Wine Advocate

86 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/30/2000

Complex, evolved, mature, cedar, spice box, and black currant aromas emerge from this ruby/garnet-colored offering. Soft, with sweet tannin, spicy oak, and ripe fruit, but no significant depth, this is an open-knit, attractive Pauillac to enjoy now and over the next 7-8 years.

Wine Spectator

87 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe1/31/2000

Good berry and mineral character, with medium body, fine tannins and a delicate finish. Drink now.

Wine Advocate

85-87 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/30/1999

This is a fruit-driven wine with good quantities of black currant fruit, medium body, a nicely saturated color, and a soft, diffuse finish. It should firm up with more cask aging, and be delicious when released later this year. Anticipated maturity: now-2010.

Wine Advocate

87-90 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/30/1998

Seventy percent new oak casks were utilized for this 80% Cabernet Sauvignon/20% Merlot blend. I liked it on each of the four separate occasions I tasted it. Not a heavyweight, it is a medium-bodied, dense purple-colored claret with low acidity and moderate tannin. Well-focused and delineated for a 1997 (most wines of this vintage are open-knit and round), this offering is characterized by copious quantities of sweet black currant fruit intermixed with toasty pain grille scents. In the mouth, there is a well-focused feeling, moderate tannin, and a moderately long finish. This was one of the lesser-evolved 1997s I tasted, so it will probably need 2-3 years of cellaring when it is released. It should keep for 15 years.