Château Pichon Baron - Pauillac 2015

Vinifera

5 / 5

le 31/05/2016

Déjà au nez, il exprime toute sa race avec une aromatique fruitée et épicée émouvante. Au palais, il se distingue par son énergie, sa découpe très précise et sa finale séveuse d’une grande longueur. Une grande réussite !

The Wine Cellar Insider

94-96 / 100

par Jeff Leve le 30/04/2016

Cigar ash, cedar, black and red fruits and tobacco are hard to ignore in this rich, plush, concentrated wine. Dark in color, soft, ripe with its polished tannins and acidity in perfect harmony. Blended from 77% Cabernet Sauvignon and 23% Merlot, this wine reached 13.55% alcohol with a pH of 3.65. The Grand Vin represents only 45% of the harvest, which took place between September 18 and October 9.

Wine Advocate

96-98 / 100

par Neal Martin le 29/04/2016

The 2015 Pichon Baron is a blend of 77% Cabernet Sauvignon and 23% Merlot picked between 18 September until 9 October. Apparently Christian Seely made use of four additional 80-hectolitre wooden vats that augmented his stainless steel vessels. It has a very pure bouquet with lifted blackcurrant, blueberry and graphite aromas, beautifully delineated, the oak seamlessly embroidered with the fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannin. This is disarmingly and utterly harmonious with a startling mineral core. Possibly the most sensual Pichon Baron that I have tasted at this nascent juncture, it gently unfolds in the mouth and leaves with an enormously persistent finish that leaves the senses tingling. If you want to know whether this 2015 is up there with the 2009 or 2010, the answer is unquestionably yes.

Bettane & Desseauve

19 / 20

le 28/04/2016

Superbe crémosité, onctueux, longueur raffinée, grand grain. Grande robe, nez opulent et racé où l’on retrouve violette et cassis, merveilleuse construction en bouche, vraiment du grand raisin et une élaboration lui rendant justice, grand sûreté de style, un des très grand médocs du millésime, bénéficiant d’une forte proportion de cabernet-sauvignon (77 %), mais aussi de merlots splendides. Dégusté cinq fois de façon constante dont une à l’aveugle et une au château.

Decanter.com

93 / 100

par Steven Spurrier le 27/04/2016

Vinous

93-96 / 100

par Antonio Galloni le 27/04/2016

A wine of total seduction, the 2015 Pichon-Longueville Baron possesses exceptional richness, power and intensity, all in the suave, inviting style of the year. Silky, voluptuous and creamy, the 2015 is totally spherical on the palate. This is an undeniably charming Pichon-Baron that should drink beautifully for several decades. Hints of lavender, mint, violet and crème de cassis add the closing shades of nuance in this seamless, racy Pauillac.

timatkin.com

96 / 100

par Tim Atkin MW le 20/04/2016

Jancis Robinson

17,5 /

par Jancis Robinson le 19/04/2016

77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot.
Dark crimson. Much less immediately attractive on the nose than Pichon Lalande. But with real tension and follow through on the palate. Very Pauillac indeed! Muscular.

Drink 2025-2045
17.5++

René Gabriel

18 / 20

le 10/04/2016

77 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 23 % Merlot. Extrem dunkles Purpur mit lila und violetten Reflexen. Für einen 2015er Pauillac einen recht powerigen Ansatz zeigend, viel reife Pflaumen, tolle, passende Röstnoten, dunkle Edelhölzer, feine Kräuternoten, legt in der Nase permanent zu. Im Gaumen mittelgewichtig, passende Adstringenz, noch leicht mürbe, extrahierte Tannine auf der Zunge zeigend, endet mit Lakritze, schwarzem Pfeffer und dezenten Trüffelnoten. Nicht zu unterschätzen. Kann noch zulegen. Zwei Mal verkostet. 18/20 2025 – 2055

Jamessuckling.com

96-97 / 100

par James Suckling le 05/04/2016

Very solid and muscular Pichon Baron with ripe and velvety tannins. Full and very rich with balance of ripe fruit that deliver blackberry, walnut and spice. Warm and ripe yet finishes cool and sassy. 96 points

Wine Spectator

93-96 / 100

par James Molesworth le 03/04/2016

Really packed, with very energetic blackberry, black currant and plum fruit, pushed by anise and sweet spice and rumbling through the broad, iron-edged finish. Shows lots of heft, but the impression is fresh, and this is built for the long haul. Impressive.—J.M.