Cassis with underlying earthiness and a bit of coffee and mushroom. On the palate, this is complex and layered but still fresh and vibrant. By John Gilman Sep/Oct 2019, Issue 83, Château Pichon-Lalande The Most Elegant Of the Super Seconds (Château Pichon-Lalande) Login and sign up and see review text. The 12 Cabernet Franc gives a balanced wine with a fruity bouquet, firm and clear in his youth, which integrates very well during aging. The nose is classic with cassis, pencil lead, tobacco and a hefty amount of earthy funk. The 2000 Chteau Pichon Longueville Baron Les Tourelles de Longueville is a Bordeaux red wine from the Pauillac appellation. This very persistent wine may be starting to shut down in the bottle, but it displays the lovely penetrating sweetness of the year. Deep ruby in color, purple at the core, mostly opaque and bright. Will rely more on its firm tannins than its rather soft, harmonious acids for longevity. Sweet, thick and complex, with very ripe, mellow flavors of black raspberry, truffle, roasted herbs, espresso and tobacco. Rather wild aromas of plum, black raspberry, lead pencil, tobacco, minerals and roasted game. This is a dramatic, almost flamboyant style that is not classic Pauillac in one sense, but a classic wine. I suspect this wine will be relatively approachable young but evolve effortlessly. The wine is full-bodied, with extraordinary purity and a tremendous texture. As the 2000 sits in the glass, notes of lavender and melted licorice emerge along with the distinctive tapenade aromas interwoven with creme de cassis, espresso roast, and cedar. Chteau Pichon-Longueville Baron, generally referred to as Pichon Baron, is an estate in the Pauillac appellation rated as a second. In 1987 it was bought by the AXA Millesimes Group, who also own Cantenac-Brown, Petit-Village, Suduiraut. ABOUT THE WINE Chateau Pichon-Longueville Baron, a leading Pauillac 2eme Cru Classe estate, is one of Bordeauxs most illustrious 'super seconds'. In the mouth, it is a wine of extraordinary density, opulence, great presence, and richness. 2000 Chateau Pichon-Longueville Baron £319.00 Tax included. Discover more about this wine.Grape variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, C. No doubt the Petit Verdot has imparted a certain almost olive-like component to the wine's aromatic profile. Red Wine from Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. A blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot, and the rest Cabernet Franc, this effort has a dense saturated purple color, a singular/distinctive yet possibly controversial aromatic smorgasbord existing of creme de cassis, vanilla, and violets, but also tapenade and tree bark. The 2000 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is spectacular, and certainly a noteworthy rival to the 1996, 1995, and even the extraordinary 1982.
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