Chateau Pichon-Longueville Baron • Pauillac, France
Les Griffons de Pichon Baron is the more structured of Château Pichon-Longueville Baron’s two second wines from Pauillac…Les Griffons de Pichon Baron is the more structured of Château Pichon-Longueville Baron’s two second wines from Pauillac, created in 2012 and sourced mainly from gravelly plots close to the Gironde that particularly favor Cabernet Sauvignon…Learn More »
$40
/750ml
2021 Retail Average
92
/100
2021 Pro Rating
Les Griffons de Pichon Baron 2021 shows a cool, refined Pauillac profile, with vivid blackcurrant and blue fruits edged by violets, graphite and a touch of spice and cocoa. Medium-bodied and taut rather than plush, it glides on sleek tannins, finishing fresh, juicy and precise, promising added complexity with a few years in bottle. This is a focused, elegant expression of the vintage rather than a powerhouse, but it’s very classy and well judged.
Grilled lamb chops with rosemary; Roast duck with spice rub; Entrecôte steak with pommes frites
Les Griffons de Pichon Baron is the more structured of Château Pichon-Longueville Baron’s two second wines from Pauillac, created in 2012 and sourced mainly from gravelly plots close to the Gironde that particularly favor Cabernet Sauvignon. Typically a Cabernet/Merlot-dominant blend with some Petit Verdot, it offers a pure, vigorous and fresh expression of the estate’s muscular Pauillac style—full-bodied yet clean and energetic—with enough depth and tannic backbone to age for two decades while remaining approachable in its youth.