Chateau Pichon-Longueville, Baron, 1990 Red Wine
Pauillac, 2me Cru Classe
Bottle size: 75cl
ABV: 12%

Price:
£349.00
Out of stock
Description
The 1990 Pichon-Baron is a sensational wine that must have had the First Growth rattled when it was released. This is a marvellous example of aged Pauillac now approaching its peak, it is rich with black fruits interlaced with savoury nuances of truffle, earth, leather and graphite.
Reviews:
98 Points Neal Martin Vinous
The 1990 Pichon-Longueville Baron has always been one of my benchmark wines, one that never ceases to perform. Now at 27 years of age, it is clearly at its peak, and what a wondrous thing it is. Now showing some bricking on the rim, the bouquet is utterly sublime, with red berries, cedar, touches of graphite, crushed rose petals and incense. You just want to become enveloped by these aromas. The palate is perfectly balanced, perhaps not as structured as it once showed since the tannins have mellowed, but what you get is a Pauillac relishing its secondary phase, which is almost Burgundy-like in terms of mouthfeel. Suffused with tension, it gains weight in the mouth toward the slightly tart finish. It is a Pichon Baron that only knows how to give sophisticated drinking pleasure. I once wrote that Pichon Baron is better than many 1990 First Growth, and that is a statement I have no reason to change. Drink 2017-2035.
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate (231), June 2017
Condition
Very good levels and labels