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Created since the 2012 vintage, it has a pure and direct character. Les Griffons de Pichon Baron is one of the second wines of the property. It is a great way to discover this incredible property.Chateau Pichon-Longueville Baron Les Griffons de Pichon Baron 2016 Pauillac (2nd wine of Chateau Pichon-Longueville Baron) – mytastewine

There’s a smoky, spicy aroma to this wine with plenty of intensity and purity of fruit.

Les Griffons de Pichon Baron is a lot closer to the grand vin in terms of power.

Current style is less emphasis on extraction, allowing the fruit to shine through, while presenting nature's true stories of the terroir. The Cabernet vines grow on a finely graveled portion of the property, and some do eventually go into the grand vin. For Les Griffons de Pichon Baron, the blend is a mixture of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, heavily favoring Cabernet. Some of the best vintages are massively extracted, flamboyant wines - with aromas of cassis, tobacco, and cedar. The legendary Jean Michel Cazes of Château Lynch Bages took over management of Château Pichon Longueville Baron and turned things around.Ĭhâteau Pichon de Longueville Baron is home to terroir that is considered a “winegrower’s paradise.” Production has been cut in half throughout the decades and the winemaking team at Château Pichon de Longueville Baron has no qualms sacrificing quantity to ensure the quality of their wine. Interestingly enough, wine critics believe that Pichon Baron has a more masculine style and Pichon Lalande has a more feminine one.Īfter a period of neglect in the mid 20th Century, AXA Millésimes, the vineyard investment arm of a global insurance company, purchased the estate and vowed to restore it to its former glory. The estate he gave his two sons would later be known as Château Pichon Baron, the illustrious “Super Second.” The other one he gave to his three daughters became known as Château Pichon Comtesse de Lalande, which is called "Pichon Lalande" for short among wine connoisseurs. He divided the large estate in two before his death. Eventually the property was passed to Baron Joseph de Pichon Longueville who managed the property at the age of 19. After the marriage of Therese de Rauazan to Baron Jacques Pichon de Longueville in 1697, the estate was created. It was the fashion of the day for estates to be passed amongst the noble families through marriage or inheritance, and the story of Château Pichon Longueville is no different. The first vineyard plots of this property were close to Château Latour in the Left Bank appellation of Pauillac. The history of this famous Second Growth estate dates back to the Grand Siecle - “Great Century” - of France during the reign of Louis XIV. For those who want to experience these intense, masculine wines without having to wait as long – Les Griffons de Pichon Baron is the perfect wine. The grand vin from this estate demands some time before it expresses its fullest potential. Perhaps this is due to the close proximity to Château Latour, but either way the wines of Château Pichon Longueville Baron are forces to be reckoned with. This Pauillac “Super Second” powerhouse produces some of the most muscular, energetic, and age worthy wines in its class. Les Griffons de Pichon Baron is the Second Wine from Château Pichon Longueville Baron.