The estate also produces a second wine, Les Tourelles de Longueville. The wine is transferred into oak barrels for aging after finishing its malolactic fermentation. Grapes are harvested and sorted by hand, and then macerated for 20-30 days, and fermented at 28-32 ☌ in temperature controlled stainless steel vats of varying sizes. An uncommon experience with a range of uncommonly good wines from the family vineyards of Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron. The vineyard is situated at the southern end of the commune of Pauillac near border with the Saint-Julien-Beychevelle appellation. The 2015 Chteau Pichon Baron is a sensational bottle of wine made from 80 Cabernet Sauvignon and 20 Merlot that spent 18 months in 80 new French oak. Tasting Notes A sleeper of the vintage, the 2008 Pichon Longueville Baron is one of the densest, most concentrated wines of Pauillac in 2008. A rigorous selection policy in the vineyard and. The yield is typically less than 40 hectoliter per hectare. Chteau Pichon Baron, Second Grand Cru Class in 1855, is one of the great historic vineyards of Bordeaux. This is a wine with a great aromatic freshness with fine, delicate aromas. The planting density is 9 000 vines per hectare using a double Guyot training and the average age of the vines is 30 years. Chteau Pichon Longueville Baron Description. Vineyard Ĭhâteau Pichon Baron's 73 hectares are planted with Cabernet Sauvignon (60%), Merlot (35%), Cabernet Franc (4%) and Petit Verdot (1%). A magnificent wine producing Chateaux, surrounded by its own appellation vineyards, Chteau Pichon Longueville Baron (or Pichon Baron) is classified as a. The property is currently managed by Englishman Christian Seely. AXA built a state of the art cuverie and chai at Pichon-Longueville Baron, while, in 2000, Christian Seely took over. In 1987 it was bought by the AXA Millésimes Group, who also own Cantenac-Brown Suduiraut. In 1987 the estate was purchased by French insurance company AXA, who immediately appointed Jean-Michel Cazes of Château Lynch-Bages as administrator. Château Pichon-Longueville Baron, a leading Pauillac 2éme Cru Classé estate, is one of Bordeauxs most illustrious 'super seconds'. In 1933 the Pichon de Longueville family sold the property to the Bouteiller family, who managed Château Pichon Baron for over 50 years. In 1850 the estate was divided into the two current Pichon estates. Château Pichon Baron was once part of a larger estate, owned by Pierre de Rauzan, along with Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande.

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