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Château Pichon-Longueville Baron Baron de Pichon-Longueville Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2005 (1500ml)
As usual, this superb Pauillac possesses an inky/blue/black color in addition to a big, sweet nose of graphite, charcoal, burning embers, black currant liqueur, and toasty vanillin from new oak casks. Full-bodied with high but sweet, well-integrated tannins... Robert Parker
Ratings on Delectable
TJ Maxwell 
Still quite youthful (should’ve decanted!). But showing well. Dark fruit aromas w typical spiced black currant flavors. Big but not cumbersome. Very elegant. It got even better as it opened up. A real treat
Still quite youthful (should’ve decanted!). But showing well. Dark fruit aromas w typical spiced black currant flavors. Big but not cumbersome. Very elegant. It got even better as it opened up. A real treat
9.7
Shay A
My contribution as part of a left bank vs right bank Bordeaux theme, with all wines tasted blind. I gave this a double decant of about 3hrs, and I have to say, it was beautifully open and accessible. The power of the vintage comes through on both the nose and palate. Aromatically, it revealed fresh potpourri, cherry, currant pipe tobacco, bay leaf, and leather. It sports a beautiful texture on the palate with a dense mid palate, wrapped in graphite, fleshy black cherries, more notes of tobacco and bold mocha at the finish. This should drink in this delicious window for 5-7yrs before evolving, but is only getting better.
My contribution as part of a left bank vs right bank Bordeaux theme, with all wines tasted blind. I gave this a double decant of about 3hrs, and I have to say, it was beautifully open and accessible. The power of the vintage comes through on both the nose and palate. Aromatically, it revealed fresh potpourri, cherry, currant pipe tobacco, bay leaf, and leather. It sports a beautiful texture on the palate with a dense mid palate, wrapped in graphite, fleshy black cherries, more notes of tobacco and bold mocha at the finish. This should drink in this delicious window for 5-7yrs before evolving, but is only getting better.
9.4
Greg Gregory
Whoa, this is rock solid. Tons of time left but after a two hour decant it was sublime.
Whoa, this is rock solid. Tons of time left but after a two hour decant it was sublime.
9.6
Liz Hale
2005....living up to the hype.
2005....living up to the hype.
9.4
DAD Wine Lover
Amazing Vintage! Drinking Well
Amazing Vintage! Drinking Well
9.2
Laura Catena
Perfect moment for this wine - elegant and long - love it
Perfect moment for this wine - elegant and long - love it
9.3Angela Bortugno
Simply #BordeauxWines
Simply #BordeauxWines
9.1
Barry Wiss, CWE, CSS
Still one of my favorite 2nd growths
Still one of my favorite 2nd growths
9.7
Jason Heller
Master Sommelier
Brett bomb, very muddled too.
Brett bomb, very muddled too.
8.0
Natrone Means Business
Holy wow! I don't know if there is such a thing as a "mouthgasm," but I just had it! It has a finish with which you could set the minute hand on your watch! Intense currant with wooly/velvety tannins! I think that they were trying to impress Parker... I'm sure they succeeded.
Holy wow! I don't know if there is such a thing as a "mouthgasm," but I just had it! It has a finish with which you could set the minute hand on your watch! Intense currant with wooly/velvety tannins! I think that they were trying to impress Parker... I'm sure they succeeded.
9.6
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