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Les Griffons de Pichon Baron
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2022
Les Griffons de Pichon Baron (Pauillac)
This elegant expression of Pauillac displays its wealth of cassis, blackberries, chocolate, and flowers easily in the perfume. The palate, however, is where this shines. The layers of ripe, sweet, crème de cassis, peppery, currants, licorice, dark cocoa, and a touch of citrus meld together perfectly. The wine is refined, clean, packed with fruit, reasonably forward, and filled with character. The wine was created from a blend of 50% Merlot, 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 4% Petit Verdot. 14.5% ABV, 3.57 pH. Drink from 2027-2045. 93-95 Pts. 4,360 Views Tasted May 8, 2023 |
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2021
Les Griffons de Pichon Baron (Pauillac)
With a floral and pepper accented start, the wine moves to its core of black and red currants. Medium-bodied, soft, fresh and polished, the wine is bright, spicy, crisp, chewy and loaded with peppery red berries. The wine was created from a blend of 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot and 11% Petit Verdot. It is interesting to note the large percentage of Petit Verdot in the blend. Drink from 2025-2040. 89-91 2,524 Views Tasted May 20, 2022 |
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2020
Les Griffons de Pichon Baron (Pauillac)
Highly perfumed, notes of tobacco, flowers, dark chocolate, blackberries and black currants pop with little effort in the nose. On the palate, the wine is medium/full-earthy, rich, lifted and forward. It's round in the mouth with ripe, polished tannins and a creamy finish. Les Griffons de Pichon Baron is produced from a vat selection made before the final blending. Drink from 2024-2040. 2,854 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023This is a Richly textured, round, lush, fruit filled, medium/full-bodied, earthy expression of Pauillac. You find tobacco, cedar chest, forest floor, flowers, blackberry, oak and vanilla along with red and black currants. The wine is sweet, juicy, lifted and forward. It's round in the mouth with ripe, polished tannins and a creamy finish. This will be best with 3-5 years of age. Les Griffons de Pichon Baron is produced from a vat selection made before the final blending. 91-93 Pts 3,380 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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2019
Les Griffons de Pichon Baron (Pauillac)
Black currants, blackberries, flowers, espresso, wet forest leaf and cigar box aromatics show up with ease on the nose. Classic Pauillac in style, the wine is fresh, vibrant, sweet, chewy and mildly reserved, finishing with currants, blackberry and touches of espresso, spice, cocoa and a dab of dark chocolate and savory herbs on the backend. Drink from 2025-2040. 2,335 Views Tasted Mar 29, 2022Espresso, roses, cocoa, black plums and currants pop up in the nose. On the palate, the wine is rich, round, lush and silky. Full-bodied, vibrant, juicy and lifted, the endnote repeats all those black currants with a dab of dark chocolate again and again. The wine is a blend of 59% Merlot with 41% Cabernet Sauvignon reaching 14.1% ABV. 92-94 Pts 3,976 Views Tasted Jun 8, 2020 |
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2018
Les Griffons de Pichon Baron (Pauillac)
Cigar box, dark red and black fruits, hints of bitter chocolate and tobacco leaf fill the perfume. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied with depth and richness, finishing with round textures, soft, ripe tannins, loads of sweet, ripe, dark red fruits, freshness and another nice bite of Cabernet in the endnote. 4,018 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2021With a strong floral character, the wine needs a bit of coaxing to bring out its deep, dark red fruits. Graceful, agile and fresh with the tannic bite of the Cabernet Sauvignon and the roundness from the sweet Merlot, this wine was made from blending 52% Cabernet Sauvignon and 48% Merlot and will age in 60% new, French oak barrels. 92-93 Pts 5,218 Views Tasted Apr 19, 2019 |
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2017
Les Griffons de Pichon Baron (Pauillac)
Right from the get-go the wine is polished, soft and fresh. There is backbone with layers of ripe, juicy, dark fruits and briny tannins in the finish. The wine was made from blending 52% Cabernet Sauvignon and 48% Merlot. 3,809 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2018 |
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2016
Les Griffons de Pichon Baron (Pauillac)
Just a stunning black-purple color, the wine is superb this year. Concentrated layers of luscious fruits, the structure is forthright and graceful with round, creamy tannins and a long, black currant, spice and licorice-filled finish. Hard to believe this wine this is not a classified growth in this vintage! The wine was created from a blend of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon and 48% Merlot. Les Griffons de Pichon Baron is produced from a vat selection that is tasted before the final blending. 5,748 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2017 |
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2015
Les Griffons de Pichon Baron (Pauillac)
Made from a vat selection before the blending of Pichon Baron, this wine offers supple tannins, fresh cassis, blackberries and plums. It is softly textured with a purity of fruit much improved over previous vintages. Even though the blend is dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine will be enjoyable on release or it could also age for a few years. 89 - 91 Pts 3,048 Views Tasted Apr 18, 2016 |
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2014
Les Griffons de Pichon Baron (Pauillac)
Bright, crisp with an early display of wet earth, cedar, cassis and floral characteristics, this forward-styled Pauillac has a refined, easy drinking, fresh-picked berry appeal and it will deliver a classic tasting, cassis-filled experience on release. 88-90 Pts 4,388 Views Tasted Apr 14, 2015 |
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2012
Les Griffons de Pichon Baron (Pauillac)
Soft, medium bodied, easy drinking Pauillac with nice freshness and round textures on the palate. 4,951 Views Tasted Oct 28, 2014 |
