Château Pichon Baron 2025

Characteristics and tasting notes of Château Pichon Baron 2025

Tasting

Nose
The bouquet reveals great complexity and is wonderfully aromatic. It exudes intense aromas of black fruits, such as blackcurrant and black cherry, intertwined with spicy notes, liquorice and floral hints. More roasted touches of cocoa and espresso, along with subtle nuances of cigar and mint, perfectly complete this olfactory expression.

Palate
The attack offers a lovely vitality and remarkable energy, carried by a vibrant purity of fruit. This wine masterfully combines the estate's characteristic power with a sovereign elegance. The structure relies on fine, silky tannins, balanced by a chalky freshness. The finish, vibrant and of exceptional length, unfolds multiple layers of fruit.

Food and wine pairing
This great wine will sublimate red and white meats, whether roasted, grilled or braised, such as beef, lamb, pork, veal as well as duck and game. It also pairs wonderfully with poultry, mushroom dishes, pasta in cream sauces, and rich fish such as salmon or tuna, not to mention dishes with Asian influences.

Serving and ageing
To fully appreciate this 2025 vintage, it is advisable to decant it between 3 and 6 hours before tasting and to serve it at a temperature of around 15.5°C in order to preserve all its brilliance. Endowed with exceptional ageing potential, it will evolve in the cellar for more than forty years and will be at its best until around 2070.

The excellence of a great Pauillac cru

The estate
Founded in 1694 in Pauillac, Château Pichon Baron has been a Second Grand Cru Classé since 1855. Today managed by AXA Millésimes, the estate has experienced a qualitative renaissance since its acquisition in 1987. This wine from the left bank of Bordeaux, made from a classic blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, is renowned for its elegance and exceptional ageing capacity.

The vineyard
The estate's exceptional terroir extends over 75 hectares in the southern part of the Pauillac appellation, directly opposite the famous Château Latour. The vines, with an average age of 35 years, flourish on very high-quality gravel soils, low in nutrients and well-drained. The vineyard is divided into plots meticulously maintained according to their specific characteristics. The grand vin is, moreover, exclusively produced from the oldest vines planted on the "Butte de Pichon Baron", the historical and qualitative heart of the property.

The vintage
The year began with a mild and dry winter, leading to an early budbreak without any frost episodes. The spring, wetter and milder, favoured a rapid and even flowering at the end of May, despite significant mildew pressure. Summer set in early with hot and dry conditions, punctuated at the end of July by a cooler and rainier period that revived the vines before veraison on 30 July. A new heatwave in mid-August accelerated ripening. The beneficial rains of early September completed the ripening process before a very early, short and intense harvest, spread over 16 days, yielding low volumes but remarkable concentration.

Vinification and ageing
To craft this wine, an extremely rigorous sorting process was carried out, including manual selection, sorting at the cellar and optical sorting, discarding 3 to 5% of the harvest. The vinification methods favour gentleness: gravity-fed vatting, yeast bioprotection, indigenous yeast starter and low fermentation temperatures. Extraction is measured, accompanied by gentle pump-overs and rack-and-returns. Malolactic fermentation takes place in vats. Ageing extends over 18 months, with a proportion of 70% new French oak barrels and 30% one-wine barrels. Alcohol content: 13.3% vol.

Grape varieties
This blend is composed of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon and 16% Merlot.