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Technical Details
- 73% Cabernet Sauvignon 27% Merlot
- Alexandra Lebossé
- France
- Bordeaux
- Left Bank
- Pauillac
- Estate vineyards of Château Pichon Baron, a Second Growth (Deuxième Grand Cru Classé)
- 15 months
- 13%
Château Pichon-Longueville Baron Grand Cru Classé Pauillac 1989
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A legendary vintage delivering richness, power, and fully evolved character. Cassis, cigar box, iron, and dried fruit glide across a long, luxurious palate. A classic Pauillac that continues to reward with depth and gravitas.
About The Producer
In 1689 Pierre Desmezures de Rauzan, an influential wine merchant and steward of the prestigious Latour and and Margaux estates, bought plots of vines close to the Latour estate to create Enclos Rauzan. These vines were part of his daughter Therese's dowry when she married Baron Jacques Pichon de Longueville in 1694, the year in which the Pichon Baron estate was founded. An illustrious estate, with an enduring reputation, was born. It remained in the same family for generations. In 1850 the property was divided in two. Baron Raoul Pichon de Longueville's section became the Pichon Baron estate. The second section, belonging to his three sisters, became Pichon Comtesse. Baron Raoul was proud of his prestigious property, and in 1851 he commissioned the imposing chateau inspired by Renaissance architecture that we know today. In the 1855 Bordeaux classification the wine was classified as a Second Grand Cru Classe. The property was sold in 1933 to the Bouteiller family and in 1987 was bought by AXA Millesimes.