2016 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron

Critic score
94/100
Pricing
In bond
Duty paid
Bottle
En primeur
7 available
£44.68
Buy Duty Paid
Case, 6 Bottles
En primeur
1 available
£268.08
Buy Duty Paid

WINE DETAILS

  • Region & country
    Pauillac, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
  • Grape
    52% Cabernet Sauvignon
    48% Merlot
  • Maturity
    Ready 2018 - 2031
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
2016 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron

TASTING NOTES

The 2016 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron is a blend of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon and 48% Merlot matured in 60% new oak. The harvest was between 26 September and 18 October, and it represents 30% of the total yield. It has a very pure and detailed bouquet with blackberry, briary, cold stone and graphite aromas. This seems to meliorate in glass. The palate is very well balanced with fine tannin, a Griffons that is nimble and agile, the finish very precise with an almost clinical graphite-tinged finish. This is superb.

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
(93—95)/100