Wine Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron, Pauillac AOC 2-eme Grand Cru Classe, 2006
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Tasting Notes
Wine saturated dark ruby color.
Elegant wine with great structure and a certain elegance. Moderate acidity. On the palate - sweet raspberries, cream and vanilla ice cream.
The aroma of fresh fruit, raspberry and vanilla.
The wine goes well with red meat.
Interesting Facts
Wine Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron is created from grapes from vines that grow on the most historic estates terroir. This wine is characterized by force, tannic richness, elegance and power simultaneously. Wine with an unusually long taste and incredible aging potential. No exception is Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron 2006 - full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a mineral aftertaste wine, fascinating rich bouquet of flavors, will not leave anyone indifferent!
Castle "Baron" Pichon Longueville family belonged to the 20-ies of the last century. Then changed its owners, but really new life began after 1987, when the castle was purchased by the insurance company AXA, which completely restored the castle and invited Jean-Michel Kaz of Chateau Lynch Bages-to he controlled the production process and the state vineyards. Huge amounts of money have been invested in the construction of a modern wine cellar. Jean-Michel Kaz did a lot for the quality of wines was much higher. Have changed the terms of harvest, tighten the selection of berries, increased percentage of new oak barrels and started producing a second brand of wine.
Producer's description
The Chateau Pichon-Longueville Manor was founded in the late 17th century. In 1689 Pierre Desremesres de Rauzan, an influential wine merchant and manager of the prestigious Luturian and Margos manor houses, bought plots of vines close to the estate of Latour to create Enclos Rauzan. These vines were part of the dowry of his daughter Theresa when she married Baron Jacques Pichon de Longuville in 1694, the year the estate of Pichon Baron was founded. A famous estate with a solid reputation was born.
In 1850 the property was divided into two parts. The section of Baron Raul Pichon de Longuville became the estate of Pichon Baron. The second section, belonging to his three sisters, became Pichon Comtesse. During the 1855 Universal Exhibition, wine was classified as a second class Grand Cru Classé in accordance with the ranking system requested by Emperor Napoleon III, who wanted to showcase the splendid Bordeaux wines. In 1933, the Pichon de Longuville family sold the property to the Buteylier family, which for more than 50 years ran Chateau Pichon Baron.
In 1987, the estate was bought by AXA Millésimes, whose aim is to provide excellent wines from vineyards with a glorious past. In cooperation with the Center of Paris, Pompidou organized an architectural competition, which provided them with new buildings. The complex reconstruction of the fermentation room and basement, as well as the reconstruction of the castle, began in 1988. Since then, the image of the castle of the XIX century was reflected in the ornamental basin, which majestically stretches before him. And since 2008, its silvery space hides an underground cellar, reminiscent of the "Nautilus" by Jules Verne, overlooking the water and the sky.