Château Pichon Baron Pauillac Les Tourelles de Longueville 2020
$41
A textbook Pauillac, with a beam of cassis and blackberry fruit laced with graphite and lightly singed alder. Feels silky and easy along the edges, but a buried iron note peeks through at the end, keeping this grounded. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2033. 6,917 cases made.
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Wine Type and Color
Red Still
Magazine Issue
Mar 31, 2023
Primary Grape
Merlot
Merlot is one of the most important Bordeaux varieties along with Cabernet Sauvignon. It's fleshier and ripens earlier than Cabernet, resulting in softer wines with plush tannins and fruit. Bordeaux is the grape's native home, where it's the dominant grape in Right Bank appellations like Pomerol and St.-Emilion and plays a supportive role on the Left Bank. It has also gained an international presence, with a notable boom in California in the mid-1990s, both as a single-variety wine and as part of a blend. While France and California are the most important growers of Merlot, versions from Italy, Australia, Washington, New York and more are worth seeking out.
Other Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc
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Château Pichon Baron Pauillac Les Tourelles de Longueville 2020
A textbook Pauillac, with a beam of cassis and blackberry fruit laced with graphite and lightly singed alder. Feels silky and easy along the edges, but a buried iron note peeks through at the end, keeping this grounded. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2033. 6,917 cases made.
Wine Type and Color
Red Still
Magazine Issue
Mar 31, 2023
Primary Grape
Merlot
Merlot is one of the most important Bordeaux varieties along with Cabernet Sauvignon. It's fleshier and ripens earlier than Cabernet, resulting in softer wines with plush tannins and fruit. Bordeaux is the grape's native home, where it's the dominant grape in Right Bank appellations like Pomerol and St.-Emilion and plays a supportive role on the Left Bank. It has also gained an international presence, with a notable boom in California in the mid-1990s, both as a single-variety wine and as part of a blend. While France and California are the most important growers of Merlot, versions from Italy, Australia, Washington, New York and more are worth seeking out.
Other Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc
