Die Degustationsnotiz des Wine Advocate zum Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron 2020 Pauillac :
The 2020 Pichon-Longueville Baron is a blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon and 24% Merlot aging for an estimated 18 months in French oak barrels, 70% new. The production of the grand vin represents 48% of the harvest this year. Opaque purple-black in color, it comes bounding out of the glass with exuberant notions of blackberry pie, preserved plums and crème de cassis, plus suggestions of Chinese five spice, chocolate mint, graphite and cedar chest with a touch of violets. The medium-bodied palate is built like a brick house, featuring firm, ripe, grainy tannins and bold freshness to support the taut, muscular black fruits, finishing long and spicy.
James Suckling schreibt zum Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron 2020 Pauillac Folgendes:
This young Bordeaux is totally seamless with fine, velvet-like tannins that are integrated and refined. Underlying freshness and verve. It’s full-bodied, linear and long with a compact palate.
Das meint die Vinous-Mannschaft um Antonio Galloni zum Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron:
The 2020 Pichon Baron underwent an early picking with relatively low yields. A blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon and 24% Merlot, it has a very tight nose at first that demands 15–20 minute coaxing in the glass. It eventually reveals enticing blackberries, blueberries and hints of balsamic and undergrowth, all very precise; crushed rock scents surface with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit, fine-grained tannins and touches of hoisin toward a dense but structured finish of unerring symmetry. Tasted from test tube sample and regular 75cl bottle.
Vom Falstaff-Magazin mit 95-97 Punkten bewertet:
Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Mit süßen Gewürzen unterlegte reife dunkle Kirschenfrucht, zart nach Cassis und Lakritze, ein Hauch von Nougat und Vanille, feiner Edelholztouch, sehr einladendes Bukett. Saftig, feine rote Waldbeeren, aber auch Heidelbeeren, frisch strukturiert, seidige, tragende Tannine, wirkt leichtfüssig, salzige Mineralität, bleibt lange haften, verfügt über eine fasziniernde Frische, ein sicheres Zukunftsversprechen.