Les Griffons de Pichon Baron 2024
Pauillac
Bordeaux, France
Regular price£158.00
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Arriving: Spring 2027
| Style: Red | Packaging: OWC |
| ABV: 12.9% | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: | Drink from: 2030 |
| Biodynamic: | Drink to: 2042 |
| Grapes: 56% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Cabernet Franc | |
Critic scores
89-91 RP, 90-92 NM, 91-93 AG, 92-93 JS, 90-92 JD, 91 JA, 91-93 JL, 94-95 YB
Critic reviews
"A pure Sémillon, the 2024 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron Blanc offers up aromas of pear and white peach intertwined with spring flowers. Medium-bodied, fleshy and supple, it's enveloping and fresh with a delicate and fresh finish."
Yohan Castaing, April 2025, RobertParker.com
"The 2024 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron was matured in 50% new oak for a planned 15 months. There is certainly an increase in fruit concentration compared to the preceding Les Tourelles de Longueville, with veins of blue fruit infusing the black fruit and hints of pressed violet, while that marine leitmotif continues. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, linear and graphite-tinged, with a quite sapid finish. Plenty of freshness, if not quite the complexity of the greatest vintages in recent years. This should provide 12 to 15 years of drinking pleasure."
Neal Martin, April 2025, Vinous.com
"The 2024 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron is redolent of blackberry, incense, licorice, scorched earth, tobacco and dried herbs. Cabernet Sauvignon takes the leading role in this serious second wine from Pichon Baron. This is the first vintage with Cabernet Franc but no Petit Verdot. Production is down a whopping 50%."
Antonio Galloni, April 2025, Vinous.com
"A slightly bigger wine this year with dark berries, cherries and dark chocolate. Medium- to full-bodied with firm, lightly chewy tannins and a juicy, tight-grained finish. 56% merlot, 42% cabernet sauvignon and 2% cabernet franc."
James Suckling, May 2025, JamesSuckling.com
"More intensity through the palate than the Tourelles, good quality with a fragrant grip and softly spoken black fruits. The fresh acidities of the year are evident, balanced by a floral wash and lift on the finish. No Petit Verdot in the blend this year, but excellent Cabernet Franc from a new plot. 3.62 pH, 50% new oak for ageing. Pierre Montegut technical director."
Jane Anson, April 2025, JaneAnson.com
Yohan Castaing, April 2025, RobertParker.com
"The 2024 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron was matured in 50% new oak for a planned 15 months. There is certainly an increase in fruit concentration compared to the preceding Les Tourelles de Longueville, with veins of blue fruit infusing the black fruit and hints of pressed violet, while that marine leitmotif continues. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, linear and graphite-tinged, with a quite sapid finish. Plenty of freshness, if not quite the complexity of the greatest vintages in recent years. This should provide 12 to 15 years of drinking pleasure."
Neal Martin, April 2025, Vinous.com
"The 2024 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron is redolent of blackberry, incense, licorice, scorched earth, tobacco and dried herbs. Cabernet Sauvignon takes the leading role in this serious second wine from Pichon Baron. This is the first vintage with Cabernet Franc but no Petit Verdot. Production is down a whopping 50%."
Antonio Galloni, April 2025, Vinous.com
"A slightly bigger wine this year with dark berries, cherries and dark chocolate. Medium- to full-bodied with firm, lightly chewy tannins and a juicy, tight-grained finish. 56% merlot, 42% cabernet sauvignon and 2% cabernet franc."
James Suckling, May 2025, JamesSuckling.com
"More intensity through the palate than the Tourelles, good quality with a fragrant grip and softly spoken black fruits. The fresh acidities of the year are evident, balanced by a floral wash and lift on the finish. No Petit Verdot in the blend this year, but excellent Cabernet Franc from a new plot. 3.62 pH, 50% new oak for ageing. Pierre Montegut technical director."
Jane Anson, April 2025, JaneAnson.com
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