The 2000 Chteau Pichon Baron is just getting better and better and better. Perhaps the magnum format played its part, but nevertheless...just...wow. This is a millennial Left Bank with the keys to the top drawer. It has an incredibly precise, mineral-driven bouquet with intense black fruit infused with cedar and graphite scents. It just reeks of Pauillac in an almost uncompromising, yet compelling manner. The palate is structured, stylish and effortless, extraordinarily pure and unerringly youthful. This is a Pichon Baron saying, "You ain't seen nothing yet." You could broach this now if you wanted, but the clever people will wisely bunker this for another decade and gloat from 2025 onward97 points from Robert ParkerWinery Notes: Our Grand Vin Chteau Pichon Baron, classified as a 2nd Grand Cru Class in 1855, is made with grapes from the oldest vines on the estates historic plots. This quintessential Pauillac offers an intense and profound sensory experience of great complexity. Chteau Pichon Baron exhibits elegance, intensity and exceptional length on the palate. It is a wine that improves year after year and can age for over 40 years in the cellar.
