WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 977; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 1990 which is 903. The average score for Château Pichon-Longueville Baron is 866, making this an above average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Pichon-Longueville Baron they use words like Fruit, Black, Impressive, Pure, Long, Graphite, Tannins, Tannin, Deep, Blackcurrant, Fine, Depth, Rich, Floral, Remarkable. The 1990 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 1990 but no other wine from Château Pichon-Longueville Baron: Finest, Roasted, Overripeness, Opulent, Flamboyant, Evolved, Cedar, Fruits, Earth, Minerals. The wine has significantly lower levels of alcohol than this producer normally outputs (12% vs 13.17%); it has significantly lower levels of alcohol for the region in 1990 (12% vs 12.7%). The wine has been ready to drink for 6 years (since 2010) and should be consumed within the next 4 years (by 2020). It normally takes wines from Château Pichon-Longueville Baron around 10 years to be ready to start drinking, and 14 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005; but better value alternatives would be Château Cos d’Estournel 2005, Château Palmer 2012, Château Gloria 2010, Château Léoville-Barton 2008, Château Palmer 2012.
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Prices & Deals for Château Pichon-Longueville Baron 1990
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-17 |
gbp |
252 |
| 2015-08-18 |
gbp |
350 |