Château Pichon-Longueville Baron 2006
WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 823; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2006 which is 868. The average score for Château Pichon-Longueville Baron is 871, making this a below 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 2006 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2006 but no other wine from Château Pichon-Longueville Baron: Dusky, Stone, Wet, Ripeness, Forest, Textured, Silky, Expansive, Wealth, Spice. The wine has significantly higher levels of alcohol than this producer normally outputs (13.5% vs 12.67%); it has broadly similar levels of alcohol for the region in 2006 (13.5% vs 13.01%). The wine has been ready to drink for 4 years (since 2012) and should be consumed within the next 8 years (by 2024). 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 Cheval Blanc 2005, Château Margaux 2006, Château Margaux 2006, Château Montrose 2005, Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005; but better value alternatives would be Château Cos d’Estournel 2010, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château Branaire-Ducru 2010, Château Cos d’Estournel 2006, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005.
Similar Wines from Nearby
| Similarity Score | Wine | Price Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Château Pontet-Canet 2005 | 14% |
| 47 | Château Pontet-Canet 2005 | 14% |
| 46 | Château Lynch-Bages 2005 | 9% |
| 46 | Château Latour 2003 | 577% |
| 46 | Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2005 | -38% |
| 46 | Château Latour 2003 | 577% |
| 46 | Château Pontet-Canet 2008 | -33% |
| 46 | Château Mouton Rothschild 2010 | 619% |
| 46 | Château Mouton Rothschild 2009 | 809% |
| 45 | Château Pontet-Canet 2009 | 56% |
| 44 | Château Latour 2005 | 523% |
| 44 | Château Mouton Rothschild 2005 | 1034% |
| 44 | Château Lafite Rothschild 2006 | 476% |
| 44 | Château Clerc-Milon 2010 | -40% |
| 44 | Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009 | -55% |
| 44 | Château d’Armailhac 2010 | -58% |
| 43 | Château Lafite Rothschild 2008 | 535% |
| 42 | Château Pontet-Canet 2011 | 49% |
| 42 | Château Latour 2009 | 860% |
| 42 | Château Lafite Rothschild 2010 | 485% |
| 42 | Château Mouton Rothschild 2012 | 213% |
| 41 | Château Mouton Rothschild 2006 | 338% |
| 41 | Château Latour 2009 | 860% |
| 41 | Château Lynch-Bages 2011 | -27% |
| 40 | Château Lafite Rothschild 2005 | 1837% |
| 40 | Château d’Armailhac 2009 | -58% |
| 40 | Château Pichon-Lalande 2005 | -2% |
Similar Wines from Other Regions
| Similarity Score | Wine | Price Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Château Margaux 2006 | 212% |
| 48 | Château Margaux 2006 | 212% |
| 46 | Château Cheval Blanc 2005 | 317% |
| 46 | Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005 | 213% |
| 45 | Château Cos d’Estournel 2005 | 65% |
| 45 | Château Pavie 2009 | 87% |
| 44 | Château Montrose 2005 | 278% |
| 44 | Château Margaux 2005 | 504% |
| 44 | Château Haut-Bailly 2009 | -3% |
| 42 | Château Léoville-Las Cases 2010 | 52% |
| 42 | Château Palmer 2005 | 114% |
| 42 | Château Angélus 2009 | 87% |
| 42 | Château Léoville-Poyferré 2005 | -25% |
| 41 | Château Ausone 2010 | 873% |
| 40 | Château L’Eglise-Clinet 2010 | 94% |
| 40 | Château Pavie 2005 | 116% |
| 40 | Château Giscours 2005 | -19% |
| 40 | Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005 | -6% |
| 40 | Château Cos d’Estournel 2010 | -5% |
| 40 | Château Haut-Brion 2008 | -38% |
| 40 | Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012 | -60% |
| 40 | Château Clos Fourtet 2009 | 33% |
| 40 | Château Branaire-Ducru 2010 | -59% |
Prices & Deals for Château Pichon-Longueville Baron 2006
| Date | Currency | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-16 | gbp | 97 |
| 2015-08-16 | gbp | 125 |