WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 837; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2008 which is 858. The average score for Château Pichon-Longueville Baron is 870, 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 2008 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2008 but no other wine from Château Pichon-Longueville Baron: Longer, Youthful, Austere, Purity, Appealing, Juicy, Punching, Ripe, Liquorice. The wine has roughly a similar level of alcohol for the producer (12.5% vs 13%); it has significantly lower levels of alcohol for the region in 2008 (12.5% vs 13.02%). The wine is ready to drink now (2016) and should be consumed within the next 14 years (by 2030). 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 Margaux 2008, Château Clos Fourtet 2005, Château Margaux 2008, Château Palmer 2012, Château Lagrange (St Julien) 2009; but better value alternatives would be Château Léoville-Poyferré 2012, Château Malescot St Exupéry 2014, Château Langoa-Barton 2007, Château Troplong-Mondot 2012, Château Giscours 2005.
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Prices & Deals for Château Pichon-Longueville Baron 2008
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-17 |
gbp |
77 |