Château Pichon Baron 1978
Château Pichon Baron 1978 is a red wine from Pauillac in Bordeaux, produced by Château Pichon Baron Longueville, classified as a 2ème Grand Cru Classé in 1855. It is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot. The Wine Advocate awards it 82/100 and describes a wine that has reached full maturity, ample and jammy, with a supple structure and a soft, short finish. The drinking window indicated by the publication was 1988.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Pauillac
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Pichon Baron Longueville
- Millésime
- 1978
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot
Château Pichon Baron Longueville
Château Pichon Baron is a wine estate in Pauillac, on the left bank of the Gironde, classified as a Second Grand Cru in the 1855 classification. Its 92-hectare vineyard is situated mainly on deep gravel soils. The estate has been owned by AXA Millésimes since 1987 and is managed by Pierre Montégut.
- Owner
- AXA Millésimes
- Maître de chais
- Pierre Montégut
- Surface (ha)
- 92.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 290000
Histoire du domaine
The estate’s origins date back to the late 17th century, when Pierre Desmezures de Rauzan established the Enclos Rauzan from vineyards located near Latour. In 1694, these vineyards formed part of the dowry of his daughter, Thérèse Desmezures de Rauzan, upon her marriage to Jacques François de Pichon Longueville – the date taken to mark the founding of Pichon Longueville. Following the death of Joseph de Pichon Longueville in 1849, the vineyard was divided amongst his five children in 1850. The share allocated to Raoul Pichon de Longueville became the estate that gave rise to Pichon Baron, whilst another share formed Pichon Comtesse. In 1851, Raoul had the château with its two turrets built. The wine was classified as a Second Grand Cru in the 1855 classification. The Pichon de Longueville family sold the estate to the Bouteiller family in 1933. AXA Millésimes acquired the estate in 1987 and, from 1988 onwards, undertook the renovation of the château and the reconstruction of the technical facilities. An underground wine cellar was built in 2006–2007, followed by the modernisation of the facilities with the installation of a gravity-fed system in 2021. Pierre Montégut succeeded Jean-René Matignon as technical director in 2022.
