Chateau Pichon Baron Pauillac 2006 SHELF and bottles that have been

and bottles that have been properly cellared tend to show secondary notes of cassis

rounded out with Pinot Bianco and Pinot Nero

with depth

careful preservation of ancient vines

Chateau Pichon Baron Pauillac 2006 SHELF and bottles that have beenPichon Baron is a Pauillac Second Growth that has performed at First Growth level for much of the AXA Millsimes era. The 2006 vintage is one of the great classical Pauillacs of its decade: structured, cool, savory, with the kind of cassis and graphite spine that needed nearly two decades to unwind. Cabernet Sauvignon dominant with a generous Merlot fleshing out, it finally reads as fully mature without losing its tannic backbone. A textbook expression