Les Griffons is made in the same winery as Pauillac second growth superstar Chateau Pichon-Longueville-Baron. Les Griffons offers a vigorous and fresh tasting experience, full-bodied and clean, overflowing with energy. It can be laid down in the cellar for over 20 years or enjoyed right away. Amazing mood lifter.
Pauillac 2016, Les Griffons de Pichon Baron
Tasting notes
93-95/100, Neal Martin, Wine Advocate (2017)
The 2016 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron is a blend of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon and 48% Merlot matured in 60% new oak. The harvest was between 26 September and 18 October, and it represents 30% of the total yield. It has a very pure and detailed bouquet with blackberry, briary, cold stone and graphite aromas. This seems to meliorate in glass. The palate is very well balanced with fine tannin, a Griffons that is nimble and agile, the finish very precise with an almost clinical graphite-tinged finish. This is superb.
Grape variety
60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot