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12 Bottle 1989 Château Pichon-Baron, Pauillac

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,200.00 EUR Estimated At:1,920.00 - 2,400.00 EUR
12 Bottle 1989 Château Pichon-Baron, Pauillac
Twelve bottles Château Pichon-Baron
1989 vintage
Pauillac, Bordeaux/France
Original filling quantity: 0.75 l
Fill level: into neck
Robert Parker (1997): 95/100
James Suckling (2010): 95/100

This lot comprises twelve bottles of 1989 vintage Château Pichon-Longueville-Baron from the Pauillac appellation in Bordeaux.

The appellation Pauillac produces some of the world’s most highly-prized and expensive red wines. Situated to the northwest of the city of Bordeaux, near the Atlantic coast, its vineyards are located on dried-out swamplands. Vines take root in gravel dunes with subterranean clay lens. Here, Cabernet Sauvignon can develop a unique depth of taste and power, so the grape variety therefore makes up a large percentage of the Pauillac cuvées. The tannin-rich, powerful, concentrated wines require longer bottle-ageing in order to differentiate and reveal their taste. The Classification of 1855 put the vineyards of the Lafite-Rothschild and Latour estates ahead of the pack, awarding them Premier cru status. Mouton-Rothschild has also belonged to the club since 1973. In second place are the Deuxième crus of Pichon-Longueville-Baron and Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse de Lalande. For decades, however, experts have judged them as being at least on a par with their Premier cru counterparts. This is also the case for numerous other top wines from this appellation.

1989 was, like 1988 and 1990, a great vintage in Bordeaux. The continuously warm weather allowed an early harvest and the wines have a relatively high amount of tannins and alcohol. These wines usually taste wonderful now but may also develop further through proper cellar storage. This wine has now reached its peak and tastes significantly better than its classification as Quatrième Cru would suggest.

The 1989 vintage Château Pichon-Longueville-Baron was rated 95 points by Robert Parker. James Suckling awarded the wine 95 points.

The fill levels are excellent (into neck). The labels and capsules are in perfect condition.
Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.
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