1989 Chateau Pichon Baron 2eme Cru Classe, Pauillac 1x750ml

Vinous 96

The 1989 Pichon Baron is a brilliant wine for the vintage, and here it passes the 1989 Mouton in terms of quality. It has a riveting nose, spellbinding with pixelated, mineral-rich black fruit, graphite and tobacco, just a hint of tar. Complete class. The [Neal Martin, 02/07/2024]

Anticipated maturity: 2024-2050

Robert Parker 97

One of the wines of the vintage, the 1989 Pichon-Longueville Baron is drinking beautifully today. Bursting from the glass with aromas of ripe blackcurrants, plums, Cuban cigar, loamy soil, black truffles and burning embers, it’s medium to full-bodied, rich and enveloping, with powdery tannins and a concentrated core of fruit. Fleshy and dramatic, with a sumptuous, low-acid profile and a long, expansive finish, to my palate this is the one 1989 Pauillac that, on a good day, can rival the extraordinary 1989 Lynch Bages. While I tend to think it’s at its peak, every bottle I open from my cellar in Beaune seems to be better than the last. [William Kelley, 27/12/2021]

Anticipated maturity: 2009-2035