Pichon Baron – Pauillac 1996 750ML

The 1996 Pichon-Longueville Baron is beginning to drink beautifully. Unwinding in the decanter and glass with aromas of cassis, pencil shavings, black truffles, burning embers and loamy soil, it\’s medium to full-bodied, deep and seamless, with an attractive core of fruit that\’s framed by powdery tannins and succulent acids, concluding with a long, blood orange-inflected finish. While it can\’t match what this chteau achieved in 1989 and 1990, it\’s showing very well today.