Les Griffons de Pichon Baron Pauillac 2017 750ml

Another second wine from this estate that’s more in the style of the grand vin, the 2017 Les Griffons De Pichon Baron is 52% Cabernet Sauvignon and 48% Merlot brought up in 50% new French oak. This inky hued effort offers a serious, ageworthy style that’s going to benefit from age. Lots of blackcurrants, tobacco leaf, lead pencil, shavings, chocolate, and a touch of minerality all define the bouquet. Concentrated, medium to full-bodied, and beautifully textured, it’s a rocking second wine that will have two decades or more of life.

• Country: France
• Region: Bordeaux
• Appellation: Pauillac
• Size: 750ml
• Color: Red

Varietal

Red Bordeaux

There are few regions in the world with stricter regulations in regards to wine production and grape varietals than those found in Bordeaux, France. Here, in the home of the world’s finest wines, the type and quality of grapes used is of utmost importance, and the legendary wineries which work on the banks of the Gironde river have mastered the careful art of juice blending to find the perfect balance for their produce. Whilst there are six ‘official’ Bordeaux grapes, the two key varietals for almost every fine Bordeaux wine are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and with good reason. Whilst Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are renowned for their acidity and astringency, strong fruit and spice flavors and full body, Merlot grapes are notably rounded, soft, fleshy and lighter on tannin. The combination of these two varietals, along with a small percentage of (commonly) Petit Verdot or Cabernet Franc, is the perfect balancing act ”“ the two grape varietals cancel out each others weaker points, and accentuate all that is good about the other.