Chateau Pichon Baron Pauillac 2006 26REASONABLE this wine captures the Auxey-Duresses

this wine captures the Auxey-Duresses terroir with precision and restraint

multi-dimensional aromatic range: violet and lilac

cooled by fog rolling in off San Pablo Bay

this wine shows the elegance and aging potential the appellation is known for

Marc Ollivier set the benchmark for serious Muscadet over three decades here (he retired after the 2019 vintage)

Chateau Pichon Baron Pauillac 2006 26REASONABLE this wine captures the Auxey-DuressesPichon Baron is a Pauillac Second Growth that has performed at First Growth level for much of the AXA Millsimes era. The 2006 vintage is one of the great classical Pauillacs of its decade: structured, cool, savory, with the kind of cassis and graphite spine that needed nearly two decades to unwind. Cabernet Sauvignon dominant with a generous Merlot fleshing out, it finally reads as fully mature without losing its tannic backbone. A textbook expression