Les Griffons de Pichon Baron 2025

Characteristics and tasting advice for Les Griffons de Pichon Baron 2025

Tasting

Appearance
This wine displays an intense, brilliant ruby red color.

Nose
The aromatic bouquet is particularly generous, offering lovely freshness.

Palate
From the very first attack, this wine reveals itself as full-bodied, vibrant, and well-structured. The texture is fleshy and juicy, releasing aromas of blackberry, cherry, and sweet spices, all enhanced by delicate woody notes. The overall impression shows perfectly controlled power, remarkable balance, and highly promising tannins.

Food and wine pairings
This cuvée pairs beautifully with roasted or grilled red meats, such as rib steak or lamb chops. It also enhances rich sauced dishes, game such as wild boar or venison, as well as recipes based on mushrooms or truffles. For cheeses, opt for aged hard cheeses such as Comté, Parmesan, or mature Cheddar.

Serving and cellaring
This wine reveals its full potential when served at around 15.5°C. This vintage has excellent aging potential and can be cellared until around 2045.

The elegance and power of a great Pauillac

The estate
Founded in 1694 following the marriage of Thérèse de Rauzan and Baron Jacques Pichon de Longueville, the Château Pichon Baron is an iconic figure of the Bordeaux region. This prestigious estate spans 75 hectares in the heart of the Médoc. Classified as a Second Grand Cru in 1855, it has belonged to the AXA Millésimes group since 1987. Today, under the technical direction of Pierre Montégut, the estate combines exceptional historical heritage with modern and sustainable viticultural practices to produce wines of remarkable quality.

The vineyard
Located on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, this terroir of the Pauillac appellation benefits from a moderate maritime climate. The vines, averaging 35 years of age and planted at a high density of 9,600 vines per hectare, thrive on soils composed of Quaternary gravel, large pebbles, and sand. This rolling landscape ensures optimal natural drainage. The estate favors an environmentally respectful approach, incorporating cover crops and the use of natural compost to preserve biodiversity and soil health.

The vintage
The year 2025 began with a rather dry and moderately mild winter, leading to early budburst with low yields, without any frost episodes. The spring, mild but humid, increased the risk of mildew before quickly giving way to a hot, dry summer climate. At the end of May, flowering took place rapidly and very evenly. After a cooler and slightly rainy period at the end of July, allowing the vines to recover, véraison began on July 30. A new heatwave in mid-August accelerated ripening, followed by beneficial rainfall in early September. Fine weather in mid-September enabled very early, high-quality harvests, spread over 16 days, just before the rainfall of September 20.

Winemaking and aging
The berries undergo extremely rigorous sorting during the harvest, in the winery, and then via an optical sorting system, eliminating 3 to 5% of the crop to retain only the finest fruit. Vatting is carried out by gravity. Vinification incorporates bioprotection as well as the use of indigenous yeasts for low-temperature fermentations. Extraction is kept gentle, with light pump-overs and rack-and-return operations. Finally, the wine is aged for 15 months in barrels, equally divided between new barrels and one-wine barrels. Alcohol content: 13.2% vol.

Grape varieties
The blend of Les Griffons de Pichon Baron 2025 is composed of 62% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 4% Cabernet Franc.