«…the 2017 Pichon-Longueville Baron is deep garnet-purple in color and simply sings of vibrant blackcurrants, black cherries and rose hip notes with nuances of potpourri, incense, licorice and pencil shavings plus touches of cigar box and fertile loam. Medium-bodied, super intense and possessing stunning poise, it has very firm, fine-grained tannins and a beautifully silken texture, with bags of freshness and a very long, perfumed finish.»

«This is very centered and focused on the mid-palate with beautiful currant, coffee and walnut character. Full-bodied and superfine. Strong tannins and a long and bright finish. Lots of blackcurrants and blackberries in the end. »

«Il va une fois encore falloir compter avec Pichon Baron. Le cru propose un 2017 terriblement vibrant, musclé et civilisé. Un vin complet dont la finale mentholée semble interminable et scintille.»

«A wonderfully rich and beautiful wine, intense and concentrated but with real generosity of spirit and huge persistency. It's in keeping with the more focussed and intensely intellectual style of wine that Pichon Baron has produced over the past few vintages, meaning that the austerity of the year really suits it. The 30hl/ha yield was not because of frost, but because of their low-yielding 60-year-old Cabernet vines. 80% new oak. 50% of production went into the grand vin. Harvested 18 September to 3 October, followed by an early and rapid fermentation and blending, meaning that wines were transferred into barrel by the end of November. A wine to age, and then some.»

«Couleur sombre, intense et pourpre, aux beaux reflets noirs. Nez intense, profond, fin, fruité, mûr et crémeux. Note d’encre et de fruits noirs. Ample à l’attaque, juteux au développement, très fruité, gras en milieu de bouche, le vin évolue savoureux, complet, toujours juteux et profond avec beaucoup de goût. Longue finale noble, suave, aux nuances de fruits, de réglisse et d’encre, une grande réussite !»

«Sattes Purpurgranat mit lila Schimmer. Vielschichtiges Bouquet mit Brombeer und blauen Holunder. Im zweiten Ansatz getrocknete Heidelbeeren, heller Tabak und zarte Cassisblüten. Am Gaumen mit seidiger Textur und feinmehligem Extrakt, die Muskeln sind durch die geniale Präzision deutlich definiert. Im gebündelten Finale eine Explosion von blauen Beeren, Lakritze und Graphit. Grossartig! Kiirzere Mazeration, daher wurde die Frucht perfekt erhalten. Kratzt an die 19/20.»