Château Pichon Longueville Baron

Château Pichon Longueville Baron

History of the château
Founded at the end of the 17th century, the estate came to be known as Pichon Baron in 1694. In 1850 the property was divided into Pichon Baron and Pichon Lalande, and in 1851 Baron Raoul Pichon de Longueville raised the Renaissance-style château that stands there today. It was classified a Second Grand Cru Classé in the celebrated ranking drawn up for the Universal Exhibition of 1855.

Baron Raoul's Renaissance building remains the emblem of the estate. In 1987 AXA Millésimes took ownership and restored the château the following year; today its magnificent wines mature quietly in the cellars beneath it.

Terroir
Pichon Baron's 75 hectares of gravel soils are planted with vines averaging thirty-five years of age. Deeply committed to protecting the environment, the estate works only with rigorously selected fruit and deliberately restrains yields in pursuit of the highest possible quality.

Cabernet Sauvignon accounts for 66% of the plantings, alongside 28% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. Fruit from the estate's finest terroir, the rise known as the hill of Pichon Baron, goes exclusively into the blend of the first label, while the second wine is drawn from the remaining parcels.