97 Robert Parker
Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2015 Pichon-Longueville Baron is enticingly scented of chocolate-covered cherries, crushed red currants and mulberries with touches of baking spices, potpourri and bay leaves plus a hint of fallen leaves. Sumptuously elegant, refreshing and medium-bodied with gorgeous, expressive, perfumed red fruits and very fine, very firm tannins, it has a persistent, perfumed finish. Its remarkable intensity, freshness and very firm frame suggest a long-lived Pichon Baron, which should cellar gracefully for 30+ years.
96 Wine Spectator
Really packed, with very energetic blackberry, black currant and plum fruit, pushed by anise and sweet spice and rumbling through the broad, iron-edged finish. Shows lots of heft, but the impression is fresh, and this is built for the long haul. Impressive.—J.M
18 Rene Gabriel
77 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 23 % Merlot. Extrem dunkles Purpur mit lila und violetten Reflexen. Für einen 2015er Pauillac einen recht powerigen Ansatz zeigend, viel reife Pflaumen, tolle, passende Röstnoten, dunkle Edelhölzer, feine Kräuternoten, legt in der Nase permanent zu. Im Gaumen mittelgewichtig, passende Adstringenz, noch leicht mürbe, extrahierte Tannine auf der Zunge zeigend, endet mit Lakritze, schwarzem Pfeffer und dezenten Trüffelnoten. Nicht zu unterschätzen. Kann noch zulegen. Zwei Mal verkostet. 18/20 2025 – 2055