Description

• Alcohol %: 13%
• Decant Time: 60-120 minutes (1–2 hours)
• Taste: black fruit, blackberry, black cherry, cassis, tobacco, cedar, dark chocolate, toasted oak, spice, silky tannins, juicy acidity, long finish, earthy leather
• Food Matching: Ribeye steak, Basque bone-in sirloin, Beef fore rib, Venison / game, Mature hard cheeses (e.g. aged Cheddar, Lincolnshire Poacher)
• Grape Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon : 80%, Merlot : 20%,

Tasting note

男爵酒莊的2011款，是典型的Pauillac經典風格：酒色深沉，散發黑莓、黑櫻桃與黑果醬的果味，伴隨雪茄、杉木與微苦可可的香氣，橡木烘烤與辛香料點綴其中。入口豐滿、有層次，酸度帶動整體活力，單寧已趨成熟但仍有支撐力，質地細緻絲滑，尾韻悠長且略帶唾液感的鮮明收束。酒莊採用地塊分開採收與發酵、根據葡萄成熟度做精選，發酵後進入橡木桶熟成約20個月；葡萄園生長在深層礫石上，老藤提供濃縮的風味和結構。建議醒酒1–2小時以打開香氣，配紅肉與濃郁奶酪最合拍。這是一款兼具力量與優雅的長陳型酒款。

A textbook Pauillac from Château Pichon Baron, the 2011 displays deep garnet colour and an aromatic profile of black fruit, cedar, tobacco and dark chocolate with a touch of toasted oak and spice. On the palate it is fleshy and generous yet classically structured: juicy acidity frames silky, ripe tannins and a broad mid-palate that carries concentrated cassis and blackberry flavours. The wine was harvested plot-by-plot, vinified parcel-wise with relatively rapid alcoholic fermentation and 20–25 days maceration, followed by malolactic and 20 months in oak. Sourced from the estate’s oldest vines planted on deep gravel soils, this Grand Vin blends intensity with refinement and delivers a long, mouth-watering finish. Drink now with a good decant or cellar further for additional tertiary complexity.

Winery

皮雄男爵莊園為1855年列級名莊（第二級），現由AXA Millésimes經營。莊園重視地塊分級管理：深礫石土壤、老藤葡萄與人工挑選採收，葡萄園按地塊分開釀造、精細管控浸皮期與橡木桶陳年（約20個月）。技術總監與釀酒團隊追求傳統波爾多的結構與優雅，使酒款既有陣容也可長期陳放。

Château Pichon-Longueville (Baron) is a historic Pauillac estate, ranked 2ème Grand Cru Classé in 1855 and today owned by AXA Millésimes. The property emphasises plot-by-plot viticulture on deep gravel soils and meticulous cellar work: selective hand-harvest, individual vinification of parcels, extended maceration and ageing in oak. Under winemaker Alexandra Lebossé and viticulturist Aymeric Hervy the domaine balances classic Pauillac power with finesse and long-term ageing potential.