Mike Saviage

9.1

Deep dark opaque blackish purple. Notes of mocha, black fruit, stone, eucalyptus, and warm berry pie. Nice mouth feel with integrated tannins. Finish is a bit flat though. — 9 years ago

Berg

9.1

Big, meaty, hints of black olive, herbs, cherries...not too surprising as this is syrah, grenache, and mouvedre :) enjoyable, just a big wine. — 9 years ago

with Theresa

Mike Saviage

9.5

Dark ruby. Translucent and regal. Floats in the glass. Leather saddle, cedar cigar box, spice, dirt, and gravel notes in the nose. Rich and powerful in the mouth with notes of black fruit, stone, a warmth of cassis. Long finish. Coats the mouth and lingers. Still youthful. In the early part of a very long drinking window. — 10 years ago

Sabrina Dempsey

9.1

Love the name and the taste! — 12 years ago

John Landis

9.5

Beautiful black cherry nose with deep translucent red color to the edge. Incredible fruit on entry and throughout the palate. Awesome wine with great finish! — 9 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

Saturday night...time for steak and claret as my buddy Gary Westby says. In this scenario, I envisioned the wine being equal or even better than my steak. Not to toot my horn but most everyone that's had my steak simply says meaningfully that it is the best they've had. Myself, I've only had one better the Ribcap at Bourbon Steak in SF; which sadly closed as the hotel took back the space they were in. Hopefully, soon to reopen again elsewhere in SF. However, back to the Pichon Baron. I can't say I loved it. I wanted to love it as it is one of my favorite properties in Pauillac. The wine isn't bad but it just never shined. Maybe, it's just not a good moment in it's evolution to open. It's soft, elegant but missing the beauty, flavors and complexity I've come to expect. The fruits are dry blackberry, dark cherries, black raspberries, a touch of juicy strawberries and black plum skin. Dark dry powdery minerals, saddlewood, lead pencil savings, underbrush, dry dark earth, dry pebbles. There is not much on the mid palate, it finishes a little flat and the fruits never really shined. Surprising for such a warm vintage. Hoping it improves over the years as I've got 5 more. Unusual that the wine really needed the steak more than the steak needed the wine. — 9 years ago

Andrew Schirmer

8.9

Dusty tawny with rim gradation. Elegant structure. Black pepper and cherries on the nose. Wood, leather, stone fruit. Faded tannins, astringent finish. Drink now. — 9 years ago

with Alsu

Joel Holland

9.0

Very nice nose of deep, dark fruit--plum, prune, blackberry. Taste is amazingly smooth. No pepper or spice, but a nice thick taste of black cherry and prune, with a long lasting aftertaste of caramel toffee. A very nice wine, but wish it had a little more spice. — 9 years ago

Katie McVan

9.0

Big fan. Good price. Great taste! — 10 years ago

Samantha Curtin

9.9

I'm not always a fan of Merlot but this was delicious! Very smooth — 12 years ago