2014 Chateau Pichon-Longueville Baron, Pauillac russian river alongside earthy and spicy elements

alongside earthy and spicy elements like damp earth

white pepper)

followed by spice cake

one can only imagine its true cellaring potential

Phil Freese who leads the Aperture viticulture practices today

2014 Chateau Pichon-Longueville Baron, Pauillac russian river alongside earthy and spicy elementsA beautiful, majestic Pauillac that reminds me a little of the 2000, the 2014 Chteau Pichon Longueville Baron checks in as 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Merlot that was brought up in 80% new French oak. It shows the estate's more pure Cabernet, focused, elegant style yet offers full bodied richness and serious depth of fruit as well as awesome notes of crme de cassis, graphite, lead pencil shavings, tobacco, and wet stone like minerality. With