Pichon-Longueville Baron - 1990 (750ml) Size:750ml licorice and vanilla bean

licorice and vanilla bean

This is a slight improvement upon previous bottles that I have tasted

The most recent is Cocchi Rosa produced with a base of red wines of Piedmont to which herbs and spices extracts are added

I remain concerned about how well the fruit will hold

classic claret

Pichon-Longueville Baron - 1990 (750ml) Size:750ml licorice and vanilla beanA remarkable vintage for Pichon Longueville Baron, 1990 is one of this estates two or three finest wines made in the last 40 years. Still inky blue purple tinged to the rim, it reveals an extraordinary bouquet of charcoal, incense, creme de cassis, blue and black fruits, and a hint of licorice as well as an impressively long finish. While drinkable, its evolution is extremely slow, and I would not be surprised to see it last another two decades or