Wine Spectator scored this 97 points saying "A very polished and pure expression of Pauillac, but don't go to sleep on it. With building tannin's, a fresh, focused texture, and a great finish, it's not for those looking for instant gratification, and I suspect it will need a solid decade or more of cellaring, but it will evolve for 50 years or more. 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 crème de cassis, graphite, lead pencil shavings, tobacco, and wet stone-like minerality.
Jeb Dunnuck scored this 97+ saying "A beautiful, majestic Pauillac that reminds me a little of the 2000, the 2018 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron checks in as 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Merlot that was brought up in 80% new French oak. There was one week less of maceration than normal, so 21 days instead of 28, which will have helped control extractions. This is good-quality, showing gentle raspberry leaf aromatics on the opening, savory cassis and bilberry, with pencil lead and crayon appearing along with the tannins as it stretches out through the palate. Drink from 2027."ĭecanter Magazine scored this 97 points saying "Grilled cedar and attractive aromatics, with well-handled extraction giving confident but unmistakable oak impact. Together they form a harmonious ensemble, richly structured, concentrated from the many old vines in the blend, and very age worthy.
In this release, the tannins are as impressive and dense as the black fruits. Wine Enthusiast Magazine awarded this a "Cellar Selection" and scored it a perfect 100 points saying "This great estate in southern Pauillac, facing the Latour vineyard, is at the top of its game. The 2018 Pichon-Longueville Baron is a blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Merlot, aged for 18 months in French oak barrels, 80% new and 20% one year old. This outstanding Second Growth Bordeaux excelled in the superb 2018 vintage.