Wine Advisor
Les Tourelles De Longueville 2016
View analysis
Description
Tasting notes
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2016 Les Tourelles de Longueville is soft, pliant and delicious. Sweet red cherry, plum, mocha and espresso give the wine its sensual personality, an impression that is reinforced by the pliant, giving midpalate and silky tannins. There is plenty to like in this juicy, midweight Merlot-based Pauillac.
Reviewed by: James Suckling
The density and beauty to this second wine are superb with a rich palate and round and velvety tannins. Lots of blackberries and blackcurrants. Wow.
Reviewed by: James Suckling
Deliciously ripe and balanced with attractive, earthy nuances, surrounding ripe-plum and red-berry aromas and flavors. Sheet-like tannins layer up neatly and build a long, esteemed finish. Second wine of Pichon Baron. Try from 2023.
About the Producer
Les Tourelles de Longueville is rated as a Super Second, which is comparable to the First Growth. The proportion of Baron’s second-brand grapes is 58% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot. The brewing method is mainly based on plots, so the winemaker can accurately grasp the influence of soil quality and annual climate. Merlot pre-fermented low-temperature maceration for 4-6 days. The rest were soaked in a stainless steel temperature-controlled tank for 20 days in the traditional way. Lactic acid fermentation in large tanks. 70% will use one-year barrels, 30% new barrels, aging for 12 months
