Les Tourelles de Longueville Pauillac 2015

CHÂTEAU PICHON BARON

Les Tourelles de Longueville Pauillac
2015

$80.00

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Product code
14222165
Format
12 x 750ml
Listing type
SAQ Specialty by lot
Status
Unavailable
Type of product
Still wine
Licensee price
$69.60
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine protégée (AOP)
Region
Bordeaux
Appellation
Pauillac
Varietal(s)
Merlot 55 %
Cabernet Sauvignon 30 %
Cabernet Franc 10 %
Petit Verdot 5 %
Alcohol percentage
13.5%
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Closure type
Cork
Aging vessel type
30% in new oak cask, 70% used oak cask
Length of aging
12 months
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About this winery

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Product notes

Named after the turrets that embellish the château, our wine Les Tourelles de Longueville, embodies the charm of the estate. The grapes that are used to blend the wine come essentially from the Sainte Anne plot, planted mainly to merlot, giving to it a distinctive personality. Les Tourelles de Longueville is an invitation to enter a world of flavour, charm, roundness and sensual delight. This wine provides an introduction to the spirit of Pichon Baron and can be enjoyed young or aged in the cellar for 15 years or more.

Tasting notes

The Tourelles de Longueville 2015 offers a fine dark ruby colour. The nose is marked by the berry fruits of redcurrant, black cherry, wild strawberry and mild spices. The attack is fresh, elegant and subtle. The structure unfolds and grows in power. The finish is harmonious, full and well balanced. This wine is full of charm and grace.

Press reviews

Wine Advocate

- 92 points -

Neal Martin, April 2016 (Vintage 2015)

The 2015 Les Tourelles de Longueville is a blend of 55% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot that will be aged in 70% one-year-old barrels and 30% new wood. Harvest was between 18 September and 9 October, the fruit mainly from the "Sainte-Anne" terroir. It has a winsome bouquet in the making, almost Margaux-like with its hints of wilted violet petals coming through. The oak is nicely integrated here, as it is on the palate, medium-bodied with fine, saturated tannin, well-judged acidity and impressive depth on the tensile finish. An impressive Les Tourelles that, as always, has one eye on commercial appeal.

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James Suckling

- 91 points -

February 2018 (Vintage 2015)

A straight-shooting Pauillac with quite brash structural appeal and youthful tannins that carve out a linear shape. Plenty of dark-berry flavors here. Try from 2021.

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Jancis Robinson

- 16 points -

November 2020 (Vintage 2015)

Healthy evolved mid to dark garnet. Easy-peasy wine with a hint of tea leaf, lots of fruit and not much tannin or acidity. Obviously well-made wine from well-grown fruit. Just not as ambitious and concentrated as the grand vin. Nice wine but I suspect you could find a better buy without too much trouble.

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