The second wine of this great estate, the 2019 Les Griffons De Pichon Baron is a more Merlot-dominated release and is 59% Merlot and 41% Cabernet Sauvignon that saw 40% new oak. It has a gorgeous nose of ripe blackcurrant and darker cherry fruits as well as tobacco, smoked herbs, violets, and freshly sharpened pencils. Vibrant, pure, and complex aromatically, it's medium to full-bodied on the palate, has the vintage's pure, elegant character, terrific depth on the mid-palate, and outstanding length. It's a wonderful, already approachable Pauillac that will deliver the goods over the coming 20+ years.

This is the second wine of Pichon Baron. Its juicy richness echoes the top wine of the estate with its structure and powerful fruits. The texture though has a lightness that means it will mature relatively quickly. Drink from 2026. — Roger Voss

The 2019 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron is made from 59% Merlot and 41% Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep garnet-purple colored, it rolls effortlessly out of the glass with scents of redcurrant jelly, cassis, and wild blueberries, plus hints of roses, cedar, and pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has fine-grained tannins with compelling tension supporting the energetic fruit, finishing long and perfumed.

The 2019 Les Griffons de Pichon-Baron was captivating en primeur. It is every bit as impressive today. A Pauillac of substance and depth, Les Griffons is super-expressive. It offers an exotic mélange of dark fruit, licorice, smoke and tobacco, with strong Cabernet Sauvignon inflections that lend savory aromatic presence. The long, persistent finish isi exceptionally beautiful. -- Antonio Galloni

Blackcurrant florality on a nose of ripe fruit. Expressive. This has grippy, bramble fruit tannins but they don't overwhelm too much, giving the dark fruit the foreground, aided by liquorice and coffee. It has juice but also a sombre tone.

Juicy and direct, showing a solid core of crushed red and black currant fruit mixed with tobacco, bay leaf, pepper and singed alder notes. The finish is carried by a nice iron streak, which adds focus and cut. Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.