Château Pichon Baron

The variety of parcels of land, due to the elements of the earth and their encepagement explains the complexity of the personality of the wines of Pichon. The Ardileys, The Moulin Riche, Longueville, Grand'Plante, The Chapelle, Virginie, Sophie, Marie-Joséphine... these parcels that make up the vineyard are spread all around the chateau, close to the river and neighbour to Château Latour, the illustrious premier Grand Cru, the 75 hectares of vines cross into Saint-Julien, approaching the Léoville plateau, before stretching across the Pichon Longueville plateau to the south of the Pauillac appellation.

The Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande has the particularity of owning eleven hectares of vines within the commune of Saint-Julien, which account for the wine's elegant and supple character among the other Grand Crus of Pauillac.

The exceptional wealth of the Pauillac appellation is due to the poor and miserly earth. The hilltops are made up of gravel on top of clay, a composition which favours excellent water drainage. It is the gravel of the first quaternary, called Garonne Gravel, namely that of the Günzienne layer (the oldest and most elevated) that explains the quality of the best vineyards of the Haut-Médoc.