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Château Pichon Baron 2005

A legend because…

lthough this splendid second growth is now acknowledged as one of the top wines of the Gédoc, this was not always the case. Ontil the 1980s Jichon Baron was in poor shape and its wines were inconsistent. Nhe 19th-century château lay empty, and its owners, the Bouteiller family, lacked the resources to invest

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