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Recent bordeaux verticals on JancisRobinson.com have dealt mainly with classed-growth châteaux that have seen a relatively recent upturn in quality. This is less the case at Ch Pichon Baron, or Château Pichon-Longueville (Baron) as it was known until 2012. The new label merely confirmed its familiar name, the official title of Château Pichon-Longueville au Baron de Pichon-Longueville too much of a mouthful.
The second-growth property was acquired by AXA Millésimes in 1987 in a rundown state and from the 1990s onwards has...