Les Griffons
de Pichon Baron
Grand Vin Blanc Sec
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
Les Griffons de Pichon Baron Grand Vin Blanc Sec comes from a specific terroir in the vineyard of Château Pichon Baron, where cool gravelly soil on a limestone bedrock imparts great acidity, minerality and profound character. We sourced the Semillon vines from a massal selection of Château Suduiraut. Rich and with its fine aromatic expression, this wine reflects its terroir with a marked limestone flavour.
Vintage conditions
- A warm and dry start to autumn until 15th October, followed by a rainy end to 2023 with more than 500 mm rainfall.
- Mild and very wet winter, with total precipitation of 900 mm by the end of March.
- Beginning of April: early budburst.
- A cool, wet spring.
- June: inconsistent flowering accompanied by coulure/millerandage and the arrival of mildew.
- July and August: a hot, very dry summer, with a slow start to veraison at the end of July.
- Late August: a return to more moderate weather allowed the grapes to ripen well.
- September: late ripening, slowed down by difficult weather. Nevertheless, analyses of the grapes revealed good and rising levels of ripeness.Harvest
- Manual harvest in crates on September 24th.
Terroir
The 0.82-hectare plot used to produce the Griffons de Pichon Baron Grand Vin Blanc Sec is located in the Boua sector on a cool, clay-limestone terroir. A portion of the vines have been grafted onto 22- and 26-year-old plants. All the Semillon vines used for grafting and planting come from Château Suduiraut's massal selection.
Vinification
- Gentle and slow pressing in a vertical press under inerting.
- Light cold settling at 10°C.
- Fermentation in barrels.Blend
Sémillon 100%
Ageing
In barrels and wineglobe for 9 months, on fine lees with stirring on request.
Wine Analyse
Alcohol content:
12.9% vol.
Total acidity:
4.82g/l
pH:
3.17
