Archive for the ‘ Château Pichon-Longueville Baron ’ Category

It is flowering time here in Bordeaux.

Here is a photograph of a bunch in flower, together with another from further away showing Pichon in the background. As you can see, we are having wonderful weather, perfect for flowering. This is a crucial time in the vineyard. Cold or wet weather during flowering can lead either to “Coulure” or “Millerandage”, which can seriously damage [ READ MORE ]

Epamprage at Pichon Baron

I just came back from a quick promotional visit to Singapore, and it was a pleasure this morning to be walking in the vineyard of Château Pichon-Longueville Baron again, on a lovely sunny spring day. The vines have developed rapidly over the past week, and we are in the middle of epamprage. Here is a [ READ MORE ]

What is your single most important requirement in a bottle of wine you drink for pleasure?

Steve Tanzer has started a regular question and answer section on his Winophilia Web Page where he asks selected winemakers around the world to post up answers to his questions. Here is my reply to his first question. You can find the complete article with the replies of other winemakers by clicking here: http://www.winophilia.com/2010/03/25/requirement-1-for-drinking-pleasure-part-1/ It [ READ MORE ]

How do you time and organise the pruning?

Mel Jones asked a very good question about pruning, and I decided to post the answer in the blog. I consulted with Daniel LLose before replying, so that is the explanation for the unusually detailed technical information in this posting! “How do you time and organise the pruning? Do you start at one side of a [ READ MORE ]

Blending session at Pichon for the 2009

This is always an exciting time of the year. Although it is getting dark and cold, with winter drawing in, we have the fruits of the year’s sunshine with us in the form of the wines of the vintage. We start to taste the different lots at around this time, and will meet again several [ READ MORE ]

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