Chateau Pibran
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Chateau Pibran,
Ready, but will keep,
Ch. Pibran benefited from a very strict selection for Grand Vin at Ch. Pichon-Baron with much of the Grand Vin quality fruit ending up in the Pibran blend. As such, this is a smooth, soft, integrated wine, with none of the tightness or restraint found in previous years. Rich, sweet almost red cherry liqueur-style fruit dominates the palate whilst the structure is provided by smooth tannins and fine acidity. This is a generous and very pretty wine.
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Château Pibran, now under the guidance of Jean-Michel Cazes of Lynch-Bages, produces with good complexity,weight and concentration. Its 9.5 hectares of vineyards stretch across a well-drained gravel bank and border those of Mouton-Rothschild, Lynch-Bages and Pontet Canet. They are planted with Cabernet Sauvignon (60%), Merlot (25%), Cabernet Franc (10%) and Petit Verdot (5%).
The wines are vinfied at Pichon-Baron. Fermetation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks and the wine is matured for 12-15 months in barriques (50% new). Pibran is classified as a cru bourgeois but is now producing wines the equal of many of its more highly classified neighbours.