In 2012, the well-known Les Tourelles de Longueville (60% Merlot, 28% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Franc) is slightly more opaque ruby/purple, richer, fuller and more complex than the Les Griffons. Quite frankly, it doesn’t even resemble a second wine. This is a serious effort, with deep crème de cassis, charcoal and graphite notes. It is full-bodied, silky smooth, and a terrific second wine – perhaps one of the best second wines I tasted from this vintage. Drink it over the next 15 years.

A beautiful red with chocolate, nuts and cappuccino aromas and flavors. Full-bodied, chewy and rich. Needs two or three years to soften. Triumph for the second wine of Pichon Baron for this vintage! Try in 2016.