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Chateau Pichon Baron as we know it today changed because of the Baron Joseph de Pichon Longueville. It took over managing Pichon Baron when he was only 19 years old! When the Baron was 90, on the night of his death in 1850, he divided his Pauillac estate between his five children. Trying to be fair to everyone, his two sons received two fifths of the vineyard and the wine-making facilities; his three daughters received the other three fifths. The men were awarded what became Chateau Pichon Baron. The women were given what later became Chateau Pichon Lalande. It's interesting to note, that Pichon Lalande, perhaps in part ended up producing the more sensuous style of Pauillac because it was managed by women, while Pichon Baron, which was run by men, even today creates a more masculine style of Bordeaux wine from the medoc. For a few years, both properties were overseen by Baron Raoul de Pichon Longueville before the estate was finally divided in two forever.
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