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Chateau Le Pin
Le Pin is a tiny 2.7-hectare (6-acre) property in the Pomerol district of Bordeaux. It was created in 1979 by the Thienpont family (owners of nearby Vieux Château Certan), and quickly rose to prominence to vie for the title of most expensive wine in the world.
The 100 percent Merlot wine is extremely concentrated and lush; it can often be drunk young but is best with a decade of aging.
The Le Pin vineyard is south-facing and sits on well-drained gravel and sand soils which give extremely low yields. There is also a small amount of Cabernet Franc planted. However, this not used in the Le Pin wine, and is gradually being replaced by Merlot.
Grapes are harvested by hand and fermented in stainless steel before 14 to 18 months' aging in first one new oak barrel, and then a second. Production is obviously tiny, totaling just 600 to 700 cases per year – compared with 4,000 for Petrus and 20,000 and more for the Médoc First Growths.
Le Pin is named after two pine trees at the vineyard. There is no true château on the property, though a new winery was opened in 2011, replacing an old farmhouse basement.
Robert Parker/Wine Advocate review
This estate occupies a well-draining, early-ripening site, and the 2020 Le Pin is certainly marked by the warmth and sunshine of the vintage, offering up a rich bouquet of jammy plums, kirsch, figs and licorice framed by a generous application of creamy new oak. Full-bodied, broad and expansive, it's rich and gourmand, with a layered mid-palate framed by plenty of powdery structuring tannin. While it can't match the purity and precision of the 2019, it's a strong effort: 94 Parker Points.
Reviewed by William Kelley from Robert Parker/Wine Advocate.
| Category: |
Red wine from the Pomerol, France |
| Chateau: |
Chateau Le Pin |
| Vintage: |
2020 |
| Extra information: |
In the original 1-bottle wooden case (OWC) and still sealed |
| Extra information: |
- |
| Region/Appellation: |
Pomerol |
| Country hierarchy: |
Bordeaux |
| Strength: |
14,5% |
| Size per bottle: |
750 ml (75 cl) |
| Level: |
Into Neck (IN) |
| Included original case: |
Yes, still sealed in the OWC |
| Condition: |
The bottle is in nearly perfect condition (new) |
| Good investment: |
Yes and drinkable |
| Robert Parker rating: |
94/100 |
| Drink date: |
Drinkable from approx. 2025, until at least 2042 |
| Extra information: |
A unique, limited and hard to find 94 Parker points Chateau Le Pin! |
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| 0% VAT: |
Duty paid bottle (margin scheme) |
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