2023

Château Le Pin

Pomerol AOP

Dieses Weingut, seit 1979 im Besitz von Jacques Thienpont, ist eine Ikone des Bordelais und erstreckt sich auf einer winzigen Fläche von nur zwei Hektar. Le Pin besteht zu 100 % aus Merlot-Reben mit einem Durchschnittsalter von 40 Jahren. Die Produktion ist extrem limitiert - nur etwa 8.000 Flaschen werden pro Jahr hergestellt. Die opulenten, fast überreifen Aromen sind einzigartig für den Wein von Le Pin.

PRESSE

99-100 Punkte James Suckling
Shows the exotic nature of Le Pin with blackberries, milk chocolate and hints of spices, as well as coffee beans from the ripe seeds in the grapes. It's medium-bodied with focused and creamy tannins. Also plenty of nectarine and clementine character. This is so classic Le Pin at the finish. It lasts for minutes in your mouth. Silky and flavorful. 100% merlot magic.

94-96 Punkte Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (William Kelley)
The 2023 Le Pin is another strong effort for this small Pomerol winery, wafting from the glass with aromas of wild berries, violets, exotic spices and creamy new oak. Medium to full-bodied, polished and suave, it's velvety and refined, with attractive purity of fruit, lively acids and a long, gently vanillin-inflected finish. It's the result of multiple harvests, starting with young vines, between September 11 and 23.

100 Punkte Falstaff (Peter Moser)
Kräftiges Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zart floral unterlegte frische rote Kirschen, zart nach Lakritze, ein Hauch von Gewürznelken, etwas Ribisel, Mandarinenzesten sind unterlegt, sehr delikates Bukett. Saftig, elegant, komplex, cremige Tannine, feine dunkle Kirschfrucht, anhaltende Extraktsüße, Brombeeren im Abgang, zeigt eine seidige Textur, bleibt minutenlang haften, dunkelbeeriger Nachhall, feiner Schokoladetouch, bleibt minutenlang haften, eine Art Musigny aus Bordeaux, große Klasse.

97-99 Punkte Vinous (Neal Martin)
The 2023 Le Pin was picked between September 11 and 23 at 39hL/ha—four pickings according to age of vine and plot. It matured in 65% new oak (this figure has gradually reduced since the 2020 vintage). They had no mildew, due to the free-draining gravel soils, though the Thienponts saw more at L'If. I love this nose. This is so pure and refined, it seems to embrace and gently hug the senses, like your favorite aunt or uncle. It blossoms in the glass to reveal subtle crushed stone and graphite notes. The palate has unerring symmetry, finely chiseled tannins and a linear, penetrating finish that goes on and on. This is one of the best vintages of Le Pin I have tasted from barrel, more serious and more floral than some recent vintages.