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Le Pin 2016 150cl

AOC | Pomerol | Bordeaux | Francia
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100 James Suckling
I am spellbound by the aromas of crushed blackberries, licorice, black tea and violets. It’s full-bodied yet so intense and linear. Powerful tannins with superb polish and focus give an amazing texture. Complex and fascinating flavors of hazelnuts and dark fruit. The balance and strength is uncanny. Perfect wine. Very direct and superb. Try after 2025.
98 Robert Parker
The medium to deep garnet-purple colored 2016 Le Pin is still very closed, revealing glimpses of preserved plums, blackberry pie and raspberry compote plus suggestions of potpourri, star anise, tobacco, fenugreek and stewed tea plus a waft of hoisin. The medium-bodied palate is opulent, rich and plush with layers of black and red fruit preserves and loads of exotic spice accents, finishing very long and very decadent.
98 Vinous
The 2016 Le Pin has a very elegant, refined bouquet of pure brambly red fruit, rose petal and crushed stone aromas that unfurl beautifully in the glass; the oak is very well integrated. The medium-bodied palate delivers supple tannins and a fine bead of acidity. Fresh and lithe, with a vibrant, structured finish. This was already one of Jacques Thienpont’s best vintages in recent years, but you know what? It might be getting even better. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.
98 Vinous
The 2016 Le Pin has a very elegant, refined bouquet of pure brambly red fruit, rose petal and crushed stone aromas that unfurl beautifully in the glass; the oak is very well integrated. The medium-bodied palate delivers supple tannins and a fine bead of acidity. Fresh and lithe, with a vibrant, structured finish. This was already one of Jacques Thienpont’s best vintages in recent years, but you know what? It might be getting even better. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.
19 Rene Gabriel
Kunz Fassprobe 17: (100% Merlot, 28 hl/ha, 14.5% vol. Alkohol) Duftiges, frisches, kräftiges, fein cremiges Bouquet, Himbeeren, Maulbeeren, Minze, Röstaromen, fein Eukalyptus. Feingliedriger, dichtverwobener, vielschichtiger Gaumen mit kräftiger, süsser Aromatik, viel feinem Tannin, cremiger, dichter, erotischer Struktur, feiner Frucht, sehr langer, frischer, duftiger Abgang mit süssen Rückaromen.
19 Rene Gabriel
Kunz Fassprobe 17: (100% Merlot, 28 hl/ha, 14.5% vol. Alkohol) Duftiges, frisches, kräftiges, fein cremiges Bouquet, Himbeeren, Maulbeeren, Minze, Röstaromen, fein Eukalyptus. Feingliedriger, dichtverwobener, vielschichtiger Gaumen mit kräftiger, süsser Aromatik, viel feinem Tannin, cremiger, dichter, erotischer Struktur, feiner Frucht, sehr langer, frischer, duftiger Abgang mit süssen Rückaromen.
97 Wine Spectator
This provides a pure, almost distilled note of raspberry ganache from start to finish, fleshy in feel, with a light brambly accent adding subtle, pulsating energy throughout. Black tea detail, a hint of warm gravel and mouthwatering black licorice nuances fill in through the finish, which has a beguiling feel. Best from 2022 through 2038. — JM
97 Wine Spectator
This provides a pure, almost distilled note of raspberry ganache from start to finish, fleshy in feel, with a light brambly accent adding subtle, pulsating energy throughout. Black tea detail, a hint of warm gravel and mouthwatering black licorice nuances fill in through the finish, which has a beguiling feel. Best from 2022 through 2038. — JM
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Château Le Pin
Senza dubbio la proprietà più petite del Pomerol, se non addirittura di tutta Bordeaux, Château Le Pin produce i Merlot più importanti del mondo. Per il proprietario Jacques Thienpont, tutto iniziò come un hobby solo vent'anni fa, ma ora le bottiglie di Le Pin sono i pezzi forti delle aste, considerate delle rarità esclusive. Maturo, opulento e accessibile: questi sono solo alcuni termini per descrivere il vino sontuoso affinato in rovere che si nasconde in una bottiglia di Le Pin. Con una storia piuttosto recente, la prima annata del Grand Vin Le Pin fu prodotta nel 1979, lo stesso anno in cui Thienpont acquistò la tenuta di soli 1,6 ettari. Oggi la proprietà si estende su oltre 5 ettari. Le uve sono raccolte a mano e fermentate in contenitori di acciaio inossidabile prima dell'affinamento in barrique di rovere nuovo per 14-18 mesi. La tenuta è stata completamente riattrezzata con nuove strutture di vinificazione. Jacques lavora insieme alla consulente vinificatrice Dany Rolland, moglie del celeberrimo vigneron Michel, mentre Alexandre Thienpont gestisce i vigneti. Tra i vini più esotici provenienti dalla Sponda Destra di Bordeaux, Le Pin è un vino eccezionale e la sua produzione estremamente limitata contribuisce ad accrescere il suo appeal a livello mondiale.