Château Le Pin - Pomerol 2001 (750ml)
Price: $5100.00
| Producer | Château Le Pin |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Pomerol |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2001 |
| Sku | 10647 |
| Size | 750ml |
Decanter: 100 Points
Tasted over supper at the estate the family served this after the main course and before dessert - so basically a Le Pin course all of its own. Totally merited a wonderful vintage that was just melting into perfection. Pillow-plumped tannins creamy berry fruits that Le Pin sense of vibrancy and luxury. You just know you are in the hand of experts with this wine.
Vinous: 98 Points
The 2001 Le Pin is hands down one of the finest wines that Jacques Thienpont has made. It?s cut from a completely different cloth than the 2000 delivering almost clinically defined black cherries boysenberry crushed stone and violet scents with laser-like precision. The medium-bodied palate is taut and fresh with fine tannins beguiling pure fruit and stunning focus on the finish. Jacques Thienpont seemed as excited as I was by the showing of this wine at 20 years. It is a stellar Pomerol and simply one of the best vintages of Le Pin ever made. - By Neal Martin on June 2021
Wine Spectator: 96 Points
Stunning menthol lapsang souchong and roasted balsam aromas make this a distinctive vintage for Le Pin though the core of lightly steeped raspberry and boysenberry fruit still seems held in reserve. The long finish has a subtle juiciness that lets everything linger gracefully though there's some serious power here too. -- Non-blind Le Pin vertical (December 2015). Best from 2018 through 2035. 412 cases made.
Wine Advocate: 95 Points
Tasted at Bipin Desai?s Le Pin vertical in Los Angeles. Like the Le Pin 2000 this has a remarkably deep colour. The nose has great lift and definition again just a little Burgundian not as complex as the 2000 but with lovely damson blueberry and black cherries; the palate medium-bodied very pure with touches of fruit cake and superb mineralite. Like the previous bottle there is a sense of Tuscan vivaciousness here with seductive exotic black fruits towards the finish. I feel this is still a little backward so allow it another 2-3 years in the cellar. This has the potential to merit a higher score in the future. 420 cases made. Drink 2011-2020+ Tasted November 2008. Published: May 29 2009
