Château Le Pin - Pomerol 2019 (3L)

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Producer	Château Le Pin
Country	France
Region	Bordeaux
Subregion	Pomerol
Varietal	Bordeaux Blend
Vintage	2019
Sku	10651
Size	3L

An explosion of fruit and exotic spice as is so often the case with this wine. I am tasting this at a relatively cold temperature and yet still the tannins are silky creamy and supple extremely impressive. As it opens campfire smoke hints of petrol and passion fruit nuanced black truffle rosemary blueberry and black cherry fruits. This is perfumed and envelops the palate coming in waves just a brilliant Le Pin. 100% new oak.

An evocative nose floral and exotic with black cherry lychee and passion fruit aromas delicate and nuanced. Svelte on the palate with sculpted and refined tannins - it's confident with sinew muscle and plump fruit but not showy. Characterful and bold but presented with a lightness of touch alongside a gorgeous fragrance and freshness that carries the wine to a long finish. Well built with depth and poise.

The 2019 Le Pin 100% Merlot is deep garnet-purple in color. It gallops out with energetic notes of crushed black and red cherries wild blueberries and forest floor giving way to suggestions of cast-iron pan menthol and damp soil. The full-b

The 2019 Le Pin is a rich expansive wine that soars from the glass with aromas of raspberry preserve plums wild berries rose petals and licorice framed by a deftly judged patina of creamy new oak. Full-bodied supple and velvety it's broad and enveloping with a fleshy core of fruit that's framed by lively acids and powdery tannins concluding with a long aromatic finish. Rich in gravel on the surface Le Pin's vines are rooted in clay which no doubt helps to explain how this wine can perform so well in warm dry vintages. As is the norm these days the 2019 was matured in 70% new oak. Today Pomerol's famous Le Pin consists of seven small parcels all within a stone's throw of the original hectare of vines purchased by Jacques Thienpont from the Laubie family in 1979 that launched this phenomenon of the wine world. This is a warm rather precocious site that ripens rapidly so viticulture (working with cover crops and less systematic deleafing) and winemaking (small parcel-by-parcel vinifications to permit optimal harvest dates; only two rackings; only 65-70% new oak compared with the 100% of yesteryear; and earlier bottling in riper years) have both adapted to a changing climate. Le Pin thus remains a wine of drama texture and generosity without tipping over into excess; a high-wire act in a vintage such as 2019 but one with Thienpont and his team have performed with mastery. Published:

A classic Le Pin in its exuberant kinky sexy almost over-ripe style the 2019 Château Le Pin offers a monster nose of black cherry liqueur red plums tobacco leaf mocha orange peel and violets. Truly exotic and one of a kind it hits the palate with a powerful full-bodied opulent yet seamless mouthfeel that carries ample tannic grip a deep layered mid-palate and a great finish. It has some elevated volatile acidity and won't be for everyone but this exotic dry port-like Merlot needs a good 5-7 years of bottle age and will drink well for 20-25 years.

The 2019 Le Pin is a Pomerol that I did not taste out of barrel when samples were being sent so the first time I encountered it was with Jacques Thienpont in his office together with his new right hand Diana Berrouet-Garcia. It has a fragrant nose of brambly red fruit touches of sous-bois and hints of dark chocolate emerging with time in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins moderate weight and a touch of black pepper and clove the former becoming more prominent toward the finish. Cohesive throughout; perhaps the alcohol (14.7°) blurs a little of the definition but this still feels reassuringly long and sensual. Gorgeous. - By Neal Martin on December 2021