Château Le Pin 2020

IN BOND

Delivery 2023

Appellation - Pomerol

Owner - Jacques Thienpont

88% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc

Annual production – 9,000 bottles

TASTING NOTES
"The 2020 Le Pin, tasted with Jacques Thienpont in Pomerol, is limpid in the glass. It has an impressively pixelated nose with layers of dark plum, raspberry, slate and subtle potpourri scents. Unlike some recent vintages, this politely asks you to be patient and then unfurls at its own stately pace. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and a fine bead of acidity. This does not set out to be a powerful Le Pin, but it gently builds to deliver a very precise, quite spicy finish that has very long persistence. Superb salinity on the aftertaste, not a million miles away from Lafleur despite the differences in composition (“Don’t ask me why…” commented Jacques Thienpont when I enquired about that aspect.) Give this 4-6 years in bottle and watch it blossom over many. 2027 - 2050"
96/98
Neal Martin, vinous.com, June 2021