1993 | Chateau Le Pin | Pomerol

Red Wine: 1993 | Chateau Le Pin | Pomerol

The 1993 reveals the evolved dark plum/garnet color of Le Pin, as well as an exotic, kinky, oaky, herb, coffee, jammy, black-cherry-scented nose. The exaggerated aromatics are followed by a not-surprisingly decadent, delicious, low acid, medium-bodied wine crammed with fruit and a long finish.

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Producer: Chateau Le Pin

Ratings: WA | 90 JS | 90

Vintage: 1993

Size: 750ml

ABV: 12.5%

Varietal: Merlot

Country/Region: France, Pomerol

The 1993 reveals the evolved dark plum/garnet color of Le Pin, as well as an exotic, kinky, oaky, herb, coffee, jammy, black-cherry-scented nose. The exaggerated aromatics are followed by a not-surprisingly decadent, delicious, low acid, medium-bodied wine crammed with fruit and a long finish.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The 1993 reveals the evolved dark plum/garnet color of Le Pin, as well as an exotic, kinky, oaky, herb, coffee, jammy, black-cherry-scented nose. The exaggerated aromatics are followed by a not-surprisingly decadent, delicious, low acid, medium-bodied wine crammed with fruit. Those of us who can remember as children gorging ourselves on lavishly rich banana splits, hot fudge sundaes, etc., will no doubt appreciate that in wine terms, this is what Le Pin offers.

• James Suckling: Holding on very well. a delicious bottle. Soft and plummy, with smoky, light coffee bean aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied, with velvety texture and a long finish.

Producer Information

Le Pin is a tiny 2.7-hectare (6-acre) property in the Pomerol district of Bordeaux. It was created in 1979 by the Thienpont family (owners of nearby Vieux Chteau Certan), and quickly rose to prominence to vie for the title of most expensive wine in the world. The 100 percent Merlot wine is extremely concentrated and lush; it can often be drunk young but is best with a decade of aging. The Le Pin vineyard is south-facing and sits on well-drained gravel and sand soils which give extremely low yields. There is also a small amount of Cabernet Franc planted. However, this not used in the Le Pin wine, and is gradually being replaced by Merlot. Grapes are harvested by hand and fermented in stainless steel before 14 to 18 months' aging in first one new oak barrel, and then a second. Production is obviously tiny, totaling just 600 to 700 cases per year compared with 4,000 for Petrus and 20,000 and more for the Mdoc First Growths. Le Pin is named after two pine trees at the vineyard. There is no true chteau on the property, though a new winery was opened in 2011, replacing an old farmhouse basement.