Le Pin: Chateau Le Pin 2018

Chateau Le Pin 2018

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100
100
2
Merlot 100%
5
rød, tør
14,5% Vol.
Modenhed til at drikke: 2030–2072
Pakket ind i: 6 OHK
9
voluminøs og kraftfuld
rig på tanniner
3
Lobenberg: 100/100
Galloni: 98+/100
Suckling: 98-99/100
Decanter: 98/20
Parker: 97-99/100
6
Frankrig, Bordeaux, Pomerol
7
Allergener: Sulfitter,
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
Chateau Le Pin 2018

100
/100

Lobenberg: Lille vingård på 2,8 hektar ved Jacques Thienpont i Pomerol, bedste beliggenhed ved siden af Trotanoy og Enclos Tourmaline. Château Le Pin er grus og sand i et tykt lag. Leret ligger meget dybere. Det betyder, at kun de gamle vinstokke når op til lerlaget med dets gode dræning. 100% Merlot med 14,5% alkohol, som ikke er mærkbar. På trods af at det er en ren Merlot, er Le Pin normalt ekstremt fin og rødfrugtet. Næsen understøttes af mango, sorte kirsebær, lidt hyldebær og mynte, ganske fint. Frem for alt meget elegant. I modsætning til Vieux Chateau Certan, som også tilhører Thienpont-familien, har vi meget mere grus og sand her, leret begynder kun meget dybere, ingen kalksten. Smagen er et potpourri af kirsebær, smukke surkirsebær, søde kirsebær, meget lidt surkirsebær, lidt sorte kirsebær, meget fin let lakrids, mælkechokolade, hyldebær og mynte, også lidt eukalyptus, alt sammen smukt sammenvævet, legende let. En vin til nydelse i denne dansende elegance. Men også en vin for milliardærer, nu den dyreste vin i Bordeaux hvert år. 100/100

98+
/100

Galloni om: Chateau Le Pin

A heady, exotic wine, the 2018 Le Pin is rapturous right out of the gate. Waves of intense dark fruit cascade over the senses. The 2018 is a majestic, hypnotically beautiful Pomerol that really dazzles. Inky dark fruit, cherry, menthol, spice and chocolate are all fused together. The 100% new oak, a bit intrusive en primeur, has assimilated nicely. Time in the glass brings out exotic floral and spice notes. Le Pin is beyond my means, and probably beyond most readers' means, but it is undeniably great. And I mean great. 98+/100

98-99
/100

Suckling om: Chateau Le Pin

-- Suckling: The density and texture to this Le Pin is very surprising. It’s tannic and intense with an angular and stony-mineral undertone. Full-bodied yet energetic and edgy. Great structure. Reminds me of the great 1986. 98-99/100

98
/20

Decanter om: Chateau Le Pin

-- Decanter: This is extremely good, expansive and luxurious with a stunning texture – vibrant and powerful, and a floral side that becomes clear as it opens in the glass, lifting the whole thing not through acidity but through aromatics. The real difference with Le Pin and other 100% Merlot wines is the sumptuousness through the mid palate, it’s so wide and rich, you can’t just walk over it but lie down on it, feather pillow style. They had a yield of 30hl/ha, mainly due to thicker than usual skins with some concentration at the finish, and added a selected rather than indigenous yeast to deal with the alcohol levels. 3.7Ph. 70IPT. 2019, by the way, is the 40th anniversary vintage here for the Thienponts. 98/100

97-99
/100

Parker om: Chateau Le Pin

-- Parker: The 2018 Le Pin is made of 100% Merlot, picked the last week of September with yields of 30 hectoliters per hectare. The wine has a pH of 3.7, an IPT (total polyphenol index) of 70 and 14.5% alcohol. Deep purple-black in color, it is a little reserved to begin, offering glimpses of tar, fertile loam and truffles with slowly emerging notes of baked black cherries, stewed plums, mulberries and underbrush plus hints of black pepper, hoisin and chargrill with a waft of garrigue. Full-bodied, the palate is loaded with taut, muscular fruit and heaps of earthy accents, with a firm frame of ripe, rounded tannins and just enough seamless freshness, finishing very long and wonderfully savory. 97-99/100

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Chateau Le Pin 2018