Nyhet
Le Pin 2001
| Distrikt | Pomerol |
| Druvor | Merlot |
| Årgång | 2001 |
| Fyllighet | 9 |
| Fruktsyra | 9 |
| Strävhet | 9 |
| Procucenter | Le Pin |
| Artikelnr | Le Pin 912 |
| Lagerstatus | |
| Fraktkostnad | 169:- |
| Avnjutes mellan | 2020 - 2030 |
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Druvor
Merlot
Tasting note
A tremendous effort, this 500-case cuvee (one of Bordeaux’s original garage operations) is even better in 2001 than it was in 2000. Its deep ruby/plum/purple color is accompanied by an extraordinary perfume of creme de cassis, cherry liqueur, plums, licorice, caramel, and sweet toast. This flamboyant, opulently textured, rich, concentrated Pomerol is a brilliant success as well as one of the wines of the vintage for 2001. Its low acidity and extraordinary ripeness suggest early drinkability, but it has proven it can last for 18-20 years.
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Located at the heart of the Pomerol plateau, the Le Pin estate has belonged to Jacques Thienpont since 1979. The vineyard is now made up of seven plots covering a total of just two hectares. The estate is planted with 100% Merlot in gravelly clay and sandy gravel soils with traces of iron. Le Pin is a wine made in very limited quantities. It is the result of an ambitious winemaking process in small stainless steel vats, followed by maturation in new barrels for 18 months.
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Francois Thienpont
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.
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