Nyhet
Le Pin 2014
| Distrikt | Pomerol |
| Druvor | Merlot |
| Årgång | 2014 |
| Fyllighet | 9 |
| Fruktsyra | 9 |
| Strävhet | 9 |
| Procucenter | Le Pin |
| Artikelnr | Le Pin 908 |
| Lagerstatus | |
| Fraktkostnad | 169:- |
| Avnjutes mellan | 2020 - 2045 |
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Druvor
Merlot
Tasting note
The 2014 Le Pin has a really quite lovely bouquet. Tasted alongside its "cousin" Vieux-Château-Certan, it is more exotic and outgoing, yet it maintains fine delineation and complexity with upfront blueberry and black cherry fruit, quite a noticeable menthol note emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with a sweet and embracing entry, caressing in texture thanks to the succulent tannin, though these are counterpoised by the silver bead of acidity. There is just a touch of salted licorice that pops up on the finish. To quote Alexandre Thienpont (since Jacques and Fiona had to be in Belgium), this is a "classic" Le Pin, though I feel it will be overshadowed by the 2015.
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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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