Le Pin 2020

Andreas Larsson - Tasted

Immense richness and purity with violet, dark chocolate, layers of ripe dark berries and a very silky yet powerful palate, lingering and pure with remarkable finesse and tremendous length. Very complete already in this youthful stage should nonetheless continue to improve remarkably well.

Giuseppe Lauria - Fine Wine Guide

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The Wine Independent

Tim Atkin

Vinous

The 2020 Le Pin has a more backward and primal bouquet than its peers. It opens with scents of black cherries, wild strawberry, violet and seamlessly integrated oak. The palate is medium-bodied, with fine tannins that frame the pure black fruit tinged with orange rind and minerals. Slightly confit-like fruit emerges toward the finish. This is a very serious 2022 Pomerol that may well merit a higher score in due course. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.

James Suckling

The complexity of the wine shows incredible aromas of perfectly ripe tannins and fresh flowers such as lavender and rose stem. Mineral. Stone. Hints of wet earth and fresh bark. Subtle and complete. So much incredible character. Concentrated center palate. Weightless at the end. Perfect wine. You want to drink the bottle but it will age for decades.

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

This estate occupies a well-draining, early-ripening site, and the 2020 Le Pin is certainly marked by the warmth and sunshine of the vintage, offering up a rich bouquet of jammy plums, kirsch, figs and licorice framed by a generous application of creamy new oak. Full-bodied, broad and expansive, it's rich and gourmand, with a layered mid-palate framed by plenty of powdery structuring tannin. While it can't match the purity and precision of the 2019, it's a strong effort.