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Le Pin 2004

RegionBordeaux
Subregion France > Bordeaux > Right Bank > Pomerol
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyMerlot

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Tasting Notes

There are 580 cases of the exotic, flamboyant 2004 Le Pin. Its dense plum/ruby color is accompanied by sweet aromas of kirsch, cassis, smoke, earth, and roasted herbs. Super-opulent for the vintage, it possesses wonderful fruit and glycerin, medium to full body, and a fleshy personality. It should drink well young, yet age nicely for two decades or more. The Pomerol of the vintage?

95
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (171), June 2007

There are all of 500 cases of this to go round and the Pin cellar is looking unusually full after last year's zero production.] Extremely deep purple with a crimson rim. Explosively sumptuous nose with lots of freshness and floral scents. Rich and round with the merest suggestion of a corset of very fine tannins. Not nearly as opulent on the palate - big, round and meaty with a very dry, quite sudden finish. Drink 2010-22

17.5+
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (April 05), April 2005
94
Farr Vintners, Southwold Bordeaux Tasting, January 2008

We know that the samples we taste are works in progress, but nowhere was this more apparent than at Jacques Thienpont's tiny cellar, where he drew and blended in proportion from different barrels. If the finished wine is anything like our sample, it will be delicious, with silky, velvety tannins, fresh mulberry perfume and beautiful balance and poise. Classic, elegant, complex, fine and very long. This is a serious contender fro Right Bank wine of the vintage. 2010-2025

Wine International Panel, Wine International (June 05), June 2005
93/97
-, Wine International (June 05), June 2005
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One of the top Pomerols of the vintage, the impressive 2004 Le Pin boasts a classic, exotic perfume of caramelized black fruits, spicy new oak, espresso roast, and chocolate. It is well-delineated, opulent, and medium to full-bodied with refreshing acidity as well as a vigorous, long finish. It will probably close down over the next several years, re-emerge in 5-7 years, and drink well for the following 15+.

92/94
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (165), June 2006

Along with Lafleur, Petrus, and Clos l’Eglise, Le Pin is one of the Pomerols of the vintage. The good news (since the 2003 was completely declassified) is that there are 500 cases. The 2004 exhibits a classic, exotic Le Pin bouquet of ripe plum and black cherry fruit intermixed with sweet toasty oak, espresso roast, and a hint of dried herbs. Opulent, medium to full-bodied, and expansive, with moderate acidity, and a fleshy, heady finish, this knockout can be drunk young, or cellared for 15+ years.

93/95
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (158), April 2005
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