Vintage Description Pack Size Case Duty Stock Price
Vintage 2012 Le Pin, Pomerol Pack Size 6 x 75cl Case OWC Duty IB Stock 1 Price £11,000.00 £11,018.60 £13,222.32

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Tasting Notes

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The Wine Independent Lisa Perrotti-Brown - 16 Feb 23
Medium to deep garnet colored, the 2012 Le Pin rolls out with beautiful notions of roses, baked plums, and raspberry preserves, plus hints of wild sage, cedar, and red loam with a ferrous waft. The medium-bodied palate is wonderfully elegant and intense, with firm, rounded tannins and bold freshness, finishing long and so, so minerally.
Drinking Date: 2022 - 2042
96
Inside Bordeaux Jane Anson - 30 Mar 22
A beautiful wine, showing slate, crushed rock and pulses of minerality against the silky satiny texture that is signature of Le Pin and the classic brushed velvet tannins of Pomerol. Succulent, limbering up towards its drinking window but will power ahead for another few years. 32hl/h yield.
Drinking Date: 2022 - 2040
95
Vinous Neal Martin - 26 Jan 23
The 2012 Le Pin was tasted from magnum at the château. Showing a little bricking on the rim, it has a gorgeous bouquet with red fruit, rusty piping, black truffle and sandalwood, beautifully defined and quite ravishing. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins. This is a very mellow Le Pin, lithe and beautifully focused with a fine bead of acidity. The finish has just a little warmth, but it caresses the mouth with a beguiling finish. Evolving beautifully.
Drinking Date: 2021 - 2045
95
Robert Parker Wine Advocate Neal Martin - 28 Oct 16
Tasted blind at the Southwold 2012 tasting, 2012 Le Pin put in a very strong performance. It has a strict, graphite-infused bouquet that is strangely Pauillac-like (not a trait I have noticed on other vintages; I wonder whether it is just a passing phase?). This is earthier than its peers, with hints of leather in the background and sous-bois aromas becoming more and more accentuated by time. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, elegant and understated in style with a fine line of acidity, harmonious and thankfully not screaming and shouting towards the stylish finish. This is an outstanding wine from Jacques Thienpont that might well be unfairly over-shadowed by the 2009 and 2010. Tasted January 2016.
Drinking Date: 2020 - 2045
17.5
Jancis Robinson Jancis Robinson - 03 Mar 22
Less-direct nose than Petrus and quite light and fresh, without the sweetness or density of Petrus. No great wines, just great bottles, eh? This bottle contained wine that was a bit pinched on the end. (JR)
Drinking Date: 2023 - 2040
Pomerol Fine Wine

Pomerol

Pomerol, a prestigious Bordeaux Right Bank appellation, is famous for luxurious, velvety red wines primarily based on Merlot, often blended with Cabernet Franc. These wines are rich and opulent, with soft tannins and flavours of ripe plum, blackberry, truffle, chocolate, and earthy undertones, featuring a silky texture and lingering finish. Top producers include Château Pétrus, known for its depth and ageing potential; Château Le Pin, celebrated for purity and finesse; and Château La Conseillante and Château Trotanoy, known for elegance and power.