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James Suckling: A crisp, crunchy white with guava, grapefruit, lemongrass and spice on the nose. Salty elements follow on a medium-bodied, textured palate that builds in flavor. Long, vibrant and wonderfully concentrated. Sauvignon and semillon. Drink or hold."

The Wine Cellar Insider: Lush, silky, fresh, and elegant, the beautiful floral character in the nose, with its cherry blossoms, truffle, chocolate, and plums leads the way to its refined, silky, mid-palate, and finish that is packed with sweet, ripe, refined, black cherries dipped in chocolate, with just a hint of licorice, and espresso for a long, plush, polished finish. The wine blends 80% Merlot, with 20% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2026-2050."

The Wine Cellar Insider: Heart-stopping in every sense of the term, the striking perfume sets the wine off with its showy display of flowers, cocoa, mint leaves, black cherry liqueur, and an array of plums. Texturally, this is all cashmere on the palate. The concentrated fruits are so pure, they taste as if they were just picked from the vineyard. The finish is seamless, looking at the 60-second mark before it builds, expands, and keeps on going. The wine blends 90% Merlot with 10% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2028-2060."

The Wine Cellar Insider: Dried flowers, violets, black and blue fruits, Asian spices, truffle, smoke, and licorice permeate the aromatic profile. On the palate, the wine is seductive, sensuous, long, rich, and sexy. The purity of the fruit is striking, with its perfect balance of power and elegance. Once the fruit touches your palate, the wine unfolds in all four directions, with increasing warmth and intensity. The finish, which crosses the 60-second mark with ease, leaves you with layers of truffle-accented black cherries, plums, blueberries, and spice. The wine is perfectly balanced, seamless, and well, perfect. Drink from 2030-2070."

Jeb Dunnuck: Leading off the wines from this fabulous château, the 2022 Pensées De Lafleur is based on 57% Merlot and 43% Bouchet (an older Cabernet Franc selection) that's from a unique vein of more clay soils in the vineyard. It's a sensational wine in its own right, and readers shouldn't overlook this. Ripe black cherries, damp earth, chocolate, and foresty, winter savory and tobacco notes all define the aromatics, and it's a voluptuous, round, incredibly seamless, sexy Pensées that's better than the vast majority of chateaux’s Grand Vins."

The Wine Cellar Insider: Quite floral in nature, the wine quickly moves to its black cherries, plums, black raspberries, and hint of cocoa in the nose. The palate is packed with chocolate-covered, salty cherries and plums. Due to its limestone terroir, the fruits taste as if they were blended with crushed stones, giving you lift, complexity, and length. The wine blends 50% Cabernet Franc with 50% Merlot. Drink from 2028-2040."

James Suckling: A curious wine that offers lots of fruit character on the nose, beginning with blackberries and flowers that move to integrated tannins, proceeding to a firmness and a well-framed palate. 80% merlot and 20% cabernet franc. This needs four or five years but is lovely already."

The Wine Cellar Insider: Truffle, flowers, dark chocolate, black cherries, licorice, and chocolate-drenched plums create a rich aromatic profile. The wine is deep, concentrated, lush, and abundant. Opulent, plummy, and sapid, it requires a few years in the bottle to fill out, soften, and develop its velvety characteristics. The wine blends 82% Merlot, 17.5% Cabernet Franc, and .05% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink from 2029 to 2055."

Die Entstehung einer Legende im Pomerol in Bordeaux Chateau Le Pin wurde in den späten 1970er Jahren von der Familie Thienpont, Besitzer des unweit gelegenen Vieux Chateau Certan, gegründet. Ursprünglich handelte es sich um eine kleine, lediglich zwei Hektar große Parzelle, die von der Familie erworben wurde, um einen neuen Wein zu kreieren, der sich durch eine außerordentliche Qualität und Individualität auszeichnet. Die Familie Thienpont und ihr Einfluss auf das Weingut Innerhalb weniger Jahrzehnte gelang es Chateau Le Pin, zu einer echten Legende in der Weinwelt aufzusteigen. Dank der Expertise und dem Innovationsgeist der Thienponts wurde das Weingut zu einer der prestigeträchtigsten Marken im Pomerol. Ihre Erfahrung und ihr Engagement für höchste Qualität waren maßgeblich für den Erfolg von Chateau Le Pin verantwortlich. Terroir und Weinberg Das Terroir von Chateau Le Pin zeichnet sich durch eine dicke Schicht aus Kies und Sand aus, während der Lehm deutlich tiefer liegt. Die Böden, bekannt als „Crasse de fer“, sind charakteristisch für Pomerol. Diese Mischung aus lehmigen und sandigen Kiesböden mit Eiseneinschlüssen schafft ideale Bedingungen und verleiht den Weinen eine beeindruckende Tiefe und Komplexität. Chateau Le Pin umfasst nur eine sehr kleine Anbaufläche, die zu 92% mit Merlot und 8% Cabernet Franc bestockt ist. Auf sieben Parzellen mit einer Gesamtfläche von nur zwei Hektar wachsen die Reben mit einem Durchschnittsalter von 40 Jahren. Die Familie Thienpont legt großen Wert auf nachhaltige Anbaumethoden, um die Qualität des Weins zu bewahren und die Umwelt zu schützen. Dies umfasst den Verzicht auf chemische Pestizide und den Einsatz natürlicher Techniken zur Bodenpflege. Der Weinherstellungsprozess Die Herstellung von Chateau Le Pin erfolgt nach traditionellen Methoden, die seit Generationen weitergegeben wurden. Die Trauben werden von Hand gelesen, um sicherzustellen, dass nur die besten Früchte verwendet werden. Nach der sorgfältigen Selektion werden die Trauben sanft gepresst und in kleinen Chargen vergoren, um die individuellen Aromen optimal zu erhalten. Neben den traditionellen Techniken nutzt Chateau Le Pin auch moderne Innovationen, um die Qualität des Weins weiter zu verbessern. Dazu gehört die Verwendung von temperaturkontrollierten Edelstahltanks, die eine präzise Kontrolle des Gärungsprozesses ermöglichen. Nach der Gärung wird der Wein in französischen Barriques ausgebaut, wo er bis zu 18 Monate reift. Der gesamte Fokus liegt auf der Schaffung einer Qualität, die ihresgleichen sucht. FAQs zu Chateau Le Pin Woher kommt eigentlich der Name? Das Weingut verdankt seinen Namen dem Kieferbaum, der neben dem Haus steht, in dem der Spitzenwein produziert wird. Warum gilt Le Pin als Ausnahmewein? Chateau Le Pin gilt als Ausnahmewein, weil er sowohl die charakteristischen Merkmale des Pomerol widerspiegelt als auch eine unverwechselbare Individualität besitzt. Die Kombination aus Terroir, traditioneller Handwerkskunst und dem Engagement der Familie Thienpont macht diesen Wein einzigartig. Warum sind die Weine so selten? Die geringe Anbaufläche und die limitierten Mengen der Produktion machen Chateau Le Pin zu einem äußerst seltenen Wein. Die jährliche Produktion beträgt nur wenige Tausend Flaschen, was den Wein zu einer begehrten Rarität macht.

Decanter: Hay, straw, lemon, green apple, and elderflower with a waxy, floral nuance. Incredibly zingy and electric on the palate, bursting with freshness and crystalline purity. Mouthwatering acidity, a touch of bitterness, and exhilarating intensity create a thrilling experience. Crisp green apple, pear, pineapple, and tropical fruit remain sharp, clean, and focused. The texture is flawless, keeping your attention from start to finish. So much verve, character, and precision - it’s simply captivating. A truly fabulous white with endless energy."

Lisa Perrotti-Brown: The 2022 Lucia, 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, is deep garnet-purple in color. A little muted to start, it soon unfurls to offer a pretty perfume of wild blueberries, Morello cherries, and violets, plus hints of cardamom and clove oil. The full-bodied palate has a solid structure of ripe, round tannins and compelling tension to support the generous fruit, finishing long and fragrant."

Weinwisser: 96 % Merlot, 4 % Cabernet Franc. Ungeheuer tiefgründiges, dicht verwobenes Bouquet, zarter Anflug von Wildkirsche, Graphit, Olivenpaste, Brasiltabak und rotem Johannisbeernektar. Am sehr komplexen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, kakaoartigem Tanningerüst, balancierter Rasse und muskulösem Körper. Im konzentrierten Finale eine Explosion schwarzbeeriger Konturen, dunkler Mineralik und königlicher Adstringenz. Ein Monument eines Weines, hier zücke ich ganz klar die Höchstnote."

Jeb Dunnuck: Looking at the Grand Vin, the 2022 Château Smith Haut Lafitte checks in as a blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot that was raised in 60% new French oak. Reminding me of a more elegant version of the 2010, it has a dense purple hue to go with a rich, powerful, full-bodied, sensationally complex nose of cassis and darker berries interwoven with woodsmoke, scorched earth, chocolate, and chalky minerality. Concentrated, deep, and layered on the palate with ripe, velvety tannins, it's a sensational, absolutely heavenly effort that will keep for 40-50 years. Along with the 2009, 2010, and 2020, this is one of the greatest wines to ever come from this address. Don't miss it."

Wine Enthusiast: A ripe, full wine with generous tannins and a black plum aroma. It is concentrated, its acidity and texture combined well with the fruit. Drink from 2026."

Jeb Dunnuck: Awesome levels of blackcurrants, darker cherries, roasted herbs, chocolate, and scorched earth all emerge from the 2022 Château Malartic-Lagravière, an incredibly concentrated, rich, layered beauty that has velvety tannins, a deep, layered mid-palate, and a blockbuster finish. It's easily the finest I've tasted from this château and is a riveting 2022 that deserves 4-6 years in the cellar and will keep for two decades or more. The 2022 is based on 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, with the élevage spanning 20 months in 60% new French oak. There are a little over 8,000 cases of this brilliant wine."

Wine Enthusiast: The wine is dominated by fine Sauvignon Blanc. It has a marvelous poise between great freshness and richness, which is especially impressive given it's from a dry year. This is a powerful wine, a great success given the growing conditions."

The Wine Cellar Insider: If you liked 2018 Palmer, you are going to love the 2022! Produced in a similar style, the wine is ostentatious, flamboyant, and incredibly concentrated, yet it is also elegant, upbeat, and complex. The perfume is on the floral side with spices, and sweet, dark, with red berries. Also, like all the best vintages here, it is the texture that steals owns the show. The palate is pure silk, and velvet, making the perfect backdrop for its non-stop waves of sensuous fruit that start and keep on going, long after the wine has left the glass. The wine blends 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot. Drink from 2029-2065."

Jeb Dunnuck: A smoking Margaux with tons of character, the 2022 Château Marojallia showed beautifully. Ripe cherries, blueberries, spring flowers, and tobacco all make an appearance in the bouquet, and it hits the palate with a medium to full-bodied, concentrated, structured style that has everything in the right place. I don't see it being for the instant gratification crowd, but if you're able to hide these in the cellar for 4-6 years or so, you'll be a happy camper. I wouldn't be surprised to see this rival the 2009 when all is said and done."

Falstaff: Dunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zarte Würze, Brombeerkonfit, tabakige Nuancen, feines Cassis ist unterlegt, Komplex, engmaschig, feine Kirschfrucht, gute Frische, reife, tragende Tannine, etwas Nougat, anhaltend, sicheres Entwicklungspotenzial, würde in jeder Blindverkostung glatt als Pauillac durchgehen, erst im Finish tauchen die Gewürznuancen von St. Julien auf."

The Wine Cellar Insider: The nose steals your focus with its showy display of truffles, cigar boxes, spices, black and blue fruits, and dried flowers. However, it is the palate that steals the show with its ostentatious, flamboyant, velvet, and cashmere-textured display of red and black fruits. The wine continues to build in intensity as it expands in every direction on your palate. The seamless finish lasts beyond the 60-second mark, inspiring you to take another sniff and sip to enjoy the pleasure you find again and again. This is a future legendary wine from Mouton Rothschild. The wine blends 92% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Merlot, with an ABV of 14%. Drink from 2030-2070."