Le Pin 1990

Le Pin 1990

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  • Robert Parker rating 98
  • Vinous rating 91
Le Pin 1990
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75 cl

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£4,750.00
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Le Pin is one of the newer names of Bordeaux having only made its debut in 1979. Owned and operated by the Thienpont family (of Vieux Château Certan), production is truly miniscule by Bordeaux standards and it is one of the most highly sought-after wines in the world. Offering up a wonderfully concentrated profile with complex layers of herb, spice and coffee notes and beautifully velvety tannins.
91 Vinous
Tasted at the Pomerol Comparative Exploration tasting in London, the 1990 Le Pin has a mature bouquet with singed leather, clove, smudged black fruit and mint, turning a little feral and animally in the glass. It does not have the sophistication of the 1989 Le Pin tasted alongside and felt unruly in comparison. That theme continues onto the palate is plush tannin, a mixture of black and blue fruit, slightly lower in acidity than the 1989 and yet utterly seductive. There is a giddy plushness to this Pomerol, deep and enveloping, yet with 26 years on the clock, it has lost some of the tension that I found ten or fifteen years ago. It is as if this Le Pin has just decided to let it all hang out in middle age, no longer desires to keep up with the likes of Lafleur or Petrus. Nevertheless, it remains just one gorgeous Pomerol from Jacques Thienpont. - Neil Martin - Moderately saturated deep ruby. Exotic aromas of game, toast, black fruits and herbs. Very ripe and sweet but not currently displaying the layered texture or sheer opulence for which this tiny Pomerol has gained a cult reputation. In fact, this is quite structured for Le Pin, with a firm tannic underpinning—in style reminiscent of the `86.

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