Le Pin 2007

robert_parker93

Reviewed by: Neal Martin

Tasted blind at the 2007 Bordeaux horizontal in Southwold. The Le Pin 2007 has a very pure bouquet with cassis, bilberry, blueberry and crushed stone all with superb delineation, but tightly wound at the moment. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, lovely caressing texture with seamless tannins, velvety smooth dark cherry and cassis on the finish with filigree tannins. What a lovely, typically seductive Pomerol from Jacques T. Tasted January 2011.

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Reviewed by: Neal Martin

This is another wine with a very Burgundian nose (although Le Pin often adopts a Burgundian persona.) Red cherries, wild strawberries, more earthiness than in previous vintages, perhaps more introspective compared to how the 2006 was showing this time last year. Medium-bodied, a little rough round the edges but that lends the wine a sharpness and in a sense, more of a rustic personality. Bilberry and boysenberry towards the finish, very linear but there is an unerring sense of precision to this year’s Le Pin, though it does not have the length of the previous two vintages. Silky finish. Very promising. Tasted April 2008.

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Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.

This elegant, fruity, slightly herbal Pomerol reveals a light style as well as mocha-infused, caramelized strawberry and black cherry fruit, medium body, and a soft style. It is best consumed over the next 7-8 years.

robert_parker88

Reviewed by: Neal Martin

Tasted at BI Wine & Spirits' 10-Years-On tasting, the 2007 Le Pin put in a rather odd showing. There was a slight metallic tincture on the nose that appeared to dissipate with aeration. Aromas of kirsch, over-ripe satsuma and gravel soon appear but never really coalesce. The palate is better with fine tannin and good depth, although the second half felt a little disjointed, and there was a slight vegetal note lingering on the finish. I have encountered good bottles of the 2007 Le Pin in the past, including a great bottle at Farr Vintners' blind 2007 tasting in March 2015. Here, it is outplayed by many of its Pomerol peers, which is why I leave a question mark against my score. Tasted February 2017.

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Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.

Rated - No tasting note given.

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Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer

(12.5% alcohol) Bright, deep ruby-red. Captivating aromas of black raspberry, coffee, smoke, minerals and menthol. Juicy, silky and aromatic in the mouth, with a lovely light touch. Very elegantly styled wine if a bit youthfully tight and on the light side for this property. Finishes with hints of herbs and spices and noteworthy subtle length. I did not find the depth and dimension of a great year but I should note that many early tasters were more impressed by this wine than I was.