Chateau Le Pin - Le Pin - Ex Chateau 2024

VINUM: "Mittleres Rubinrot; merklich vom Holz geprägte Nase, feine Würzigkeit, nussige Noten, Tabak, Mokka, Milchschokolade, darüber florale Noten, grosse Komplexität; saftiger Gaumen, hochelegant, weniger dicht als 2022, dafür mit einem Terroir-Ausdruck der schöner nicht sein könnte, knackige, rote Beeren, seidige Tannine die vom Anfang bis zum Ende unterstützen, stets präsent sind, nie dominieren, grossartige Säure, sehr langes Finale. Ausgezeichnet."

FALSTAFF: "Kräftiges Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Feine Nuancen von eingelegten roten Kirschen, ein Hauch von Gewürzen, zart nach Ribisel, tabakig, ein Hauch von Edelholz, filigranes Bukett. Saftig, elegant, süße Textur, reife Kirschen, reife Tannine, mineralisch und balanciert, bereits sehr verführerisch, verfügt über Charme und großes Trinkanimo. "

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Black raspberries, mint, flowers, licorice, spice, espresso, and cherries produce the aromatic profile. One of the most sensuous wines of the vintage, the wine is elegant, slightly firm, and vibrant, with supple-textured black cherries, plums, cocoa, and black raspberries along with accents of spice, and sea-salt in the finish. The sense of purity is already expressive on the palate, and in the finish. Produced from 100% Merlot, 13% ABV, 3.72 pH, the harvest took place September 20-September 29, in four stages. Yields were only 29 hectoliters per hectare, making production quite small this year, with roughly 350 cases produced. Drink from 2029-2044."

ANSON: "Vivid ruby plum, and here the fragrance is centred around dark fruits, cassis, bilberry, rose petals. Love the density and the texture, and the slow slow build. A more serious Le Pin than some years, exceptional quality in the vintage, and will age with finesse. The retro olfaction comes curling in with gunsmoke and graphite. The deep gravels of Le Pin came into play for sure in this vintage, helping reach these ripeness levels, and this is a potential upscore in bottle. 65% new oak, harvest 20 to 29 September. 3.72pH, 29 hl/ha."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2024 Le Pin is showing nicely, offering up aromas of sweet red berries, orange marmalade, cigar box and loamy soil, followed by a medium to full-bodied, sweet and fleshy palate that's layered and expressive, with a sweet core of fruit and an aromatic finish. This attained 13% alcohol without chaptalization and is being matured in 65% new oak."