Tasting Notes
Vinous – 95
The 2020 Le Pin has a more backward and primal bouquet than its peers. It opens with scents of black cherries, wild strawberry, violet and seamlessly integrated oak. The palate is medium-bodied, with fine tannins that frame the pure black fruit tinged with orange rind and minerals. Slightly confit-like fruit emerges toward the finish. This is a very serious 2022 Pomerol that may well merit a higher score in due course. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.
Anticipated maturity: 2030-2060
JancisRobinson.com – 17.5++
Tasted blind. More developed colour than some 2020 Pomerols but still has a dark core. A touch smoky/savoury on the nose, the fruit slightly subdued for now. On the palate, a hint of sweet leathery character all tangled up with the fruit. Seems more developed than some but masses of freshness. Determined tannins. Sweet fruit on the long finish. (JH)
Anticipated maturity: 2028-2045
