le Pin - Pomerol 2005

Vinous

94

byAntonio Gallonithe4/15/2021

The 2005 Le Pin is a very pretty wine, perhaps a bit more floral and savory and less opulent than it often is. Crushed raspberry, wild flowers, mint and dried herbs all lift from the glass effortlessly. Like most of its peers, the 2005 needs several hours of aeration to be at its best. It is an especially gracious, translucent wine that stands apart stylistically from the typically richer wines that have been made here.

Jancis Robinson

17,5

byJancis Robinsonthe2/9/2015

Mid blackish ruby. Very sweet and ripe on the nose. Then pretty solid and bumptious. Still very disjointed with the sweetness and sourness unknit. Seems light years from being ready to drink. It doesn’t seem to be as thick and dense as I would have expected. But it is wonderfully clean and fresh – surprisingly. A bit angular and awkward at the moment. 13% Drink 2024-2040(17.5++)

Wine Advocate

96

byNeal Martinthe6/17/2009

Tasted single blind at Southwold. Layers of glycerine on the luxuriant nose, almost honeyed in texture with saturated plumy fruit that belies a sense of minerality underneath. A Merlot-driven entry: medium-bodied, not as tannic as I was expected but very elegant. Fine tannins, bright red-berried fruit, strawberry and a touch of redcurrant. Very opulent and lush towards the finish. Precocious. Drink 2013-2030+ Tasted January 2009.

Wine Advocate

93

byRobert Parkerthe5/7/2008

While I would not rank the 2005 Le Pin as highly as the 2001, 2000, 1998, 1989, 1983, or 1982, it is still a beautiful wine offering a deep ruby/purple color along with an open-knit nose of caramel, coconut, coffee, melted chocolate, and sweet, jammy black cherry and currant fruit. The alluring fragrance is followed by an opulent, luscious Pomerol with flamboyant flavors of ripe black fruits intermixed with hints of roasted herbs, meat juices, plums, and Asian spices. Unfortunately, the world’s billionaires quickly gobble up Le Pin’s 500 cases, even at preposterously high prices. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2025.