Château LE PIN
Red

Like Pétrus, Le Pin is 100% Merlot. But if Pétrus has adopted a more classic style in recent years, Le Pin remains a hedonistic wine, often exuberant, sometimes even exotic. And unlike Pétrus, Le Pin is much rarer (500 cases per year).

J-M Quarin : 98/100 “The enigmatic, marvellous smoothness of Le Pin is evident in this 2025. Its delicate texture, hedonism, lack of tannins and airy character make it incredibly easy to drink.”

Bettane+Desseauve : 97-98/100 “Ripe blueberries, dark chocolate and Kampot pepper herald a sensual richness that coats the palate. The minty finish adds freshness and depth to this heady, magnificent wine.”

La Revue du Vin de France : 96-97/100 “A fine wine from Le Pin, displaying a sense of great maturity perfectly balanced by a rich, particularly rounded tannic structure, whilst retaining the vintage’s characteristic freshness. The wine captivates with its harmony, smoothness and savoury finish.”

Vinous (A. Galloni) : 95-97/100 "The 2025 Le Pin is a wild, exotic beauty. Deeply layered spice overtones and a kiss of French oak lead into a core of vibrant dark-fleshed fruit. In this tasting, Le Pin comes across as a bit heavy and monolithic, largely because of yields that were just 20 hectoliters per hectare"

Vinous (N. Martin) : 94-96/100 "The 2025 Le Pin takes time to unfold on the nose, with red berry fruit, black truffle and veins of graphite. The oak is very discretely used here. The palate is medium-bodied with velvety tannins, fine depth, though this is more a linear, vertical Le Pin rather than the more flamboyant 2022. A tingle of white and black pepper, a dab of licorice towards the finish that lingers temptingly. I suspect this will demand three to five years to really show its mettle."