Ch.Le Pin 1997 750ml

Winespectator.com, Apr 30, 2008
Better than I remember. Shows a slightly pruny character, but has some good plummy fruit. Full and round, soft and velvety. Long. A bit one-dimensional. Ready.--Le Pin non-blind vertical. Drink now.

Le Pin is frequently one of the world's most expensive red wines. Jacques Thienpont purchased the meagre 1.6 hectares of land for one million francs in 1979. The Thienpoints named their wine Le Pin after a solitary pine tree that shaded the property.
Le Pin produces just 600 to 700 cases each year and its rarity is one of the driving forces behind its high prices. Le Pin produces super-concentrated, decadent, lush and lavishly oaked wines - they can be drunk young but are best with 7-10 years of bottle ageing. Continually receiving high wine ratings from wine critics and produced in extremely small numbers, Le Pin bottles are a constant presence on the wine auction market.

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