Ch.Le Pin 2005 750ml

Winespectator.com, Web Only - 2016
This flirts with a light jammy edge, with raspberry and boysenberry confiture flavors, though the anise, bramble and graphite elements maintain freshness through the finish. A hair less caressing than '09 and '10, this has a slight clip at the end, a function of the drought that is Le Pin's Achilles' heel. Still a beauty in its way.

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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