Le Pin

Le Pin, Pomerol, 2016

Name: Le Pin, Pomerol
Brand: Le Pin
Price: 8051.16 GBP

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2016
3x75cl
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£8,051.16

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Jacques Thienpont's extraordinary vineyard in Pomerol produces one of the most remarkable wines in the world. It is exuberant, as fragrant and complex as Richebourg, tense and vibrant, and always a pure delight to taste, whether from barrel, tank or bottle... We had a sneak preview at the 2016 in October when we were tasting the 2015. Alcoholic fermentations had finished and we could clearly see the purity and potential of the fruit. Tasting in April the nose is slightly reductive and brooding, which is unusual for Le Pin, normally we can wax lyrical about the breadth of the bouquet. With aeration, notes of flowers and strawberry liqueur emerge. On the palate, the quality of the fruit is immediately recognisable. This is a large-scale Le Pin with superb density and energy. Its multidimensional palate reveals detailed floral fruit and minerals little by little. Texturally this is quite superb - it coats the mouth with a seductive velvety robe of pure lavish fruit: olallieberry, loganberry and detailed lingonberries. It is pure delight to taste, but hints at the long future that lies ahead - this is one of the most muscular and profound Le Pins we have ever tasted.

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Provenance in fine wine

When it comes to purchasing wine, provenance is of utmost importance. A wine’s history – where it’s sourced from and how it’s been stored – can have an enormous influence on the eventual enjoyment it provides. At Justerini & Brooks, we can trace nearly every case back to the domaine, estate or Château it originally came from; we ship from over 200 wine producers throughout the world.

Wines not bought directly from the vineyard are either sourced from trusted suppliers, with whom we share the same philosophy and rigour in buying, or from our own network of Cellarers customers. These customers’ wines are stored in optimal conditions in Octavian Corsham and, in the vast majority of cases, have been stored by us since the wine was first shipped. We do not purchase wine from auctions.

We feel it is equally important to for our customers that the case they buy and leave in storage with us is exactly the same case they subsequently have delivered. This may sound obvious and straightforward, yet we are one of very few merchants to have taken measures to ensure this.

We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

The Journey

Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

This information is sent from our systems to the warehouse every day to ensure the trail of ownership is verified and upheld.

While customer reserves are stored in Corsham, our physical stocks are kept in Hoddesdon, further providing a geographical separation between customers’ wines with Cellarers and Justerinis’ own stock.

Further Reassurance

Cellarers (Wines) Ltd is a legally separate limited company from Justerini & Brooks which currently holds approximately £450 million worth of customer reserves. It is fully insured to catastrophic loss. Many merchants will state that wine in their care is fully insured, but in reality this is on an individual case basis with insufficient cover for total loss as this is prohibitively expensive. The cover provided by Octavian and Justerini & Brooks is unmatched.

Cellarers (Wines) Ltd is audited by PwC every year.

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Merlot Cabernet Franc

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14.5%

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.