1998 Chteau Le Pin, France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

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Vintage	1998	Label 1 of 10
Type	Red
Producer	Chteau Le Pin
Variety	Red Bordeaux Blend
Designation	n/a
Vineyard	n/a
Country	France
Region	Bordeaux
SubRegion	Libournais
Appellation	Pomerol

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	Drinking window: Drink by 2028 (based on 1 user opinion)
	Wine Market Journal quarterly auction price: See Le Pin on the Wine Market Journal.

Community Tasting History

	Community Tasting Notes (average 94.7 pts. and median of 97 pts. in 3 notes) - hiding notes with no text
	Tasted by Lord Rayas on 11/7/2010 & rated 98 points: Burgundy Trip - Day 1 - Dinner (Troisgros): exotic bouquet of coconut, chocolate and jammy blackberries. dense and plush. perfect ending to a perfect day. (1040 views)
	Tasted by Remony on 3/3/2010 & rated 89 points: 1998 First Growths, Some SuperSeconds and Right Bank Equivalents (Goedhuis 2010 Charity Wine Dinner, Intercontinental Hotel Park Lane): Very good deep colour. Simple fruity nose. A fruit bomb on the palate, again very simple and straightforward. No obvious tannins. Finishes slightly medicinal, a vague impression of antiseptic or cleaning agent. A second mouthful was sharper, more tannic. Didn't really like it. (1462 views)
	Tasted by Richard Jennings on 7/23/2003 & rated 97 points: Screaming Eagle Vertical Tasting Dinner - '92-'99 (Opaline Restaurant, Los Angeles, California): A great blackberry liqueur nose, with a hint of both white and dark chocolate; delicious opening notes of tart cherry and cedar, yielding to a great, rich mid-palate of cassis and plush tannins, with a long, cedary finish (2266 views)

Professional 'Channels'

By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (3/11/2006)
(Le Pin Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text.

By Stephen Tanzer
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, May/June 2000, Issue #90
(Chateau Le Pin Pomerol) Subscribe to see review text.

By Stephen Tanzer
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, May/June 1999, Issue #84
(Chateau Le Pin Pomerol) Subscribe to see review text.

By John Kapon
Vintage Tastings, VCC and Le Pin (1/11/2009)
(Le Pin) The 1998 Le Pin had a surprisingly regal and refined nose that was subtle yet long. The palate was super sweet and kinky, more refined. It definitely kissed me rather than shook my hand. Completely different in style than the 99, the 1998 had incredible tobacco and cigar box per Bipin, but was thinner than I expected, although I could see hints of the future in this shy wine. Bipin also questioned whether it was a little vegetal? It was Eds favorite of the flight. 93+ points

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Red Bordeaux Blend

The variety Red Bordeaux Blend in CellarTracker implies any blend using any or all of the five traditional Bordeaux varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. As such, this is used worldwide, whether for wines from Bordeaux, Meritages from California and Canada, some Super-Tuscan wines etc.

France

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Bordeaux

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Saint Emilion Grat Classified Growth, Classified Growths, Grands Crus Classes, GCC

In 1954, while the "Graves" growths had just published their own classification, the wine syndicate of Saint-Emilion, composed by wine growers, brokers and wine traders with the approval of the INAO - Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (A.O.C), decided to work on a classification for the wines of Saint Emilion. Initially, four grades were defined. These were reduced to two - First Great Classified Growth (A and B) and Great Classified Growth - in 1984.

As of Medoc's 1855 historical grading, the Saint-Emilion Great Classified Growth classification is not only based on qualitative criteria by tasting the wines on a ten years period previous to the assessment, but also on commercial considerations such as:
- sales price levels
- national and international commercial distribution
- the estate's reputation on the market

Properties who don't manage to join the club of about sixty Classified Growths are given the denomination of Great Growth ("Grand Cru"), while the remaining wineries of the A.O.C are simply reported as "Saint-Emilion". It is to be noted that the owners must officially apply to appear in the official classification. Thus for example the famous Chateau Tertre-Roteboeuf, whose quality and reputation would easily justify to be listed among the First Great Classified Growths, does not appear here by the will of its owner, Franois Mitjaville.

The Saint-Emilion Great Growth classification was revised in 1969, 1985, 1996 and 2006. The only two guaranteed vintage (A.O.C) who can apply to the classification are the "Saint-Emilion Grand Cru" and "Saint-Emilion" areas.

By grading 61 properties, the 2006 revision confirmed many growths from the former classification, but also caused a number of surprises and a few inevitable disappointments. Many observers thought that the impressive progression of Perse's Chateau Pavie since 1998 would be rewarded by an upgrade into the First Great Classified Growths (A) category, but finally such was not the case.

Among the estates promoted to the First Great Classified Growths B category are Chateau Troplong-Mondot and Pavie-Macquin, whose efforts made since the Nineties fully justify their new grade. It should be noted that no First Great Classified Growth was relegated to the lower Great Classified Growth class.

Promoted growths from the status of Great Growth ("Grand Cru") to Great Classified Growth ("Grand Cru Classe") are: Chateaux Bellefont-Belcier, Destieux, Fleur Cardinale, Grand Corbin, Grand Corbin-Despagne and Monbousquet.

The demoted growths from the status of Great Classified Growth to Great Growth are: Chateaux Bellevue, Cadet Bon, Faurie de Souchard, Guadet Saint-Julien, La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Belivier), La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Moueix), Lamarzelle, Petite Faurie de Soutard, Tertre Daugay, Villemaurine and Yon-Figeac. If the recent samples of some of the above mentioned properties may justify their current downgrade, there are great chances that estates like Bellevue, Tertre Daugay or Yon-Figeac will be upgraded to their previous rankings by the next revision in 2016 as the progresses noted after 2000, but not entering in the range of vintages (1993 - 2002) appointed for the criteria of selection for the 2006 classification, are noticable.

The two following estates have completely disappeared from the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classification: Cur-Bon-la-Madeleine (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Canon) and La Clusire (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Pavie).

Finally, no estate considered as "garagiste" has integrated the classification. Valandraud, Mondotte, Le Dome, Bellevue-Mondotte or Magrez-Fombrauge have, for the least, the potential to be ranked as Great Classified Growths. In sight of the very fine quality reached by the above mentioned estates in recent vintages as well as all the innovative wine making methods used by the "garagistes", it remains to be seen whether the authorities will dare to cross the line in 2016..?

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1998 Chteau Le Pin (France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol)

Community Tasting Notes (average 94.7 pts. and median of 97 pts. in 3 notes) - hiding notes with no text

Red Bordeaux Blend

France

Bordeaux

Libournais

Pomerol