Le Pin in Pomerol has very quickly established itself as some of the finest (and often most expensive) wine in all of Bordeaux. And this despite the fact that it is not classified.
The initial production was minimal and the bottles were sold for 100 Francs. However, things really took off when Robert Parker highly praised the 1982 vintage. From then on, Le Pin sold for the same amount as the famous Premier Cru wines, and slowly Le Pin was expanded through new acquisitions. Not least in 1984, when a vegetable garden was purchased to plant vines! The acquisitions have since continued into the 21st century.
The name Le Pin comes from the solitary pine tree that stands near the winery, and in 2010 construction finally began on a somewhat more contemporary and fitting building for a winery with as great a reputation as Le Pin. It was completed in 2012.
Le Pin is still small. There are only 2.7 hectares of vineyards here, which are planted with almost 100% Merlot. There is also a small amount of Cabernet Franc. It is not, however, used in Le Pin.
Le Pin's terroir is clay with gravel and sand, with deposits of iron oxide in the soil. In some parts of the vineyard, the gravel layer is nearly three meters thick. The vineyard is ideally situated at a good elevation on the Pomerol plateau.
Today, Le Pin produces only between 400 and 600 cases per year.