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Wed, Oct 22, 2025 03:00PM EDT - Thu, Oct 23, 2025 03:00PM EDT
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Lot 33
2012 Chateau Le Pin Pomerol - 1 bottle(s)-750ml
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This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 2012 Chateau Le Pin Pomerol - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $2400 - $3300 with a BUY IT NOW of $2850. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11543.
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An Ontario-based consignor who has carefully monitored and maintained his wine collection. He has a deep appreciation for Bordeaux but holds a special love for California wines, spending considerable time in Napa. He sourced his bottles from the LCBO, SAQ and some Alberta wine retailers, and directly from California wineries. All bottles were stored in immaculate conditions in his Eurocave wine cabinets, which are both temperature and humidity controlled.
2012 Chateau Le Pin Pomerol from this lot has the following scores - James Suckling 97 points, Jeff Leve The Wine Cellar Insider 97 points, The Wine Independent 97 points, Vinous 95 points, The Wine Advocate 95 points, Jeannie Cho Lee (formerly Asian Palate) 95 points, CellarTracker 95 points, Winedoctor 95 points. This is the tasting note for 2012 Chateau Le Pin Pomerol from Robert Parker - Tasted blind at the Southwold 2012 tasting, 2012 Le Pin put in a very strong performance. It has a strict, graphite-infused bouquet that is strangely Pauillac-like (not a trait I have noticed on other vintages; I wonder whether it is just a passing phase?). This is earthier than its peers, with hints of leather in the background and sous-bois aromas becoming more and more accentuated by time. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, elegant and understated in style with a fine line of acidity, harmonious and thankfully not screaming and shouting towards the stylish finish. This is an outstanding wine from Jacques Thienpont that might well be unfairly over-shadowed by the 2009 and 2010.