A beautiful vintage, marked by very warm and dry weather right from the start, continuing on through harvest, with well-timed rains in June and August. Merlot berries were small and concentrated; ...

According to the Cult Wines online tasting guide, only 500 cases of the 2001 Chateau le Pin Pomerol were made. It describes the vintage as a "tremendous effort", adding: "Its deep ruby/plum/purple ...