Château Le Pin
Pomerol — an appellation with no classification
A tiny Pomerol holding that became one of the rarest labels in the world.
No deposit, no obligation. Lamont’s contacts you before the release.
The Allocation Program
Availability
Future release
Nothing listed yet
Access
By allocation
For Lamont’s clients
Why we follow Château Le Pin
The estate
The archetypal garagiste — a micro-estate that rose to rival Pétrus in a single generation. Bought in 1979 by the Belgian Thienpont family, of the family behind Vieux Château Certan, with the first vintage in 1979. Jacques Thienpont still runs it, and Dany Rolland has advised on the winemaking.
The vineyards
Around 2.7 hectares, grown incrementally from roughly one hectare through small adjacent purchases in the 1980s and 2000s, on the Pomerol plateau near Catusseau. Essentially one hundred per cent Merlot on gravel, clay and sand with iron-rich crasse de fer.
In the glass
Hand-harvested, fermented in small stainless vats and aged in effectively all new oak for 14 to 18 months in a modern winery completed in 2011. Early vintages were made in a shed with minimal equipment, the origin of the garage wine tag. The name comes from a single pine tree by the property. One 1980s expansion took in land previously used as a vegetable garden. Robert Parker's perfect scores for 1982, 2009 and 2010 drove its cult status, and it occasionally trades above Pétrus.
With Lamont’s
Offered through Lamont’s Allocation Program, generally following the June – July release. Register your interest and we will contact you when the next allocation is confirmed.
The wines
Request individual wines, or register interest in the whole estate. We will contact you when an allocation is confirmed.
The whole Château Le Pin range
For collectors who would consider any available Château Le Pin allocation, across every tier.
The wines
Le Pin
Essentially one hundred per cent Merlot, in tiny quantity.
Release and availability
How it works
- 1Choose a producer.
- 2Register your interest.There is no purchase or commitment.
- 3Lamont’s contacts you before the release.
Next expected release: June – July. Timing is indicative and can move with the producer or the vintage. View the allocation calendar
Saved to your request.
You’re registered, and we’ll contact you when the next allocation is confirmed.
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How allocations are offered
It records which producers and wines interest you, so we know who to contact when a release is confirmed.
Availability depends on what arrives and how many customers are waiting. In some years there is very little to go round.
Our team considers purchase history, genuine interest and intended enjoyment. We would rather a case went to someone who will open it and tell us what they thought than to whoever asked first.
Change your requests at any time from My allocation requests. Release timing moves with the producer and the vintage, so the months on the release calendar are a guide rather than a promise.
Explore the Allocation Program
See upcoming releases from Château Le Pin and other benchmark estates.