Château Le Pin 1989 FD
Château Le Pin 1989 is a red wine from Pomerol, Bordeaux, produced by Château Le Pin. Its blend comprises 92% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc. The Wine Advocate awards it 96/100 and recommends drinking between 2003 and 2022. The publication describes a 1989 that is tighter and more tannic than the 1990, boasting great intensity marked by ripe dark fruits, exotic spices, and hints of coconut, with the oak influence having integrated after a few years in bottle.
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Pomerol
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Le Pin
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 92% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc
Château Le Pin
Le Pin is a Pomerol estate situated on the appellation’s plateau, within the right-bank vineyards of Bordeaux. Owned by Jacques Thienpont since 1979, the estate comprises seven small plots totalling 2 hectares, planted exclusively with Merlot. The soils consist of gravel, clay, sand and traces of iron.
- Owner
- Jacques Thienpont
- Maître de chais
- Diana Berrouet García
- Surface (ha)
- 2.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 6 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
Le Pin was established in 1979, when Jacques Thienpont acquired a few small plots of vineyard in Pomerol, totalling approximately one and a half hectares at the time. A member of the Thienpont family, which had already been established in Pomerol with Vieux Château Certan since 1924, he developed the project with the help of his cousin Alexandre Thienpont. The first vintage produced under the name Le Pin was the 1979 vintage. In 1984, Jacques Thienpont expanded the vineyard by acquiring a further hectare. The estate subsequently came to comprise several small plots on the Pomerol plateau. A new winery, designed by the architect Paul Robbrecht, was inaugurated in time for the 2011 harvest. The Thienpont family’s website now lists a vineyard comprising seven plots covering 2 hectares, planted entirely with Merlot. In 2026, Diana Berrouet García is in charge of winemaking and the estates at Domaines Jacques Thienpont, an organisation that includes, notably, Le Pin, L’If and L’Hêtre.
