Le Pin, Pomerol, France 2005 Amarone della Valpolicella a rare and racy rosé

a rare and racy rosé with a surprising palate and persistance

This multi-vintage cuvée is a blend of Sangiovese and a handful of other red grapes that has notes of black fruit

Bone-dry and austere on the palate with subtle

It's pure Tempranillo from a plot planted in 1970 in La Rad in the fourth valley of San Vicente de la Sonsierra where the soils have big blocks of calcium carbonate (yelsones) that name the wine

dill and herbs

Le Pin, Pomerol, France 2005 Amarone della Valpolicella a rare and racy roséThe 2005 Le Pin is a very pretty wine perhaps a bit more floral and savory and less opulent than it often is. Crushed raspberry wild flowers mint and dried herbs all lift from the glass effortlessly. Like most of its peers the 2005 needs several hours of aeration to be at its best. It is an especially gracious translucent wine that stands apart stylistically from the typically richer wines that have been made here. 95 Pts Vinous