Chateau Le Pin Beausoleil

THE WINE ADVOCATE by Robert Parker, #194, May 2011
Score: 85-87/100
An attractive, easy to drink, fruity wine with lots of kirsch, spice box and herbs, this medium-bodied, supple 2010 is very good for its humble appellation.

GRAND JURY EUROPÉEN
Note: 90/100

LA REVUE DU VIN DE FRANCE, Mai 2011
Note: Réussites exceptionnelles
Une belle palette aromatique, mûre, légèrement confite (cassis frais, résine). Toucher de bouche soigné et rond. D’une texture juteuse, il tapisse joliment la bouche.

LE FIGARO, Mai 2011
Note: 15/20
80M, 20 cabernet-franc. Robe sombre. Nez très élégant. Bouche dense, long, élégant, belle longueur, tannins fins. (Bernard Burtschy)
  Le Figaro Club vin: Les  primeurs 2010 par Bernard Burtschy

JamesSuckling.com
Score: 89-90
This is minerally, with dried flowers and dark chocolate. Full and tannic, but refined in the end.

JancisRobinson.com, 03 Apr 2011
Score: 14,5/20
Very dark crimson – like most of Derenoncourt’s 2010s. Broad and toasty on the nose. Sweet, sharply chiselled, emphatic start. Edgy and marked by very pronounced acidity at the moment. It may soften but it’s awfully hard work at the moment. Drink 2016-2021

JEAN-MARC QUARIN, 01 Avr 2011
Note: 14,75/20
Vin coloré, au nez discret et fruité, à la bouche tendre, moelleuse, plaisante avec du goût et un mélange de sensations fraîches et mûres. Tannins agréables.

THE WINE PATRIOT (Antoon Laurent)
Note: 87-88/100

BERNARD BURTSCHY
Note: 91/100

HELMUT O. KNALL
Note: 83-85/100

J.J. BUCKLEY FINE WINES | Annual Bordeaux Report - The 2010 Vintage
Note: 90-92/100
2010 Le Pin Beausoleil (Bordeaux Superieur) - 80% merlot and 20% cabernet franc. Aged in one third new oak, two thirds used oak. 4.6 hectares planted in clay and limestone soils, average vine age 35 years. Alcohol 15%. This dense wine showcases loads of forward creamy black fruit, a touch of fresh earth and an underlying sense of minerality. Big and packed, the tannins build in the back but still keep a sense of freshness with high-toned acids. This will likely need another 3-5 years in bottle to tame the acids and drink well over the following 5-7 years.
Geoffrey Binder