Le Pin is situated on the outskirts of Catusseau, in the middle of the clayey plateau and app. 1 km southwest of Vieux Château Certan. The soil's surface here consists mainly of gravel mixed with a bit of clay and sand, while the underground has two layers: first, a blend of rock and sand, then an app. 2.5 m deep layer of clay mixed with iron dirt ("crasse de fer"). The soil here is very poor due to no fertilization during Mme Laubie's ownership, so the vines' roots have to search deep down in the subsoil and fight to find nutrition. A humbe framers cottage, no Chateau it represents something exceptional to fantastic ... a pinnacle of quality and lusciousness.
