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| | Vintage | 2005 |  Label 1 of 527 
 | | Type | Red | | Producer | Château Léoville Poyferré (web) | | Variety | Red Bordeaux Blend | | Designation | n/a | | Vineyard | n/a | | Country | France | | Region | Bordeaux | | SubRegion | Médoc | | Appellation | St. Julien | | UPC Code(s) | 000008843050, 087000333000, 087000341951, 087000346826, 087752007280, 087752011553, 3277034835152, 3284396002733, 3700188007798, 3760079651028, 3760181350314, 3760181350598, 3760181350888, 400005053887, 6009824920963 |
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| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.2 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 341 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by WestfalenGG on 4/14/2024 & rated 92 points: Third bottle from the case and first one I liked. Maybe bottle variation, maybe it just needed the time. Fruity and earthy, medium-bodied. Needs 30 min decant. (825 views) | | | Tasted by platpeeps on 4/9/2024 & rated 91 points: A fascinating contrast against the Leoville-Barton 2005. It was quite full plump and generous, tasting of dark fruits flavoured with game. Quite rich, a touch bretty, softer and more extracted. Not quite the classic style I have come to admire, but still a very fine wine. CHP 91pts (1289 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 4/7/2024 & rated 94 points: A private dinner with friends (Café Parlotte, Amsterdam, NL): Rich fruit, powerful and concentrated, energetic, firm structure. Everything that it should be. (1750 views) | | | Tasted by martin_e on 3/23/2024 & rated 92 points: Great - complex multi-layer slightly austere classic Bordeaux, with black fruits, scent of graphite, maybe a subtle note of pickle brine, light fine aromas, fresh structure. It is ready to drink, but will probably further improve with aging (2044 views) | | | Tasted by bacchus of knockholt on 3/19/2024 & rated 92 points: Delicious wine with classic pencil shaving, ripe black fruit, tannins still present but melded, great depth of flavour and providing a long, satisfying finish. Tasted alongside a Pichon Longueville La Lande and it came second. Fantastic nonetheless. (2488 views) | | | Tasted by Harfouch on 3/8/2024 & rated 97 points: I love this wine. It has a punch of blueberry that’s perfectly balanced with other beautiful dark fruit flavors. As the wine unfolds, an intriguing note of zaatar emerges, a testament to the wine's layered complexity. This hint of exotic spice adds a savory edge that beautifully complements the fruit, introducing a dimension of earthiness that's both unexpected and delightful. The zaatar intertwines with a distinct stony minerality. (2508 views) | | | Tasted by cubswinws on 2/17/2024 & rated 93 points: Outstanding. Drinking quite well at present and seems to be fully mature or at least at plateau. (3280 views) | | | Tasted by wchisling@gmail.com on 2/14/2024: Drank with a rack of lamb. Did not have a chance to decant and was still fantastic. Fruit forward and definitely in it’s drinking window. (2732 views) | | | Tasted by SonnyChiba on 2/9/2024 & rated 95 points: This is starting to enter a nice drinking window. Decanted for about 90 minutes, definitely improved but the nose was rocking right off the bat. Would be fun to taste this along side other 05's and see how it stacks up, but definitely a beautiful Bordeaux wine with plenty of character, gorgeous now but plenty of time ahead. (2571 views) | | | Tasted by ducster72 on 2/2/2024 & rated 95 points: 3 hour decant, which softened it a bit, but really wasn't absolutely necessary. Powerful, modern with dark fruit, as you'd expect for the vintage. Not heavy or acid deficient at all. I would've happily had another half bottle. Early in what will no doubt be a long window, but lots of pleasure right now, not just intellectually interesting for what it will be.
With ribeyes and green peppercorn sauce. (2601 views) | | | Tasted by Willi Vinotti on 1/28/2024 & rated 94 points: A very fishy looking bottle from auction. My case still pristine I thought, well you know , let’s try the new one. Label looked like it spend time in a submarine but cork was perfect. And then that wine … i sure have a problem with quite some 2005, but certainly not this one! Not muted or reductive, just plain explosion of classic Bordeaux, nicely balanced cabernet and merlot, all ripe to perfection, and sublime poise, with melted but vibrant tannins, superbe flow, crispy fruit on blackberry, cloves allspice and, do i really say that, banana…
Excellent saint Julien, still powerful, and a delight to drink now. I would ignore future improvements and go for it. Though it feels like a long distance runner with easy some 15-20 years in the tank. (2862 views) | | | Tasted by Marc on 1/26/2024 & rated 97 points: Stunning, modern and meaty. Marzipan, Spanish cedar, rich wily tannins, marmite, perfect texture. This is modern Bordeaux at its pinnacle. So refined, so textural. This could well achieve perfection in years to come, but as a savoury and refined expression of St. Julien, there is little to complain about. (2792 views) | | | Tasted by Romz on 1/24/2024 & rated 92 points: 23012024 - OUG Jade Lou Sang with the Gang.
My contribution tonight tasted blind.
Popped this at 6pm and we approached this 3 hrs later. Definitely too young. Great fruit, structure & layers but felt the oak still over powering. Suggest to approach this in another 5-10 yrs (2464 views) | | | Tasted by englishman's claret on 1/24/2024 & rated 96 points: This example, ex-chateau, is more open than another recent example. In the mouth, it is a classic, superb Poyferré, packed with blueberry and potpourri; pillowy, powdery, and intense - yet with finesse to match. (3036 views) | | | Tasted by Mleh on 1/14/2024 & rated 94 points: After a four hour decant this really shone. Dark and red fruits, blackcurrent and strawberry, vanilla, tobacco, spice, earth and a hint of flowers. Lovely long finish, flavors layered and complex. Lovely acidity and tannins well integrated. Very nice bottle. (2861 views) | | | Tasted by Shugs_Claret on 1/8/2024 flawed bottle: Bret (3147 views) | | | Tasted by yeti575rider on 12/31/2023 & rated 92 points: NYE wine 3. Paired with steak course. Dark red fruited with coffee and tobacco. Pretty smooth at this point with no rough edges. Nice food wine as isn’t trying to overwhelm things. (2794 views) | | | Tasted by Sean Tay on 12/29/2023 & rated 96 points: Already entered drinking window. Pronounced nose intensity with notes of cassis, smoke, cedar, vanilla, violet. Medium+ acidity and high tannin. Tannin is fine. Long finish. (2731 views) | | | Tasted by Sun_Ship on 12/25/2023 & rated 95 points: Perfumed nose of cassis, grilled plum and blonde tobacco, with touches of cedar, coffee and smoked meats. Velvety plushness in the mouth, with beautifully concentrated soft fruit, yet still retaining freshness and a lick of spiced tannic grip at the back end. (2398 views) | | | Tasted by NostraBacchus on 12/17/2023 & rated 95 points: Decanted off sediment. But the wine also really benefitted of 1-2 hours in the decanter. Lovely and complex notes of cassis, dark cherries, leather, cedar wood, also some forest floor, pine tree, graphite/lead pencil minerality, also some sweet spices and some horsesaddle. It‘s medium-full bodied, with pretty high acidity, some medium+ tannin that has melted away a little more. Long finish with nice complexity. This is not my „cleanest“ bottle, there could be a touch of brett, but overall a great old-school Bordeaux from this very good year. If the bottle was even more pristine, I would probably rate it even higher. (3198 views) | | | Tasted by jsmorris707 on 12/15/2023 & rated 96 points: Double decanted for 3 hrs, deep ruby, classic left bank with black cherry, tobacco, leather, & a touch of green pepper, med/firm tannins, long finish; outstanding, just entering peak drinking, drink or hold (2842 views) | | | Tasted by Araldinho on 12/10/2023 & rated 94 points: Opaque.
Aromas of grilled meat, cassis, blackberry, tobacco, cardamom, licorice and coffee.
Full body. Firm yet juicy tannins. Blackcurrant acids and black coffee bitterness.
Palate of cassis, cigar box, singed wood, chocolate fudge and wet tarmac.
A young, complex and typical undeveloped Medoc with lovely dark fruit, cacao bitterness and elegantly integrated oak. Cellar for 10 years. (2984 views) | | | Tasted by Irish_Wine on 11/21/2023 & rated 95 points: Lovely, developed nose showing blackcurrant, fine cigars and vanilla. Layers of earth, cedar and black coffee. Tannins have started to soften on the medium bodied palate. Excellent freshness and a long savoury touched, dried black cherry finish. Probably the most ready of the '05 left banks I have tried but no rush! (3797 views) | | | Tasted by RoosterBird on 11/8/2023 & rated 93 points: This puppy feels like it's just beginning to enter its drinking window. It's beginning to show tertiary notes, but still has a ton of fruit. I have one more bottle that I will try to sit on for another 5+ years to see how it develops. (2851 views) | | | Tasted by AlanM68 on 10/28/2023 & rated 94 points: First of a case. In fabulous shape but no rush to drink if you’re at the end of a case or only have a bottle or two. That rich peppery taste is in abundance. Great length. Everything dances on the tongue. What a delight to have this as the first of 12. (4007 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Decanter, Château Léoville Poyferré: producer profile (3/30/2022)
(Château Léoville Poyferré, Cabernet Sauvignon, St-Julien, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Charles Curtis MW
Decanter, Bordeaux 2005 retrospective (6/26/2021)
(Château Léoville Poyferré, St-Julien, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2005 Bordeaux: Here and Now (Apr 2021) (4/1/2021)
(Léoville-Poyferré Léoville-Poyferré Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Julia Harding, MW
JancisRobinson.com (3/8/2021)
(Ch Léoville Poyferré St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (3/1/2021)
(Ch Léoville Poyferré St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (2/24/2021)
(Château Léoville Poyferré St.-Julien, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jane Anson
Decanter, JA Château Léoville Poyferré vertical 2018 (6/14/2018)
(Château Léoville Poyferré, St-Julien, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jane Anson
Decanter, JA Château Léoville Poyferré vertical 2018 (6/13/2018)
(Château Léoville Poyferré, St-Julien, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (2/23/2017)
(Ch Léoville Poyferré St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (1/29/2015)
(Ch Léoville Poyferré St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, January 2015 (1/1/2015)
(Château Léoville-Poyferré St Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (2/28/2011)
(Ch Léoville Poyferré St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, November 2009
(Chateau Léoville-Poyferré St Julien) Subscribe to see review text. | By Julia Harding, MW
JancisRobinson.com (5/19/2009)
(Ch Léoville Poyferré St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (2/18/2009)
(Ch Léoville Poyferré St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (6/20/2008)
(Ch Léoville Poyferré St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (12/6/2007)
(Ch Léoville Poyferré St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, October 2007
(Chateau Léoville-Poyferré St Julien) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2007, IWC Issue #132
(Chateau Leoville Poyferre Saint Julien) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2006, IWC Issue #126
(Chateau Leoville Poyferre Saint Julien) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (4/11/2006)
(Ch Léoville Poyferré St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, Léoville-Poyferré 1936-2018 (Sep 2022)
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RJonWine.com (5/14/2011)
(Château Léoville Poyferré) Very dark red violet color; soft plum, berry, cassis nose; tasty, rich, youthful, cassis, berry, plum, cedar palate; will go 10-plus years; long finish 93+ points (65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot) 93 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (1/18/2008)
(Château Léoville Poyferré) Dark red violet color; charcoal, smoke and blackberry nose; tasty, plush, lovely palate with a touch of vanilla oak; medium finish 91+ pts. (65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot) 91 points |
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| Château Léoville Poyferré Producer website - Read more about Chateau Leoville Poyferre
A visit to Leoville Poyferre -https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2019/08/chateau-leoville-poyferre.html
Source: VinConnect (VinConnect.com)
Léoville, dating back to 1638, was the largest vineyard in the Médoc region. Jean de Moytié, Counselor of the Bordeaux Parliament and nobleman, owned a beautiful gravel slope of vineyard near the Garonne River. At the time it was named after its owner, Mont-Moytié.
In 1740, Jean de Moytié’s great granddaughter married Alexander de Gascq, whose family owned what is now Château Palmer. With great ambition, Alexander began imposing his style by changing the name from Mont-Moytié to Léoville (Lionville). His aim was to make Léoville a model estate and the reference point for the best Médoc wine. He invested and innovated, planting smaller grape varieties, bordering the rows with pinewood, renovating the cellar and aging the free-run wine in barrels. After Alexander’s death and 35 years of expansion and planting, Léoville in Saint-Julien was the largest property in the Médoc, stretching over 300 acres.
One hundred years and numerous transactions later, Léoville Poyferré was born. Although the property was by then much smaller, its outstanding wines gained early recognition and the property was ranked 2nd Growth in the 1855 Classification. In 1920, Paul and Albert Cuvelier, at the time well-known Bordeaux wine brokers, decided to invest in Médoc vineyards and acquired Château Léoville Poyferré.
The Cuvelier Family had previously purchased Château Le Crock in 1903, at the time a classified First Cru Bourgeois Supérieur of Saint-Estèphe. Château Le Crock is surrounded by the Classified Growths Château Cos d’Estournel and Château Montrose, and has a magnificent park, vast meadows and an island. Later the family added Château Moulin Riche, a classified Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel, in 1932.
This portfolio of Bordeaux properties continues to be managed by the Cuvelier Family. Didier Cuvelier runs the Château Léoville Poyferré since 1979 and Olivier Cuvelier manages the wine merchant company H.Cuvelier & Fils since 1985. Château Léoville Poyferré, Château Moulin Riche and Château Le Crock all benefit from the same attention by the technical and winemaking team of Château Léoville Poyferré.
Only the best grapes make it into the Grand Vin Léoville Poyferré — fruit from the youngest vines becomes the Pavillon de Léoville Poyferré, while Château Moulin Riche is vinified out of a 20-hectare separate plot which is situated next to Château Talbot.
Since Didier Cuvelier took over the Chateau, the family has invested time and resources in qualitative measures to restructure and improve winemaking techniques and technology. Supported by consultant Michel Rolland since 1994, they have rediscovered the chateau’s admired classical style, characterized by rich tannins, finesse and unrivaled silky texture. The Léoville-Poyferré Grand vin is a wine that benefits immeasurably from ageing; it can be approached after 12 to 15 years, but it will age gracefully for 40 years, in some cases even longer.
With the epic 1982 vintage, Léoville-Poyferré recaptured the magic of the late 19th century, and its resurgence culminated with the 2009 vintage when it received the highly-coveted and rare 100-point score from Robert Parker.2005 Château Léoville PoyferréVarietals: 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 8% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet FrancRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
VdB
The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.St. Julien VdB
Read more detailed information on St. Julien and its wines The seventeenth century pioneers Traces are to be found of a Saint-Julien de Rintrac, perhaps Saint-Julien's earliest name, as from the thirteenth century. But we have to wait until the seventeenth century pioneers, urban and rural aristocrats, discover the exceptional merits of these terroirs.
Traces of this system still exist today in the structure of estates within the appellation: by the side of the two villages of Beychevelle and Saint-Julien, the large estates are heavily preponderant, representing more than four fifths of the total surface of vineyards.
The terrain is practically identical over all the commune. Only the proximity of the estuary, sometimes close, sometimes further away, can cause slight variations in climate. In fact, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle's layer of gravel takes the form of a huge rectangle over 3 miles long and 2 miles wide. And the alluvial deposits are particularly well fragmented into ridges of Garonne gravel of the early Quaternary. Accordingly, the vines are safeguarded from stagnant water.
The wines from the Saint-Julien appellation may be recognized by their unparalleled bouquet, particularly harmonious and mild. They have a fine deep colour and combine the finesse of their aromas and a solid constitution. They have body, are very rich in flavour and have a delicious and delicate bouquet.
Production conditions (Decree dated November 14, 1936)
In order to have the right to the Saint-Julien appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the commune of Saint-Julien and from precisely defined parcels in the communes of Cussac, and Saint-Laurent, "excluding the parcels situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils",
- satisfy precise production conditions: grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare). |
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