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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.8 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 257 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Tao on 4/20/2024 & rated 93 points: I've written many notes on this wine and the wine itself is in my view, simply irresistible. Amazing black fruits and a lengthy finish! (335 views) | | | Tasted by PoyferrAgent1998 on 2/10/2024 & rated 90 points: The structure of the 99 is still apparent, tending to make the wine a more classical Claret. Some nice freshness remaining, notable graphite and minerality. Nice intensity. (758 views) | | | Tasted by Tim Heaton on 1/11/2024: {magnum} This PnP was in fine shape, and drank well, if slightly different across two days (I preferred day two). There's nothing terribly complex about this, but it's earthy, gentle, and elegant natured all in the framework of a medium>med+ body made it pretty irresistible when considering another glass. Lots of soil, some forest, tobacco and a pretty mixture of black and red fruits form the core. In this format, it's still got the goods/freshness I seek, and it's therefore a solid companion to food. Thank you, Corey. Easily recommended (1437 views) | | | Tasted by TXRhoneRanger on 12/25/2023 & rated 93 points: Merry Christmas to me pt 2. Absolutely killer with standing rib roast. as expected. Not as full as the last time I had it, but nonetheless classic Saint Julien. Ripper. (826 views) | | | Tasted by Tao on 11/15/2023 & rated 96 points: Brings me back to 2006 when I first tasted the wine! Gorgeous aroma of pure, sweet red berry fruits, subtle and a solid, lengthy finish! (1159 views) | | | Tasted by ONEFIVE on 11/5/2023: Tart cherry aromatics with some herbaceous green elements, wet soil, graphite, and tobacco.
Med body, med acid, med tannin.
Very well balanced in the mouth and shows it’s structure on the finish.
This should open up nicely with air. It will drink great for another 10+ years. (1069 views) | | | Tasted by dlduchon on 10/16/2023 & rated 92 points: Consistent with prior notes, just a lovely wine of persistence, purity, a touch of funk and a backend herbaceousness that I love. (1044 views) | | | Tasted by liber on 8/18/2023 & rated 91 points: Last of 12, pnp, perfect cork and level, as last bottle in 21, attractive, plusher but simpler than Barton 99 on same night, plateau, no rush. F (17.5). (1220 views) | | | Tasted by LuckyLars on 8/10/2023 & rated 91 points: Decanted for about 90 minutes. The bouquet was not particularly fruity - tobacco, hint of bell pepper and quite earthy. It tasted like classic left bank bordeaux; a tad austere and not a lot freshness but still very enjoyable. Everyone quite linked it. (1150 views) | | | Tasted by Vinumming & Ahhing on 6/30/2023 & rated 91 points: Bordeaux WIMPS #166 30th June 2023 (La Trompette, Chiswick): This is showing well. Have quite a few 1999s for sentimental reasons and they have been a mixed bag. This has some fine red fruits with a contrasting and very pleasant nettle / green bell pepper note. With some air jus the suggestion of a couple of pipette drops of tangerine oil. Palate is youthful with resolving if not fully resolved tannins. Just a spot of ginger adds to the mix. Very enjoyable. (1457 views) | | | Tasted by Harry Cantrell on 5/27/2023 & rated 92 points: Garnet. mellow nose of seasoned salt, Asian spices. Taste was smooth, medium weight, hint of plums, touch forest floor. Very good, drink up. (1266 views) | | | Tasted by TexasBob on 5/25/2023 & rated 93 points: Slightly cloudy medium crimson-ruby. Strong cola notes on the nose with a bit of raspberry and alcohol. Absolutely delicious wine with a fruit bowl of flavors such as plum, nectarine skin, raspberries, lingonberries, and cola nuts. Perfectly integrated and delicious. (1214 views) | | | Tasted by Derek Darth Taster on 4/14/2023 & rated 91 points: Aged Bordeaux Lunch at SSG. Tasted blind. Drank in Grassl 1855.
Appearance is not clear with fine sediment, deep intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of leather, integrated toast oak, dark licorice, muddy earth, dark currants. Developed.
On the palate, dry, medium+ acidity, medium alcohol (13%), chewy high tannins, full body. Medium flavour intensity, with flavours of dark minerals, sweet leather, ripe dark currants, tobacco, dark licorice, dark spice. Long finish.
Good quality. Fruit quality here not particularly strong and acidity dipping. Better to drink up. Don't wait on the tannins. (1491 views) | | | Tasted by dbkitc on 12/29/2022 & rated 91 points: Delicious, pure left bank Bordeaux. A tough comparison after the brilliant 1999 Pavie (what a surprise that wine was). Rally everything you can want: true cassis fruit, a touch of leather, medium body and good finish. Does not feel overdone at all - looks like they took what the vintage gave them. In fact, the middle is a touch lean. Not exciting but that’s ok. Very good wine. (91) (1721 views) | | | Tasted by Sean Tay on 1/18/2022 & rated 95 points: Pronounced nose intensity with notes of spices, toast, black fruits, black currant, cedar. Medium+ acidity and medium tannin. Tannin is smooth not grippy. Drank from magnum. (2921 views) | | | Tasted by Jon Mills on 12/25/2021 & rated 92 points: Hints of cedar, wood smoke and red fruits. Smooth and delicious. (2498 views) | | | Tasted by dbkitc on 12/12/2021 & rated 91 points: So this is more similar to the first bottle and very impressive. Mature ruby by color. The nose is terrific: true left bank Bordeaux - cassis, new leather - wow, the fruit really shines. Maybe a touch of mint. Palate follows - good maturity, some leather and earth. Maybe missing a bit in the middle - this keeps my rating from being higher. There is a tannic spine that emerges with air suggesting a drink now vibe before the fruit is overtaken. As good as it can be and a nice wine for Sunday dinner. (91) (2632 views) | | | Tasted by Taronti on 12/11/2021 & rated 92 points: Needs a couple of hours airing. Dark fruit and chocolate. Nice mid palate tannins lead to long and slightly bitter finish. No need to hold any longer. Lovely wine! (2502 views) | | | Tasted by …. on 9/6/2021 & rated 93 points: Surprisingly fresh and still with a lot of life left. Medium+ tannins and acidity, which is well integrated. It delivers blackberries, forrest strawberries, lots of black currant, a less pronounced tone of clay and some dark chocolate. The general balance is very good and the aftertaste long and pleasant. A solid 93. (2643 views) | | | Tasted by NickA on 7/1/2021 & rated 93 points: Gareth's Magnum Dinner, part 2 (Noize): Magnum. Really dark and youthful - liquid graphite, with cedar and bitterness. Good acidity and a nice welterweight feel on the palate made it extremely refreshing despite the relatively uncompromising flavour profile. Went beautifully with the slightly sweet mac n' cheese it was served with. Mmm... (2205 views) | | | Tasted by Barks on 4/4/2021 & rated 89 points: Alas I’ve left this wine too late for my palate. I had this wine a few years back and it was stunning which is why I left my final case thinking it might improve further. For me it hasn’t. The nose is still there but the body has gone slightly stewed and lost its energy. We opened a 2nd bottle thinking it might be slightly corked but it was a similar experience. Perfectly drinkable but, for my taste this is past it’s peak. (2084 views) | | | Tasted by mwellington on 3/28/2021 & rated 88 points: Good stuff. Still plenty of life left. Needs at least a couple hours breathing to blow off the tannin. Then gives way to soft nicely integrated. Not a whole lot of structure. Nice but not great. (1998 views) | | | Tasted by liber on 2/4/2021 & rated 91 points: 11th of 12, decanted an hour, perfect cork and level, previous bottles last in 14 VG to fine - mature but not old transparent garnet; usual medoc profile with strong liquorice element, attractive if not particularly complex or special; medium bodied, ok length, not particularly persistent or concentrated, bit underpowered and sense of fading fruit, quite silky, no upside but no real rush. Just F (17.5). (2305 views) | | | Tasted by Sookin1 on 1/3/2021 & rated 75 points: Too dry. No fruity notes. Very disappointed Poyferre is one of my preferred wines. (2227 views) | | | Tasted by RBaird on 12/20/2020: PreXmas with Bobby, Ali, Caroline. Wonderful (1570 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, A Century of Bordeaux: The Nines (Sep 2019) (9/1/2019)
(Léoville-poyferré Léoville Poyferré 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
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Vinous, May/June 2001, IWC Issue #96
(Chateau Leoville Poyferre Saint Julien) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
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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.Red 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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