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| | Vintage | 2000 |  Label 1 of 530 
 | | 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, 087752007280, 3258691149035, 3700188007798, 3760181350314, 3760181350598, 3760181350888, 3760181351205, 400007422216, 714153123218, 870952003417 |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.9 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 640 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by ChristopherB on 4/19/2024 & rated 94 points: From a half-bottle. Nice dark ruby-garnet black colour. On the nose upon opening, aromas of blueberry, blackberry, black olives, graphite and ink. On the palate, the attack is frank, fruity with the aromas as found on the nose and with a blackberry dominant and lots of somewhat rounded yet drying tannin. A very good length to this (with added pomegranate). Feels somewhat like old school Bordeaux and less oaky than the 2005 I tasted a while back. Not remotely on a downward trend, this is at peak to my tastes (from half-bottles). A delightful wine! My biggest regret is that it is my last one of this vintage. I don't think my 2005 will reach this level, but the 2010s may have. 94
After 15-20 minutes of air, pure blackcurrant becomes the dominant aroma. (1919 views) | | | Tasted by Jamesjpw on 4/9/2024 & rated 96 points: Perfect maturity. Very smooth, winner. (2433 views) | | | Tasted by UTPK on 3/29/2024: At 24 years of age, this is now a very good example of the Classic, 2000 vintage. Classic nose of pencil shavings, blackcurrants and some pleasing green notes on top. Medium body and very elegant. Flowing easily over the palate and finishing with a clean, acid driven mouth feel. Tannins are very much in the background. (2647 views) | | | Tasted by Rani on 3/18/2024 & rated 91 points: Tasted blind. No mistaking a left bank Bordeaux but I was drifting towards Pauollac. Black fruit, pencil shavings, very fruit forward and monolithic right now. Definitely drinkable but it isn’t how I enjoy my Clarets. I’d revisit in a decade. (3026 views) | | | Tasted by BLam on 2/21/2024 & rated 93 points: P brought this bottle in the "Dragon Vintage" gathering and served it well. I guessed worng as a Barolo wine as it shown a pale red colour, bright nose of tobacco perfume, medium structure, smooth palate and long after taste. (3603 views) | | | Tasted by Mark1npt on 2/7/2024 & rated 91 points: Blind, 3 hour decant......
Medium garnet in the glass.....nose of confectioner's sugar and red fruit. Palate of tart red fruit, decidely Bdx feeling. I guessed younger by a decade. Still, the '00 vintage is probably my personally least appealing of all I've had. Looking back, I preferred this one about 7 years ago, less so 4 years ago and at best about the same now. Maybe the 3 hour decant wasn't in its sweet spot? The '03 Poyferre is still my fav......
Much thanks to Ken K for supplying all the wines for this blind event and putting it all together for our group of 10. Very instructive and enlightening. (4017 views) | | | Tasted by englishman's claret on 1/26/2024: Another excellent showing for the 2000 Poyferré, not really differing in any relevant way from my last note. Again, it doesn't seem to be holding anything back at 24 years of age. (3925 views) | | | Tasted by PDavisMarble on 1/23/2024 & rated 94 points: Not sure if this was simply a better bottle or the wine has come out of a dumb phase, but this was far better than the bottle a few years ago. This was beautiful. Ripe, sweet, with a mix of primary fruits and secondary notes. Some cedar and tobacco, cascaded with a counterpoint of currants and blackberries. The wine kept opening over several hours. Medium finish. (3218 views) | | | Tasted by wineforth on 1/8/2024 & rated 95 points: 2nd bottle of 3 from a mixed case of super seconds bought from the Wine Society en primeur. Had the 1st in 2016 and had my doubts, wrongly, about its longevity. The slight gap in fruit mid palate is still there though and the fruit is outweighed by the tannins (would be better balanced on a warmer day). That said a fabulous blackcurrant and blueberry nose hit me when I poured a glass. This gained complexity with tobacco, cedar and pencil shavings and later sous bois when in the glass. Fruit is soft and plentiful despite my comment above about it being outbalanced by the tannins. There's a bit too much bitter cherry on the back of the palate. Finish is very long. Worth 95 points despite its faults. Still I generally prefer 2001's to 2000's especially on QPR. P.s. this will plateau for 5 or 10 years but won't improve so start drinking! (4301 views) | | | Tasted by Arcturus on 1/5/2024 & rated 96 points: 96. Three hour decant. Intoxicating, fragrant nose of graphite, forest floor, dried flowers and pipe tobacco. On the palate, smooth, textured, mouthfeel, black currant and dark fruits dominate. Silky smooth long finish. Excellent! Lots of life remaining. (3413 views) | | | Tasted by Dale M on 12/27/2023 & rated 94 points: Decanted 2hrs. While I might have older vintages or older wines that might have more ceiling upside, this was probably the most anticipated bottle I have had over the longest period of time. Started getting serious in wine about 2001 – purchased this in 03-04. Hopefully this makes sense. Happy to report the 00 LP was lovely. Very expressive, XMAS-sugar plums (power of suggestion I’m sure) tobacco leaves and the trade mark No.2 shavings. Great energy but also very caressing on the palate. Feels like the early stages of maturity with many years of good drinking ahead. (3247 views) | | | Tasted by aultrawines on 12/25/2023 & rated 95 points: Stunning on initial opening and then let sit in the decanter for an hour. Wonderful and expressive, rich cherry finish with some spice and a perfect accompaniment to Christmas dinner, what an experience - 95 (2920 views) | | | Tasted by TONOFBRIX on 12/8/2023 & rated 93 points: Best bottle of this to date. Nicely round, resolved, tertiary characteristics, but still slightly tannic. Better in a few years but near its plateau.
Enjoy, it’s a beautiful St. Julien. (3048 views) | | | Tasted by asiabear on 12/6/2023 & rated 94 points: At Blanco’s for Pearl Harbor Day Lunch - sweet on the nose very handsome in the glass— deep garnet with legs. I thought it a tad short with strong hint of cherries. Drinking well now -/ unlikely to get better (2996 views) | | | Tasted by mclanew on 12/3/2023 & rated 95 points: Decanted one hour. This is drinking very well right. Full bodied. Early maturity. Notes of rich opulent black currant fruit, lead pencil, mocha and cigar box give this texture and complexity. Well integrated tannins and just enough acidity to rein in the opulence work to make this an excellent complete wine. Still has at least 10 years ahead of it. (2918 views) | | | Tasted by hkbob on 11/23/2023 & rated 97 points: At or near its apogee. Brilliant bouquet from the outset with waves of red currants, cherry, cigar box, cedar, forest leaf and earth gaining intensity with air. This was firing on all cylinders after an hour or so in a narrow-bodied decanter. Remarkably fresh, medium-bodied frame delivered earthy tinged red and dark fruits with a fine bead of acidity providing lift and a regal texture fanning out to a long cedar-infused finish. A superb bottle. (3007 views) | | | Tasted by Tao on 11/22/2023 & rated 98 points: A nearly perfect experience right from the start to the finish, gigantic in size, extravagant taste, rich, round and lengthy, at the same time, so refined in texture, gorgeous aroma, don't want to put my glass down! (3006 views) | | | Tasted by hectic on 10/23/2023 & rated 95 points: Dark Star dinner. Hitting on all cylinders. Together with '89 Lynch Bages, '95 Ducru and '05 Rossignol Trapet Chambertin, this was the WOTN. (3549 views) | | | Tasted by rossi.wine on 10/9/2023 & rated 95 points: Tasted next to the 1995. More generous, richer and more youthful in comparison. A bit more of everything really and still being well balanced and elegant. A great bottle - open, complex, generous, fresh with nice tannic grip. Very long. Drink or keep. 94-96 (3986 views) | | | Tasted by englishman's claret on 10/7/2023 & rated 94 points: The 2000 Leoville Poyferre is showing very well today with a ravishing, effusive, plush blueberry nose, supported by cassis, cedar pencil, and mineral. The aromatic volume has really unfurled over the past few years though, as with my last tasting in 2020, the promise of the nose isn't quite fulfilled by the palate or finish. The tannins are well integrated here and this shows well as soon as it hits the decanter, so I'd have no compunction about tucking into these now. In fact, the wise move might be to enjoy these while the fruit is still so enchanting; the slightly clipped finish and lack of expansion in the mouth suggests that this may not develop profoundly over the next couple of decades. (4072 views) | | | Tasted by Vascular46 on 10/6/2023 & rated 96 points: Fabulous wine with vanilla and chocolate as well as black fruit on the nose and palate. Plush and rich with soft tannins and a long and delightful finnish. (3318 views) | | | Tasted by N.Bonaparte on 8/24/2023 & rated 92 points: Popped the cork 7 hours before and then gave this a 1 hour decant which wasn’t enough but certainly helped soften this up. Everything is present to make for a fantastic wine in another 5-7 years when this finally reaches its prime. This was enjoyed next to a 2000 Sassicaia which was much more accessible. Revisit 2030. (4134 views) | | | Tasted by stayhappy21 on 8/15/2023 & rated 94 points: Drank this at Kai Garden with my wine mates. Theme of the dinner: Wines that start with T.
Decanted for 2 hours before consumption. Beautiful purple in the glass with some shades of garnet showing.
Fresh cherries, blue berries, and blackcurrants leapt from the glass. Sandalwood, cedar, cigar box, with a long finish.
The elements are working in harmony in this wine, like a fine-tuned, and well-rehearsed orchestra. Beautiful, simple beautiful. (3925 views) | | | Tasted by luHar1423 on 8/14/2023 & rated 97 points: Wow- a very young and fresh beauty. If you like the typical Poyferre-Cherry taste - this one is for you.
10-year+ drinking window is open! (3626 views) | | | Tasted by ubercuvee on 8/5/2023: Nice enough, but this wasn't exactly a showstopping bottle even after a double decant: weak, slightly insipid fruit (3520 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, Looking Backward/Looking Forward: 2000 vs 2001 Bordeaux (Sep 2021) (9/1/2021)
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Vinous, Cellar Journal: Bordeaux 1920-2015 (Dec 2019) (12/1/2019)
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Decanter, JA Château Léoville Poyferré vertical 2018 (6/13/2018)
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Winedoctor, June 2018 (6/1/2018)
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JebDunnuck.com, Up From The Cellar #2 and Misc New Releases (2/15/2018)
(Leoville Poyferre) Login and sign up and see review text. | The World of Fine Wine, September 2010, Issue #29
(Ch. Léoville-Poyferré; 2nd Growth) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (3/18/2010)
(Ch Léoville Poyferré St-Julien Red) 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 Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2002, IWC Issue #102
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Vinous, May/June 2001, IWC Issue #96
(Chateau Leoville Poyferre Saint Julien) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, Léoville-Poyferré 1936-2018 (Sep 2022)
(Léoville-Poyferré Léoville-Poyferré Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (9/9/2012)
(Château Léoville Poyferré) From magnum - very dark purple red violet color; ripe berry, mulberry, black fruit, tart currant nose; rich, black fruit, tart currant, French oak palate; medium-plus finish 92 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (8/16/2008)
(Château Léoville Poyferré) Nice black fruit, plum and herbs nose; tasty cassis, plum, pencil lead and eucalyptus palate; medium finish 93 points |
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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.2000 Château Léoville PoyferréJust to recap, the Cuvelier family purchased the Second Growth estate in 1920, which was formed from the Marquis de Las-Cases Beauvois’ original estate after its division in 1840. One-third of the Léoville vineyard was bought by Jeanne de Las-Cases, subsequently inherited by her daughter and then her sister who was married to Baron Jean-Marie de Poyferré from Cères. By the time the Cuvelier family became proprietors in 1921, they had already been owners of Château Le Crock since 1904 and established a negotiant business that still runs today. The 80-hectare vineyard (including Moulin-Riche) consists of 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 9% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc planted on gravelly soil.
from neal martin's wine journalRed 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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