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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.7 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 293 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by SimonG on 3/24/2024 & rated 92 points: Half. Lovely full ruby. Classic blackcurrant leaf and sandlewood nose. A touch of graphite too. Densely silky, blackcurrant and cool minerality. Tannins nicely resolved but sufficiently there with the acidity to give a spine. Good length. Last of my halves, and absolutely spot-on, the best to date. **** (749 views) | | | Tasted by Carson.McEvoy on 3/10/2024 & rated 91 points: Plenty of vitality remains, showing no signs of decline but clearly at its pinnacle. The aromas are somewhat concealed by a touch of Brettanomyces, lending a barnyard funk, yet this does not detract from the wine, at least in my opinion. It continues to reveal notes of blueberries, pencil shavings, game, and well-integrated oak. A highly enjoyable Saint Julien, although not exhibiting its utmost potential on this particular occasion. Here's hoping my other bottle will shine brighter on a future date! (802 views) | | | Tasted by PoyferrAgent1998 on 2/10/2024 & rated 89 points: A straightforward Saint-Julien from the books: rich blue fruit, decent structure, integrated but soothing oak. The 95 is drinking very well currently. (936 views) | | | Tasted by bon vivant on 12/27/2023 flawed bottle: Corked ! (1071 views) | | | Tasted by hippoonroofeatingcake on 12/1/2023: Medium weight, classic and delicious. Not haunting or complex at all but very pleasurable. Good now, no hurry though, still quite fruity.
66 (1367 views) | | | Tasted by Bordeaux_Jon on 11/15/2023 & rated 94 points: I think I've had this wine half a dozen time and it always delivers.
This was classic St Julien with Cedar, red fruit, oak, and underbrush. A medium bodied, elegant yet structured wine, it is one of the best of the 1995s, better in my opinion than many of the first growths - Latour and Margaux for sure. (1324 views) | | | Tasted by Geoff on 10/14/2023 & rated 91 points: 6 hour slo-ox, 1 hour full decant. Needed longer decant, as it slowly evolved and softened it's tannins. Deep dark color, nose of dark fruit, cassis, oak and cedar, secondary notes, copious sweet tannins, which slowly resolved in glass. Perhaps even a slight bit astringent. Full bodied, big wine with a long finish. Needs either more decant or more time in the cellar. (1372 views) | | | Tasted by rossi.wine on 10/9/2023 & rated 93 points: Tasted next to 2000 Léoville Poyferré. Less generous, more acidity, a little more greenness to it, without being underripe. Elegant on the palate, nice tannic structure, cool, with good length and depth. A little drying towards the finish. Slowly drink up. 92-94 (1458 views) | | | Tasted by VINNICK on 9/11/2023 & rated 92 points: A nice albeit not great wine. Not quite as brilliantly balanced as the 90. (1278 views) | | | Tasted by Jeremy Holmes on 7/3/2023: A good colour and still relatively youthful. Some sweet tobacco, cedar and blackberry. There's a bit of meaty funk and some graphite. It has plenty of savoury nuance, a thread of licorice and something salty, somewhat akin to black olive. Tannins remain supportive and the overall package is nicely balanced and energetic. (1803 views) | | | Tasted by Collector1855 on 6/30/2023 flawed bottle: Lightly corked (1981 views) | | | Tasted by AudunG on 5/28/2023 & rated 93 points: Very dark aromas for a St. Julien. Smoke, rusty iron and dark berries, like in a Pessac. Really powerful on the palate. Developed, and at its peak now. (1326 views) | | | Tasted by galewskj on 4/24/2023: Three flawed bordeaux reds (Tilia): Three Bordeaux enthusiasts meet for dinner, and all three Bordeaux wines are flawed? I think these were. All three decanted 1-2 hours, put back into the bottle, and then I drank about 1/3rd of each bottles over 3 hours.
Can three wines be flawed on the same night? I think these were. All three decanted 1-2 hours, put back into the bottle, and then I drank about 1/3rd of each bottles over 3 hours.
1995 Château Léoville Poyferré - St. Julien
1996 Château Lagrange (St. Julien)
2000 Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte
The Lagrange was mine, I'd decanted it one hour a couple years ago and it was gangbusters. Tonight, some bordeaux nuance on the nose, and the palate is slightly sour and forgettable. Same with the other 2, the Leoville was the most sour, such that the owner had brough a backup and seemed concerned. At the very beginning, I got a distinct but light whiff of nail polish. These weren't obviously flawed, not corked, but they didn't show the way that they should. I'm leaving them unscored and likely flawed with volatile acidity.
1995 Château Léoville Poyferré - St. Julien
1996 Château Lagrange (St. Julien)
2000 Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte
The Lagrange was mine, I'd decanted it one hour a couple years ago and it was gangbusters. Tonight, some bordeaux nuance on the nose, and the palate is slightly sour and forgettable. Same with the other 2, the Leoville was the most sour, such that the owner had brough a backup and seemed concerned. At the very beginning, I got a distinct but light whiff of nail polish. These weren't obviously flawed, not corked, but they didn't show the way that they should. I'm leaving them unscored and likely flawed with volatile acidity.
Funny but under these circumstances, my starter white, an inexpensive Condrieu, was clearly wine of the night. So sad. (1981 views) | | | Tasted by hargy on 3/31/2023 & rated 90 points: mature but this is quite a lightweight for the vintage - I would have expected more complexity and depth (1664 views) | | | Tasted by SimonG on 3/26/2023 & rated 91 points: Half. Consistent with a half last year and the year before — finally in the zone. Deep and quite dense ruby. Classic claret, blackcurrant and cigar box, a hint of richness within the 95 frame. Good mid palate texture and development with a positive and quite long finish. Does just what’s required in a satisfying and controlled rather than flamboyant way. **** (1579 views) | | | Tasted by Ron Slye on 3/11/2023 & rated 94 points: This is very subtle and smooth. It feels like it is still holding back. A reticent nose of leather, dark red fruits. A bit tight on the palate. I was a bit worried of a bit of corkiness. But I don’t think that is present.
On Day 2 -- wow, this has really opend up nicely. Sorry I only have one bottle left! (1493 views) | | | Tasted by GuWin on 1/24/2023 & rated 92 points: BYO Centropa (Centropa, Deichmann, Oslo): Dyp mørk farge med svakt brunlig kant. Deilig duft av modne solbær, sedertre og sigarkasse. Klassisk St. Julien på duft og smak. Pent utviklet med middels konsentrasjon, god mørk fruktighet og et behagelig tanningrep. (1778 views) | | | Tasted by honest bob on 12/13/2022 & rated 90 points: From 75cl, perfect cork, decanted 1 hour. Exactly 2 years after my previous bottle (CT TN 13.12.2020), this showed a little more open, with pure cassis and fresh tobacco scent, dusty blackcurrant entry, and a fairly thin, "classic" St. Julien mid-palate. Fine, hardly exciting, but well worth the 40€ paid. Recent CT ratings in the 92–94P range seem overly enthusiastic on the strength of this bottle, which could easily have held, and possibly improved, for 5–10 years. 90–91(?)P (1843 views) | | | Tasted by aagrawal on 11/30/2022 & rated 93 points: Coravin. Deep ruby, youthful color with only slight bricking, younger than expected for its age; aromatic, blackberry and blackcurrant, cedar, a bit of pipe tobacco, slight star anise; palate is full bodied, smooth and textural, alcohol is well balanced (13%), well integrated black fruits, a bit of capsicum, tannins fully integrated, persistent flavors through the midpalate; medium length finish which is a touch shorter than expected for this caliber of wine. A very well made St. Julien, at maturity though still with some character of youth, slightly modern-edged in its polish but well balanced overall. These seem ready in this format. 93 (1752 views) | | | Tasted by curtr on 11/24/2022 & rated 91 points: Drink up. (1397 views) | | | Tasted by Rezy13 on 10/14/2022: Wines with 25+ Years Non-Blind (Bin 75 Alpharetta, GA): Still dark core, cloudy garnet rim; black currant, pencil shavings, earth, still young and purple; great texture, wet earth, tobacco, dark chocolate, fresh black fruit; in a great spot and needs more time; delicious. (1929 views) | | | Tasted by Collector1855 on 9/28/2022 & rated 93 points: Nice, mature Medoc nose with forest floor, tobacco and dark fruit. Medium- bodied palate, fully resolved tannins, drink up. (2376 views) | | | Tasted by malbrecht on 8/8/2022 & rated 93 points: From Double Magnum. Blackberry and black currant on the open, transitioning to notes of graphite, cassis, and cedar. This was quite youthful and brambly (probably due to the format). Nice tannic grip and well-balanced. This was in a great place with plenty of fruit, but developing some wonderful secondary and tertiary characteristics. (1807 views) | | | Tasted by SimonG on 6/5/2022 & rated 91 points: Half. Dense ruby. Consistent with a half last year, this has finally turned the corner and dropped its 95 surliness in favour of silky blackcurrant and cigar box and controlled sweetness of fruit. Proper claret and drinking absolutely à point. **** (2302 views) | | | Tasted by MrSmithers on 5/31/2022 & rated 92 points: This bottle was in immaculate condition for a ‘95. Cork looked brand new still. Was surprised to find this had tons of life left. (2127 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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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 (2/17/2011)
(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 Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (10/25/2005)
(Ch Léoville Poyferré St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, January 2003
(Chateau Léoville-Poyferré St Julien) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 1998, IWC Issue #78
(Chateau Leoville Poyferre Saint Julien) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, 1995 and 1994 Bordeaux (May 1996) (5/1/1996)
(Léoville-poyferré Léoville-poyferré) Subscribe to see review text. |
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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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