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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.7 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 353 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by PoyferrAgent1998 on 2/10/2024 & rated 92 points: Appealing nose. Well balanced, plum, ripe blue fruits. This 82 is a round, subtle, fully integrated wine. This wine should be drunk, aromatics are beginning to fade. (892 views) | | | Tasted by englishman's claret on 1/26/2024 & rated 94 points: This bottle, ex-chateau, is just a lovely, beguiling example of the 1982 Léoville Poyferré, still in full possession of powdery, naturally sweet blueberry and raspberry that resonate on the palate. Alongside leather and fresh cedar, this is a complete, clean, classic Poyferré with just the right balance of decadence and elegance that makes the 1982 vintage so lovable. (1178 views) | | | Tasted by Mr T on 1/2/2024: final bottle and I would say age caught up and won....still a pleasant drink but not necessarily special or thrilling like it was a decade ago. Shame on me for dilly-dallying. Fruit has faded and wine is less exciting. Hopefully lesson learned (1116 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 12/21/2023 flawed bottle: Holiday Champagne Gala (Wilmette Harbor Club): Magnum. Corked. (835 views) | | | Tasted by Nanda on 12/21/2023: Magnum. Corked, and a shame as there was a ton of fruit. (1241 views) | | | Tasted by Wineallover on 11/25/2023 & rated 89 points: That bottle didn’t seem like there was much life left. Not bad but suffered from the comparison of the Palmer 82 drunk alongside. Would hurry to drink and enjoy. (1004 views) | | | Tasted by djhammond on 10/15/2023 & rated 93 points: Fully mature, this is ready to drink without aeration. I have had bottle variance with this wine, and unfortunately this was not one of the better ones. However, that said, it is still a top notch drink, and with the right bottle worth another 2 or 3 points on the rating. (1508 views) | | | Tasted by walkerjfw on 8/9/2023: Dinner with Paolo, drank along with a 1982 Pavie. This was my contribution.
Notes from last tasting: "Purple/garnet color, thinning at the edges. Nose showing dusted red and dark fruits, earth, tobacco, graphite. Palate of plum, dried black cherry, herbs, mushroom...Elegant and silky texture. Medium weight and finish."
Didn't take formal notes...but mostly consistent. Elegant, still showing well. (470 views) | | | Tasted by Seth Rosenberg on 5/28/2023 & rated 95 points: Day 4 - From a small capped bottle distributed for a zoom tasting. This wine shows much younger than the other BDX. Of course it’s the oldest. This will need time to open. Dark chocolate and black cherry and violets and mint. The palate is deep and sweet with cherries and mint and violets. Vibrant with great drive. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 5.5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17.5/20 (2145 views) | | | Tasted by Hugo Hilde on 5/24/2023 & rated 96 points: Gorgeous fully mature nose of cassis, cedar and worn leather.
Resolved tannins, sweet fruit, but still so fresh. Blackcurrant, acacia. Huge finish with blackberry and cigar box.
This bottle was at its absolute peak, perfect! (1856 views) | | | Tasted by remyworldpeace on 5/8/2023 & rated 95 points: Rusty brown red. Nose of sweet autumn leaves, some cigar ash/smoke and rose. Ripe and stewed fruits on the palate: fig, plum, berry. Smoke and ash along with tobacco and some sweet cedar and tobacco leaves. Touch of leather and even coffee? Very nice and long, finish showing good tertiary complexity. (1710 views) | | | Tasted by boillatm on 4/8/2023 & rated 94 points: Splendid Saint-Julien drinking at peak now. No need to decant as it is great to follow the evolution of the wine in the glass and certainly ready to go. This is the kind of bottle that makes drinking wine such a special experience. (1872 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 3/20/2023 & rated 95 points: Mature; cedar; tobacco and manura; a bit of pungency; long integrated sweet finish. (1916 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 2/15/2023 & rated 97 points: The best bottle of this I have had in ages simply rocked! Supple, seductive, rich, and loaded with sweet, deep, red pit fruits, cigar wrappers, spices, herbs, and cherry liqueur notes. With length, depth, sensuality with elegance, and lift, this was a thrill a sip bottle. No decanting needed, just pop, pour, and enjoy with pleasure. Drink from 2023-2032. (2344 views) | | | Tasted by VINNICK on 2/12/2023 & rated 94 points: Not quite as good as the last bottle I had, but very good. All the goodies of aged bordeaux but this time I tasted something green towards the end. Didn’t seem to go away as the day went on. (1560 views) | | | Tasted by Derek Darth Taster on 12/30/2022 & rated 97 points: 4 day old vial sample from Heymamalow. Drank in Conterno Sensory.
Wow just wow. And I generally don't even really like Bordeaux.
Appearance is clear, deep intensity, garnet colour. Legs.
Nose pronounced intensity, with aromas of tertiary mushroom earth, grilled bell peppers and porcini mushroom soup, blackcurrant, blackberry, dark tobacco, slight menthol. Developed.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol, still grippy high tannins, full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of blackberry, blackcurrant, dark tobacco, powdery dark earth, grilled ripe bell peppers, liquid tobacco lead. Long finish.
Outstanding quality. 1982 is simply da best Bordeaux vintage - ever. (2172 views) | | | Tasted by steinersing on 11/4/2022 & rated 93 points: Just past drinking peak. More cigar box and leather than fruit core. But enjOyable still. (2121 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 10/31/2022 & rated 90 points: Tight and closed; light timid blackberry; mild tannin; tart; lean finish. (2118 views) | | | Tasted by Vinnut on 10/30/2022 & rated 94 points: Medium-dark garnet in color with minor bricking & clearing at the edges. Full, forward & attractive nose of well developed, ripe fruit aromas of red cherries, blueberries & cassis with overtones of earthy/dusty & floral notes of violets, cedar & tobacco, leather, herbs, spices & a hint of minerals. Medium-full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & silky smooth textured, mature, ripe fruit flavors of dark cherries, blueberries & plums with dried herbs, spices, a hint of mushrooms & minerals. Long lingering smooth finish. Drinks quite well at present and should hold at its current plateau of development for a few more years however at 40 years of age, I doubt any further develop would occur with additional aging. Fill at bottom 1/3 of neck level; cork was stained 1/3 the way up but intact upon opening. (1788 views) | | | Tasted by CHINACAT on 10/8/2022 flawed bottle: This bottle was not quite dead, but close to it. (1800 views) | | | Tasted by VINNICK on 8/3/2022 & rated 95 points: Wine opened up after about an hour. Tabacco cigar box leather cassis cedar and red fruits. Exceeded expectations and certainly as good as the 1990. (2145 views) | | | Tasted by KAT9 on 6/28/2022 & rated 90 points: Decomposed leaves, hint of leather, herbal, forest floor. Meh. (2021 views) | | | Tasted by fc1910 on 4/22/2022 flawed bottle: 1982 (A vintage dream); 4/21/2022-4/23/2022 (Hotel Jean Jacques Rousseau, La Neuveville, lake Biel, Restaurant des Bains, Avenches, Switzerland): Awefully corked! (2722 views) | | | Tasted by NoTrollingerPlease on 3/25/2022 & rated 94 points: 1982 Bordeaux + some Pirates (Restaurant Brunnenstube, Beinstein): Deep ruby, youthful color. Interesting, fresh nose with some funky medicinal notes (band aid). On the palate fresh and young, beautiful acidity and tannin, very fine fruit, pressure, depth, very good length. Such a surprise! 93-94 (2468 views) | | | Tasted by djhammond on 3/13/2022 & rated 94 points: Fully mature this is drinking at its peak, but whether it has the legs to stay here is up for debate, and I probably will look to consume my remaining bottles over the next couple of years. Taste profile is as per previous notes with everything integrated and the tannin sweetened. Although not one of the major hitters from an iconic vintage, it is a highly enjoyable classic Bordeaux. 94+ (2252 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, Written in the Stars: Bordeaux 1865-2020 (Dec 2023) (12/1/2023)
(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 John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Jan/Feb 2020, Issue #85, Catching Up With the 1982 Bordeaux Vintage As It Closes In On Its Fortieth Birthday
(Château Leoville-Poyferré) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, Cellar Journal: Bordeaux 1920-2015 (Dec 2019) (12/1/2019)
(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 Julia Harding, MW
JancisRobinson.com (5/19/2009)
(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 Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, January 2003
(Château Léoville-Poyferré St Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (7/15/2002)
(Ch Léoville Poyferré St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, July/August 2002, IWC Issue #103
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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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