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| | Vintage | 2006 |  Label 97 of 527 
(NOTE: Label borrowed from 2009 vintage.)
 | | 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) | 000004643340, 000008843050, 087000341951, 087000355774, 3192371097974, 3277034837767, 3364420038072, 3412950606824, 3453521148220, 3700091869339, 3700188007798, 3700266205740, 3760181350031, 3760181350888, 3760181351205, 400005650369, 649944085706, 714153123218 |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.2 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 197 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by PLLU on 4/12/2024 & rated 94 points: Tasted at the Chateau
Medium Garnet
Medium + intensity with aromas of fresh and dry black fruits, dry herbal spices, cedar, nutmeg, leather, autumn leaf, earth and tobacco. several and pleasant layers flavors
On the palate the wine is dry with medium + acidity and medium + integrated tannins, medium alcohol and medium + body. The intensity is medium + and the finish is long. The qulaity is very good and can drink now potential for further aging. A liked this better than 2008. More primary fruit left (241 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 3/24/2024 & rated 93 points: Sixth bottle from a full case purchased at auction in 2012. Pristine condition, perfect level and cork. Classical Saint-Julien profile, with a lovely hint of added generosity, spicy depyth anc a lovely purity of fruit, well-integrated new oak. Firm extraction requires three hours of decanting, very good resonance and length. Good future – another two decades I would say. (722 views) | | | Tasted by Dinamarca on 12/31/2023 & rated 92 points: Lækker, men også en lidt neutral vin. Herlig åben bordeaux' næse med solbær, blåbær, lakrids, cigaræske, brune champignon og støv. I munden er vinen relativ let og cremet med en fin balance. Nydt til wagyu tornados ved siden af Thomas Dam’s Cornas Chaban og her blev vinen desværre klemt. Bør drikkes nu. (1211 views) | | | Tasted by Juliansi on 12/29/2023 & rated 92 points: Bordecembre.. its no. 35 this month!
Savoury and singing nose, followed by a blackfruit palate with such precision. As expected for vintage, strong tannic backbone.
Loved the graphite aromatics development.
I have grown to really like Léoville Poyferre and ranks in my Top 5 now. This year, I have tried and enjoyed.. 1989 and the 2003, as well as the 2009, 2013, and 2014 too. And now, 2006 too.
Winemaker - Didier Cuvelier. Blend - 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc. New barrels - 60%
Thanks to brother RL for sharing this and so many wines this past year, celebrating Joy's birthday and our Crazy Gang early NY party too!
If Only, KL, Malaysia
29th Dec 2023 (1203 views) | | | Tasted by melvinyeowq on 12/11/2023 & rated 87 points: Wines from SQ lounge / Suites: Felt very international. Purple extracted fruit, over-ripe to me. Would have thought modern right bank if blinded. (1519 views) | | | Tasted by Nutty08 on 7/23/2023 & rated 91 points: Decanted 2hrs and followed. Has some nice elements of mature bdx with some tobacco and flint notes mixed with black fruits. Palate gets austere quite quickly and it thins out on the finish with austerity really showing. Has some really enjoyable elements and some esrly mature character but I worry the big tannins are no where near integration or balance. (2507 views) | | | Tasted by eyesnwine on 6/23/2023 & rated 91 points: Popped and poured out of Magnum for Father's day. Even the white wine drinkers liked it. Dark fruits. Tannins were supple. A bit of smokiness and leather. In its prime drinking window. Cannot see reason to hold more than another few years.
Reminded me of the 2008 I recently had at the chateau! (2262 views) | | | Tasted by Collector1855 on 6/22/2023 & rated 92 points: Dense and a bit brooding, good aromas but tannins are a touch rustic. (2450 views) | | | Tasted by tedunn on 4/15/2023: Nice (2291 views) | | | Tasted by Mark1npt on 3/14/2023 & rated 93 points: Last minute bottle pulled for our event, after a flawed Beringer PV that had been decanting for a few hours became odd man out for our event. Because of that, I hurriedly treated this one with quadruple splash decanting, aggressive swirls in the decanter in between, then an hour in the decanter then at our event an hour of slow ox in the bottle. Nose at the pnp had the typical Bdx barnyard funk, but not heavily so. This mostly faded with all the splash decanting and time over the next couple of hours. The nose is rather classical Bdx beyond that point with dark red fruit, some leather notes and mild mushroom/graphite. The palate is very soft. Very feminine feel to the wine after all that 'prep'. I was immediately impressed with it. Maybe as much as a 94 at that moment in time. The fruit was quite strong and upfront but in a Bdx way, not a Cali way, if that makes sense. No over the top rocket fuel here! Over the next 2 hours or so, more bright red fruit arrived on the palate with just a tad of a tart cherry ending. Still quite good but now maybe a 92-93. One of our 5 in the group really enjoyed it and preferred it to all the other Cali reds that were opened. Flash forward to the end of the night, about 7 hours slow ox'ing in the bottle and the wine grew lighter in weight, the plush soft mouthfeel lessened, the fruit grew even redder and just felt a lot 'thinner' on the palate. Maybe 91-92 at best at that point so I'll average out 93 for the night and say this one should be enjoyed in the first 2-4 hours if doing all the splash decanting like I did beforehand. If I hadn't treated it aggressively to make it enjoyable early on in our evening, it probably would have held together longer through the night's event. (3484 views) | | | Tasted by Julian Marshall on 11/16/2022 & rated 92 points: The usual spicy blackcurrant and tobacco box on the nose, plus a bit of raspberry and leather. Less exuberant than some other LP vintages, this features plums, blueberries and that spicy blackcurrant, quite a creamy middle section but a rather clipped finish.
It's a good wine and at the release price of 45€, I'd go back for more with pleasure, but not at the current price of 75€. (2521 views) | | | Tasted by wineforth on 11/15/2022 & rated 93 points: 10th bottle from a case bought en Primeur. Cassis nose later reveals Mocha followed by cedar and blackcurrant. Good fruit although a little overpowered by the tannins, which wasn't the case for any of the four bottles I had a few years ago. The finish is long and flavorful. The tannins will subside and the wine will have a second period of balance between fruit and tannin. That could be another decade away and in the meantime this is very enjoyable. (2423 views) | | | Tasted by docdavid on 9/1/2022 & rated 92 points: Great nose. Still enough tannins to let much longer. Cassis,blackberries, went well with beef .wish I had more (2659 views) | | | Tasted by MuddyBear on 7/29/2022 & rated 94 points: PNP. In a nice spot though probably can use a decant or a few more years. Barnyard funk on the nose. Fruit is prominent but balanced. 94 now. Upside is higher. Was a hit with the wine crew. (2590 views) | | | Tasted by ManhattanBeach on 7/9/2022: Carmen (Longborough): From magnum, decanted for a couple of hours. Consistent with previous, opened up very nicely. Good match for slightly-spicy shredded lamb in filo pastry. (2725 views) | | | Tasted by CarpeDiem! on 7/2/2022 & rated 91 points: This wine, which five years ago I recommended to keep for another 5 years evolved well. Maininating much if its freshness the tannins have melted, giving way to an elegant and complex wine, based on beautiful mature cherry and red berry notes, cedar, chocolate, mocca and tobacco. (1864 views) | | | Tasted by Bobby_Sardells on 4/2/2022 & rated 95 points: The wine looks crimson colored. The legs are medium. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells like forest floor, mushroom, oak, black pepper, cinnamon and almond. It tastes like black pepper, oak, fig and mineral. The body is medium/full. The wine has leathery texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity. (2901 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 9/16/2021 & rated 93 points: VinoLaprisco Tasting (Restaurant Fifth, Eindhoven, NL): A blend of 73% Cabernet-Sauvignon, 21% Merlot, and 6% Petit Verdot – less Merlot than usual because of the rains in the third week of September – 75% new oak for 18-20 months. It’s a fresh and classical wine in the mould of the 1996 with a pleasing additional generosity, and at fifteen years of age it appears to be entering its plateau of maturity. It proved quite popular tonight, probably second WOTN for many participants. (4604 views) | | | Tasted by Genghis88 on 7/18/2021 & rated 91 points: Deep, dark burgundy in color. Full bodied.
Cigar box, pencil lead, iodine, wet wool
Thick and unctuous. Stewed plums. Tastes like the nose. Medium plus finish. A really nice wine. Drinking well now. Possible future improvement. Lovely with steaks and spinach tonight. Cheers.
Smoked a Monte Crisis No. 2, 2018 (3893 views) | | | Tasted by ThalesGaspar on 5/28/2021 & rated 91 points: At this point, this wine needs a lot of air... at least 6 hours, or hold it another five years in the cellar. I would go with the second option. (3888 views) | | | Tasted by g-man on 5/23/2021 & rated 90 points: At age 16 it's at a pretty predictable stage. The tannins are starting to soften yet it still has some hard edges. The nose is reticent with hints of dark fruit and what may be on the horizon. I'm convinced that 06' will need another 10 years to really be enjoyable but the bones are there if you have the patience. (3952 views) | | | Tasted by jeffreylubowski on 3/2/2021 & rated 91 points: I like 2006 bdx more than others. It's a bit hard and tannic and maybe not so expressive, but they seem authentic and traditional. This was a pop and pour and shared over an hour. It had a mix of purple and red fruit and still a tannic structure. Ready to drink if you want and 5 or 10 years couldn't hurt either, but no it will never have the fruit of 2009. Probably a buy somewhere in the 70s but not at 100. (4388 views) | | | Tasted by ManhattanBeach on 12/3/2020: A private dinner (Auriol): From magnum, sequentially decanted into a bottle-sized decanter. Enjoyed this more than last time. Glossy and luscious, all very balanced and well put together. Harmonious. With rib of beef. (3640 views) | | | Tasted by Rubanski on 12/3/2020 & rated 94 points: This is a wine of great charachter. A deep intense nose with an equal presence of primary fruit, secondary notes and tertiary aroma's. Black currant, pencil shaving, liquorice and pungeont spice in the nose. It smells so much younger than a 14 yo wine! In the mouth a very powerful concentration with firm and young tanninstructure and plenty of acidity. This wine has some evolution already but I still have the impression I opened this bottle years before it's peak.
Unlike some of the others who tasted this wine, I do not think this needs 2h in a decanter considering the vintage. (3253 views) | | | Tasted by stamperb on 10/19/2020 & rated 91 points: Dark purple in color, lots of dark berry fruit and oak on the nose. Flavor had good balance of oak/cedar and fruit (cherry and dark berry). Strong tannic structure that softened with decanting (2 hours). Very enjoyable but lacked broad complexity. (3506 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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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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