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Tuesday, December 12, 2023 - 13.5% ABV. Deep ruby appearance. Decanted for 2.5 hours. Drinking for scientific purposes. Also, shout out to the folks at Poyferre for giving us this sexy black and gold “Cuvelier 100th anniversary” bottling for the ‘20 vintage.

Notes of red and black bramble fruit, nutmeg, coffee grounds, cedar, lead pencil, damp earth. Tannins a bit rough around the edges and distracting. Acidity is fine, good enough to hold up to the fruit. Length of finish is good, not great. Alcohol isn’t integrated seamlessly - I detected some heat in the back palate.

I really like the concentration, polish and balance of the fruit here. However, this is a bit hard to read and very foursquare at this point. The oak influence is borderline overpowering as well. Overall, it’s good, but I’m not sold on this given the bottle price and pedigree of Poyferre. If you want a Saint Julien, Langoa Barton is half the price and to me, outperforms Poyferre in ‘20 at least right now. This needs a LONG decant if you want to open now but it really needs a good amount of time in the cellar to round into form in my opinion.

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