Community Tasting Note

austinwinesalon wrote:

Sunday, February 21, 2010 - Definitive Bordeaux (Mirabelle Restaurant Austin, Texas): This wine and this flight did not bring much light to the longstanding competition between the Poyferre and the Barton for dominance in a vintage. In the 1980's Leoville Barton seemed to dominate (except in 1983), then in the 1990's Poyferre started a move up, and now into the last decade it might be a tie...... It probably was in this flight on this day. The 2000 Leoville Poyferre showed more fruit and elegance than the 2000 Las Cases and Barton, had good structure, and paired oh-so-well with the short ribs and mashed rutabaga dish..... but it doesn't seem to have the weight of the Las Cases nor the dark and promising character of the Barton. I think it will be the first of the 2000 Leovilles to hit stride, probably in 6-8 years.

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