Community Tasting Note

JimHow wrote:

Thursday, November 18, 2010 - Boy, I enjoy and respect the notes on cellartracker, but I'm going to just have to respectfully disagree with the trend towards 89-ish scores for this wine. I have had probably a dozen or more bottles of this wine in the past five years or so, and to me it is the epitome of classic claret-styled Bordeaux. I realize this is all subjective but, damn it, here is my subjective opinion: If you don't like this classic St. Julien, you don't like Bordeaux. To me, this wine has everything I'm looking for in a great Medoc: Cassis; cedar; black cherries; restraint; elegance and strength; balance; structure; alchohol in restraint. I have said several times before, and I will say it again: The 2002 left bank vintage is the best post-2000 vintage in Bordeaux (have not tasted 2009 or 2010). It is the last great non-Parkerized vintage. I have consistently rated this beauty over 90 points, and tonight it merited its highest score yet. Tremendous, extremely satisfying finish. Lots of sediment in the end... but then again, what else would you expect from a great left bank vintage. Is this the greatest Leoville Poyferre ever? Maybe. Drinking great now, and will drink even greater over the next 10-20 years. We've been talking about this wine a lot over on my website at www.bordeauxwineenthusiasts.com.

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