Jonathan’s 2004 Bordeaux (Hawksmoor, Guildhall, London): 5/12, double decanted about 1 hour before consuming. Immediately open and appealing on the nose with rich, ripe blackcurrant fruit, spice, vanilla notes, touch of mocha. Medium/full bodied, rich and ripe with soft tannins, lashings of blackcurrant fruit, vanilla, fresh acids, good length slightly firm finish. Excellent though and still quite youthful.
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Bordeaux 2004 20 years on Part 2 (Hawksmoor Guildhall): A little bit of high-toned polish on this one, it comes across as quite youthful. Just as the last bottle I tasted it March it's rich and round without ever straying from the brief, with sweet red fruit notes mixing with cool deep cassis. This latter tends to take over with time in glass, probably as it should. Nice wine in a good spot, I'd be pleased to have this in the cellar as it should go on for a while.
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Jonathan's 2004 Bordeaux Check In (Hawksmoor Guildhall, London, UK): Initially a little high toned. Remains modern but develops interest; there is a beef pho savouriness / meatiness with some delightful hints of lemongrass. With air some hints of cranberry tartness / sweetness and some very agreeable smokiness. Decent; just not at quite the level of the other wines sampled alongside this.
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2004 Bordeaux at Blacklock, City, with NLWTS (Blacklock, City): In a very good place; more developed than the ‘04 Leoville Barton drunk alongside - plenty of leather and forest floor; quite funky. All kept very strictly on the straight and narrow by some relatively prominent tannins and acidity that are quite prominent. Really vivacious; no hurry to drink up!
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Bordeaux 2004 20 years on Part 1 (Blacklock City): Instantly in your face, night and day vs the St Estephe flight. Fully on the dark cassis spectrum, there are olive notes, meat, fat. It is richer, rounder, altogether more giving and pleasing, but can’t quite keep up with the Barton for classicism allied with sensual enjoyment.
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Jonathan's 2004 horizontal (Blacklock City): Like its flight-mate, this is in a great place, and a particularly good 2004. Soft, rounded nose, with savoury notes and tobacco. Darker on the palate than the Barton, with cocoa and espresso as well as dark blue fruit, but with good acidity too, which (along with the attractive powdery tannins) made this excellent with the lamb. Really enjoyable even if it lacks the complexity and definition of a truly great wine. My #2 tonight, and the group's #3.
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We have had this a good few times over the last 8 years and definitely continues to improve. The modern style of it in a way vs a St Julien coupled with the juicy fruit of the appellation helps in a vintage like 2004 and now that is full on into its secondary form is every so classical and classy and just delivers. Very pretty 92+
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Bordeaux 2004 - 20 Years On - 33 Reds: All wines tasted blind, not decanted. Observations: 1) 2004 is a mediocre vintage overall, with many pleasant wines, but without the depth of better years. 2) At the top, the vintage produced some classic, old-school wines with lots of freshness and fresh fruit. 3) At the lower end, many wines lacked fruit and ripe tannins, resulting in some astringent and slightly drying wines. 4) An alarming number of Right Bank wines (5 out of 16, no Left Bank wine) were oxidized, including some heavyweights like Petrus, Evangile or Figeac. An unacceptably high proportion of faulty wines. 5) I’m not sure that the 2004 are currently in a good phase, many of my scores were lower than in previous tastings. The question is if it’s just a weaker phase or the beginning of the end. 6) At the top and the only wine >95pts was a layered Le Pin (rated 96pts), with a charming Vieux Chateau Certan, a surprising Issan and Clos l'Eglise, as well as an elegant Lafite sharing second place (all rated 94pts).
TN: Medium expressive nose, dark berries, blue berries, ripe but not too ripe. Some fresh herbs. Quite a good nose. On the palate beautiful red berries, some blue fruit, some minerality. Medium complex, good precision. The structure is round with fine tannins, good acidity. This is quite classy and complete. Poyferre is always the most seductive and ripe wine among its St. Julien peers and that works well in this vintage.
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Château Léoville-Poyferré Saint-Julien GCC (13.5% ABV) 62% CS / 28% M / 8% PV / 2% CF Very much in agreement with the two notes by Chrysostomus in April 2023. The wine from a rather average intermediate year between heat year (2003) and peak year (2005) still seems very young with its clearly noticeable tannins, even after 19 years! It's a power wine, but clearly recognizable as Saint-Julien, with beautiful fruity notes of red and black currants, dark tobacco leaves, graphite and some griotte traces in the long aftertaste. Definitely much better than Ducru-Beaucaillou 2000 tasted one year ago. 94-95
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A bit smoky with great cedar. The fruit suffers a bit from the mediocre vintage but it is a high class wine. No regrets drinking now, or within 5 years.
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From 375mL. Medium ruby, age appropriate bricking; integrated black fruit; palate is medium-full bodied, medium-plus alcohol, integrated fruits, transitioned away from primary but not yet a lot of secondary complexity, some persistence through the midpalate; medium-minus finish. A decent Bordeaux, nothing too special, but drinking well now. 90
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2004 Horizontal Dinner (Tunglok Peking Duck Novena): Deep inky ruby core, and some browning edges. Aromas of fresh cut grass, blackberry, plum, cloves, pepper, and somewhat meaty. Bright acids and some tannic bite, and the blackberry fruits seem to have a slight candied character, and within that emerges some rose petals, then fresh green leaves, then bites of peppercorn. Lengthy, and having the floral and fruit notes come back in waves. Nice!
Very dark red color, 2mm clear edge. Drank a glass plus over 2.5 hours. Cedarbox, earth, high toned lead pencil shavings, potpourri, cassis, minerals and grainy tannins. Improving through the evening. 91+ to 92pts.
Deep red in colour. Great harmonious nose of sweet blackberries and cigar box. Medium length and sof tannins. Compared to 18 months ago, a much more enjoyable wine and may improve further. Think I got it wrong. Went well with barbecued meat. Glad I’ve got a few bottles left.
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Once again very nice effort for a 2004 Bdx. Very young, fruit driven. Tannins pronounced, but not disturbing. Very good example, that 2004 is not that bad...
Dark ruby color. Fresh dark fruit, cigar, wood. In a perfect shape - beautiful wine at the beginning of its drinking window. Give it some air , but also nice at PnP. 94-95
From 375mL. Decanted off a small amount of well settled sediment. Medium ruby, age-appropriate bricking; aromatic, blackcurrant, blackberry, some forest floor, capsicum; palate is full bodied, elegant medium acidity throughout, medium alcohol, mature fruit married to early hints of tertiary complexity; medium length finish. Overall a solid bordeaux at early maturity, nice balance but lacking a bit of next level complexity and depth. Probably the right time to start drinking through these over the next 5-8 years. 90
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Fully agree with the previous tasting note. Wine of the night during our tasting. Still young. Good weight, peppery note, beautiful acidity which gives the wine great balance. No rush but highly enjoyable now. I’m gonna try and get some more bottles
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I think this vintage is underestimated. This one had deep red opaque color, no signs of ageing here. The same on the nose and on the palate. Very fresh, refined wine with pepper (my wife also found star anise), floral notes, fleshy dark berries. Very fine tannins that are still very pronounced and a little bit drying at the end. I think it could get even better if the tannins melt and integrate more over the following years. Still has a long life ahead...93+ pts
Still opaque at age 18 or so. Deep ruby and just a touch of lightening at the rim.
Text book St Julien on the nose- black fruit (cassis), lead pencil, vanilla , baling spice and maybe a hint of chocolate coated cherry. Fully mature , but no signs of fading.
Medium bodied with plenty of structure. Definitely more "austere" than in a warmer vintage, but still fresh and delicious. The finish is medium plus.
In summary a great example of food friendly Bordeaux and a reminder not to sleep on so called off vintages. Drink now, but this stuff will last forever in a cold cellar....
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Lots of blackcurrant on the nose. The fruit aromas are ripe with a touch of cedar. The palate is textured and fresh with very fine dry tannins. A flavour of Blackcurrant jelly sweets and a slight creamy note on the finish.
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A year and a half since we had this last ( Papies 90-91) and this remains a very much on the fruit and rich, almost dark and brooding wine that requires more time. Not austere though as this after all is a St Julien and will even offset the 2004 dryness with its home turf advantage of the juicy St Julien style but still for our liking we would like it with a bit more evolution that hopefully cellaring will deliver. 90-91 once again
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Really excellent - you could tell as soon as it was decanted, and the bouquet could be detected from metres away. Still very dark in colour, but nicely mature in all other respects, with pencils, dark fruit, sage and gamey notes on the nose, followed by cassis, graphite and fine cocoa-y tannins. Ample acidity, an inky, chocolatey finish and enough stuffing to stand up to some boerewoers.
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Perfectly balanced. Notes of leather and plum. Really great fruit still vibrant. Really can't imagine this getting any better so drink it now. Soft ripe tannins and low acidity.
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Halfway through a case. Dark red colour. Dark fruits. Some complexity with softening tannins. Flavours persist for a little while. An enjoyable wine. I’m not sure if this will improve anymore with age. I hope I’m wrong and will try again in a year. I think it should last a few more years.
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Medium+ nose intensity with notes of green bell pepper, mint, toast, black currant. Medium+ acidity and medium tannin. Probably at its peak. Decant it to round the tannin.
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Medium ruby in appearance. Still opaque at age 17 or so with no visible lightening.
Evolved nose of black fruit, cassis, vanilla and some tobacco elements. Medium intensity on the nose which is all finesse and elegance.
Medium bodied with plenty of structure and acidity. On the palate this feels like a wine at age 7 or 8, not 17.... Medium plus and delicious finish.
This is by no means a blockbuster, but is an excellent example of a "classic" St Julien from a so called "off " vintage. Drink now , but this will last forever if stored properly.
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Tasted blind. Obviously young. Purple, dark berries, soft tannins. Omnipresent Cabernet Sauvignon presence. Quite monolithic now, somewhat modern and will improve with a few more years, though it is approachable now.
Sehr dunkles rot, die Ränder eher blass als bräunlich; kaum Alterungsspuren. Der erste Eindruck in der Nase ist säurebetont und kräftig; schwarze Johannisbeere, man schmeckt den CS. Auch eine Spur Zwetschenwasser, Thymian und rohes Rindfleisch, sehr männlich herb. Auch am Gaumen eher alkoholisch als süßlich, mittlerer Abgang. Heute für mich ehrliche 90 Punkte.
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Poured out a big fat glass about 4 hours before planned steak dinner. Immediate impressions - red fruit and herbal nose, tart and tannins predominate. Thin in the mouth. 88pts for now. Will return in a few hours….
Ok, day 3 after first coravin tap. Pulled cork and poured out remaining wine. Much improved! 88pts to 91pts. Actually kind of fun to drink now. Much filled out. Nose did not get much bigger; still mostly just red fruit which isn’t bad but one dimensional. It’s picked up more body and smoothness.
From 375mL. Deep ruby, minimal bricking; moderately aromatic, blackberry, some minerals; palate is full bodied, black fruited, still some minerals, medium-plus tannins but soft and approachable, medium-plus acidity, medium alcohol; medium finish. Polished without being overly modern, well balanced, still quite youthful. Certainly fits with the style of Leoville Poyferre and enjoyable in this format although still a bit young. 90
Clearly, this is ready to go. It is a soft, easy to like and drink, open, medium-bodied, cherry-filled wine without a lot of depth or complexity or weight. However, there is charm along with touch of herbs and underripeness accompanying the red berry-filled finish.
One hour later here in cold Brisbane (the computer tells me it is 16 degrees).
Re the 2004 Leoville Poyferre. The wine has now fully opened up, still with dark fruits, but there is now an acidity behind it, imposing structure. Depth is slowly giving way to complexity. This is wine that speaks of serious wine-making skills. mt
Oh, Poyferre, even phonetically you speak of redolent fruit and dark earth, of something being carried (ferried) to the poy. Great depth of petlliant colour, dark, impenetrable. Good solid fruit on the palate, perhaps just a little over-heavy, and lacking in complexity. But this is a house style, which I have known for fifty years, and I have to say that I have enormous respect for this chateau.
Will this wine improve with time? Difficult to say. Even after two hours in the decanter, this wine seems to be just hanging around. Indolent, almost apathetic, monolithically self-gratifying.
mt
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Very settled and assured. Cedar and a touch of old leather on the nose. Resolved and confident palate on the savory spectrum. Not too long or deep due to vintage but certainly an enjoyable claret any day.
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3/12, vg cork, decanted 1/2 hr. Deep ruby core, narrow pale rub rim. Rich, inviting Poyferre nose, red and black berries, vanilla, touch of mocha. Some cedar emerging. Medium/full bodied, quite rich and round, blackcurrant fruit, vanilla, touch of fruit cake, attractive vibrant acids, good length finish perhaps a touch sandy still on the tail end.
4 years since we tried it last and although it’s much more together and smoother on the edges it still lacked a singing great side. Still the juiciness of the St Julien helps the relatively dry 2004 vintage but it’s no where near drinking as pretty as other vintages. Still on the fruit and with a good secondary side but definitely requires some more evolution. 90-91
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11th note since 2010. Very similar to the last bottle two years ago except that the tannins are now very soft. Smokey vanilla, cassis and cedar nose. Tannins are beautifully balanced. The finish is of dark fruits and liquorice and is long and penetrating. The wine is fully mature and starting to lose some fruit mid palate so it's time to drink up. Excellent in the context of an average plus vintage. Very charming and moreish.
Dark crimson in color. 13.5% ABV. Gorgeous nose of red fruits, leather, cedar and anise. Medium body with ample acidity. Exceptional structure with lush fruits. The wine picks up power and concentration with time in the glass. Currants, cassis, plums and tobacco on the palate. The finish on the wine is long with drying tannins. Lots to like here. Delicious Bordeaux that is ready to drink. I'm not sure this will get better but it will certainly drink beautifully for another 3-5 years.
I bought some a couple of years ago after a recommendation by someone whose palate I respect. The first one I tried was not up to much, but I thought it may have been a bad bottle. Sadly this confirmed my first impression - it's simply not all that good IMO. For those who dislike the LP flamboyance, there is good news because there isn't much, the problem being that there isn't much of anything else either. I tried decanting this one for several hours but it didn't improve it. The aromas are quite faint, the fruit is rather muted and although there is a certain class, so it does provide a very decent drink (hence the note), it never takes off. Compared to two Chinons tasted alongside this was just rather dull. I can't help wondering if some of the better batches found their way into the 03, because this is so inferior to Léoville Barton's effort from next door.
Lighter color than I expected. Nose of dark berries but not much else. Flavor opened up well over the night but didn’t blow me away. Nice bottle, but not worth the price.
3.5
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Wirkt noch top-frisch; herbe Nase: Schlehe, sogar Pflaume, Marzipan, Pfeffer, schwarze Johannisbeere, knackige Säure (?), Kokos. Toll im Mund, langer Abgang. Ein Wein der Lust auf Mehr macht, nicht fett sondern elegant.
Very dark red. Nose positive with currant/berry flavours. Good extract and concentration. Soft tannins and plenty of fruit in background. Clearly needs more time but starting to be enjoyable. With time you would get so much more complexity because at present it is a bit one dimensional.
Decanted about 40 min.....taken to HMCs for dinner. Great right from the pnp with rich dark fruit but within 10 minutes, this changed. Redder fruit, lead pencil, orange rind, etc. It evolved about every 15 minutes thereafter up to about the 3 hour mark when it stabilized with a great perfumed, floral, briar nose. This is definitely a sleeper in a sleeper vintage. Kudos to the CT brotherhood for bringing this to my attention the last week or two on its drinkability right now. Much appreciated! This is an easy 93, even HMC liked it early in the evening. Picked up a little weight toward the end of the bottle. Wouldn't take much to make it a 94.....this is really well integrated, with balanced acidity and some nice tannins still in the background....quite a few years to go yet.
Similar note to previous. Popped and let air for one hour. Its a stunning wine paired with flank steak and roasted potatoes. Still going strong with many years ahead
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Sitting on the terraces on a hot summer evening waiting for some grilled dishes from ecological producers, such as beef German Bratwurst improved with herbs, chose this one, cooled down to about 15 degrees celsius, pnp, strong bramble berry fragrance, the fruits on the bushes are not ripe yet, but in this bottled liquid ..... yes, some mineral aromas on the palate, a whiff of stone licking , rich, ripe black fruit, very open and therefore elegant, you could call it full of finesse either, but still with some ripe supporting tannin and a lively acid in the background, delicious flow over the mid palate, long aftertaste, would say in the beginning of its prime, enjoy over the next 5- 10(+) years, ***(*-?), around 92(+)
A bit more enjoyable than the last bottle... quite modern in style, medium to full bodied, took a while to open up but drank well over 2 days (stored in 1/2 bottle overnight in fridge). Seems like a good drinking window now.
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This is just singing right now. Opened for 3 hours before having with a big porterhouse steak... it was fantastic. What a nice left bank wine. Cassis/current flavor dominate the nose along with some nice floral components. The pallet is still fresh and bright but the tannins have softened considerably. Darker fruit follows but is more diminutive in nature. The terroir is upfront but has settled down. Long finish. Perfect time in the window. The wife and I argued over the last drops. Owned since release and it was my last bottle unfortunately.
Black centre, red rim. Light sediment at end. Mineral and savoury nose, mouth filling, good acidity, with fruit dominating tannin. Delicious. Universally popular, bottle finished with no problem. Aftertaste has blackcurrant in it but is mainly savoury. At the end, there must still be a lot of tannin because teeth are left furry. Still good for five years, but excellent now.
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Clear medium garnet. Clean nose of medium intensity. Aromas of wet leaves, farmyard, tar, earth, smoke, flint. Wine is fully developed. Palate: dry, medium acidity, low tannins, medium alcohol, medium minus body, strong flavors of mushrooms, game, wet leaves, tar. Finish is disappointing and short. Good wine, drink now, not suitable for further aging
After about another 2 hours the wine improved significantly: less barnyard and earth, more structure and a lot more pleasant.
Quite well integrated but doesn’t feel full bodied. A bit lean but easy drinking with minimal tannins. A bit spicy notes with black fruits and typical Left Bank style.
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Nez fruits noirs, boisé. En bouche très belle ampleur, les tanins sont fondus, équilibré et longue finale . Très bon, pret à boire mais peut tenir encore plusieurs années
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Had the Leoville Poyferre 2004 together with the Pontet Canet 2004. The LP was the most classic claret with lovely left bank notes of cassis, green pepper, cedar, etc. Sweet and mature straight from bottle. The PC is more backward and has a more chemical nose. After 1 hour it opens up but does still not have as charming nose a LP. I am not sure the PC will ever become the better wine in this vintage. Seems like they harvested earlier and has achieved less fruit. The acidity is much higher in the PC as well.
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Classic Bordeaux Claret. Very much left bank on the nose with black licorice, cedar, pencil lead, and touch of tobacco. It is very much a St. Julien wine containing what I call “St. Julien leanness”. What I mean is that it is not fat like a Pauillac and not as floral and feminine as a Margaux. It fits somewhere in between. Decanted for 2 hours. It is still tightly wound and while mature, it can benefit from a few more years in the bottle.
In a great drinking window now with blueberries, vanilla and silky tannins all beautifully integrated. This didn't evolve too much as it opened up (decanted half of the bottle). Quite Coleraine like, a tad modern(?) although it did become a touch more tannic later on. Overall, this was very enjoyable though in comparison, there are other equivalent Bordeaux that I prefer i.e. Barton, Segur, et al.
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Drank alongside 2004's from Lagrange and Leoville Barton. Beat the Lagrange for density of fruit but lagged the Barton for freshness. Secondary aromas and flavors. Has sufficient oomph to go another 3-4 years.
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Needs a good decant. Lean and mean out of the bottle. Even with some time hardly forthcoming or generous. After 2 hours still rather ‘strident’ and not alot of fruit. Great length and tannin structure though. I think time will continue to hollow out the wine. Probably best now.
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Decanted 2 hours and drank over two hours. Like many 2004 medoc, this is drinking well. The tannins are 90% resolved and the fruit is still vigorous. The mid palate is a bit hollow, again, like many 2004 left bank wines. It is less evolved than the Barton, but more accessible than the Las Cases. You could let this mature a few more years...or drink it while your better vintages are gaining momentum. Either way, you can’t lose!
Nose is a bit shy, but the palate is sublime. Red and dark fruits, tobacco, licorice and cedar notes. Some sharp tannin lingers in the medium length finish. Very good balance but on the riper side as far as the fruit goes. Shows it’s class and is drinking nicely now, but not yet mature and should improve. A pleasure to taste. 93+
Only had a 30 minute decant, big error on my part. Starting to dry out. i am finding a fair bit of bottle variation having invested in 48 bottles en-primeur. Some are like this bottle but most still showing good dark fruit, complexity and elegance.
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10th note since 2010. Smokey vanilla, cassis and cedar nose. Tannins are balanced and the wine has come out of its shell. The finish is of dark fruits, long and penetrating. Touch of bitterness on the finish has disappeared and the wine is fully mature at last. Excellent wine and superb in the context of an average plus vintage. Overall very moreish.
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Second Sunday Group: 2014 v 2015 Bordeaux (Barb's): Courtesy of R&D, popped and poured. Notes of black fruit, macerated berry and incense. Medium tannins. Black fruit dominates the palate; long and balanced. Starting to drink well but this is still on the young side. I might give this a couple of years yet if I had just a few. 92+ pts.
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Fully realized. a very nice Leoville Poyferre on the black fruit side. Nice purity and nice balance. Plenty of acid yet. Glides smoothly across the palate to a very good finish. .A really fine effort for the vintage, however, don't think it carries the weight or complexity of a Poyferre in more highly regarded vintages.
Chateau Leoville Poyferre vertical with Sarah Cuvelier (Le Cafe Descartes at the French Embassy): Expressive nose displaying youthful concentrated black fruit, crushed blackberry, crème de cassis, black cherry, floral dust, rose, cedar, a hint of leather and caramel, and earth. Excellent concentration, layers upon layers of perfectly ripe black fruit, silky and sensual, very pure, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, and a long sweet black fruit driven finish. This is a pleasant surprise, showing excellent concentration, freshness and sensual palate.
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Last bottle of this vintage I tasted was almost 1.5 years ago. This bottle seemed tighter and less dynamic. Drank over 2-3 hours and wonder if a few more would have helped, perhaps not. It came much more into favor with all at dinner when duck and veal chop was served. Much better standing up to big meat flavors that complimented the wine.
Stood this bottle up for several days before splash decanting using a Vinturi. Beautiful purplish ruby color. Classic Poyferre nose and flavor profile and still a really fresh, fairly young wine after 15 years in the bottle. Surprisingly fruity as well. This wine is a little hollow in the mid-palate and just doesn't quite have the vibrancy, precision and layering of a great vintage of Poyferre. I don't think it will ever develop into a block buster, but it is an elegant, regal, and lovely expression of classic St. Julien. Every sniff and taste just says "Ah, I'm in Bordeaux!"
Supper at Kel's (Kelvin and Joyce's Place, Bishan): Very similar impressions to the last bottle 2 years back. The nose was sweet cassis fruit seasoned with wood spices, like cinnamon and cloves, and then just a drift of cigarette smoke. It was still thick and primary on the palate, with a textured mouthful of powdery tannins and bright acidity framing rich tones of cassis and blackberries, and then drifts of wood spice at a mid-lengthend finish.
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After a good decant. Nose not strong but classic dark wooden fruit. Entry is also following the nose with blackish fruit and charcoal wood. Mouth is smooth and linear with a nice tobacco, leather and white pepper finish. Tannins smooth and well back. Only complaint is is is lacking a bit of energy mid mouth.
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This is rockin’ and rollin’! Vibrant red fruit with exotic spice, lovely glycerin, and fine tannins. Medium body with a 30 second finish. Not the greatest vintage, but who cares?!?! This is a very well made and proper claret at a reasonable price. I’d buy more if I could.
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Wow! Great bottle! 45+ minutes open in the bottle and could use more. Needs a decanter as there was a ton of sediment. Dark purple color. Nose filled with black cherry, tar, and cedar. Nice French terroir on the palate with lush fruit and smoke. Tasted higher in OH than the listed 13.5%, which leads me to believe it has many years left. Great, lengthy finish. I can see this getting better with more age.
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Not sold on this one. Very deep color - looks modern and over extracted. Nose shows promise with deep cassis fruit and earth. Some oak spice but not out of line. Palate is a bit heavy and monolithic- just a touch. Kind of blah..nondescript. A bit of a surprise as I typically love this Chateau. Based on limited samples, I think many Bordeaux Chateau overdid this vintage trying to please critics. Will keep remaining bottles for a few years to see if any complexity emerges. Very good just not special. (89+?)
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2/12, excellent cork, decanted 1 hr. Deep ruby core, narrow pale ruby/garnet rim. Quite youthful nose - blackcurrant, cedar, vanilla. Medium bodied, ripe blackcurrant fruit, cedar, vanilla just a touch of savoury meatiness showing, tannins now seem better integrated, attractive fresh acidity offers a nice contrast to the polished fruit, good length finish. Drinking well.
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By way of disclaimer I am only an occasional Bordeaux drinker as my interest these days lie in more northernmost regions of France and Italy. First I am surprised this is not more evolved at 13 years of age. The tannins and wood imprint have receded but there is nothing secondary about this. This is a dark-fruited / tarry with medium+ weight not flat and building up to some pleasant if not very long finish. This is a nice drink but I still find it somewhat formulaic and not something screaming second growth or terroir. Somehow this leaves me feeling the good Medoc experience could have been delivered by a very good cru Bourgeois in a more vaunted vintage.
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One word comes to mind. Austere. The cork was perfect and I think the bottle was fine. It just did not show. Three hours in the decanter and a small amount left in the glass for three more hours. I think this is in a closed phase and needs many more years.
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PnP’ed blinded. Wow, this ‘04 LP has certainly improved a lot. Lots of red-fruit intensity/weight! Have no doubt this will continue to improve with age... but alas, my last bottle...
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Tasted this along with 2005 and 2010. You can truly see how wines evolve into graceful beasts (taking into consideration you start from youngest to oldest). This one didn't have the power of the 2010, but rather went on mellowness, a silky texture and an overall easy-drinking profile. The tannins calmed down, the acidity is still alive, but not bursting through your eye sockets after the first sip. A wine to sit down, gather the family together, make a hearty meal and enjoy for hours on end.
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Softer than expected. Resolved tannins, surprisingly ready. Deeper purple fruit, graphite, loam. Of the '04s I've opened, think this one better met on the younger side. Could see it tipping into bricking territory given already soft styling.
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Bordeaux 2005 and Older: A Whole Lot of Leoville (Tilia, Mpls): Very dark red color. Decanted for 1.5hrs, drank 1 glass over 2 hrs. I enjoyed this, finding the nose to be in a better place myself than the palate. The nose offers up a core of cassis and boysenberry along with dried earth and and cedarbox notes. The palate was medium plus bodied, dark fruits, cassis and black cherry, tart black fruits, wood spice, and loam. The '04's have generally drank well young and this does, but maybe not as pretty as some, but I think these are clearly still on the upswing. Glad I've got a stash of these 91+pts.
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Tasted along with three other Leoville’s (‘94 LLC, ‘96 LP and ‘96 LB) from the mid-90’s, and was surprised this did not stand out as bigger/younger. Had the same elegance as the ‘96, but with a bit more fruit and acid. Question if this will be a long ager.
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My ohh my, this has evolved into a beauty. The tannins are still there to provide some backbone but they integrated well to create such a well balanced wine. I only wish I had bought a full case rather than just a six pack. This is by far the best example of this so far.
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9th note since 2010. Good vanilla, cassis and cedar nose. Tannins are still high and the wine has gone into its shell a bit. I have a feeling it’ll emerge stronger in a few years because the finish is so long and penetrating. Touch of bitterness on the finish. Excellent wine and superb in the context of the vintage. Not quite as good as the 06 but still a must have for lovers of Poyferre. Don’t hurry to drink this as it’s still improving.
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Has good, dark fruit and a smoky, toasted oak profile. Good weight & depth. Iron & mineral. A good, muscular Bordeaux without a ton of complexity. Drinking well in its early window. Drink or hold.
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Nose of refined mature crushed black fruit. Great integration of fruit and mellowing tannins. Black fruit continues onto the palate with a touch of anise and leather coming into play. Probably in its prime but definitely has quite a few years of life. Decanted and drank over a few hours with less change/evolution then I would have expected.
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At the midst of its peak period. Decanted for 2 hours, it delivered much more than I expected. Medium to full body. Well structured. Good are ma, though I yearned for a bit more.
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Day 1: Popped and poured. Wow! This is a stunner. Beautiful, beautiful nose of casis and vanilla. Lovely, silky palate that's beautifully balanced with decent (but diminishing) tannins. In a great drinking window now and personally, I wouldn't hold for much longer. Day 2 and whilst still lovely, this flattened out a tad and lost some of its X factor. In hindsight, I would pop and pour with the expectation that it will hit its stride around the 2 or 3 hour mark.
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in the decanter i had my doubts, smelled flat, after two hours it opened, initial taste was great the tannins have completely soften and the fruit was forward and balanced . texture was pleasant yet dominant like a Bordeaux and was structured this wine aged fantastically - drink now!
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This has really developed and blossomed into a beautiful wine. Good concentration and body with beautiful aromatics. On the palate, this was soft and velvety, with tannins nicely integrated. Very good. Has years and years of life left but ready to go after a short decant
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A bit underwhelming. Dark ruby, notes of earth, graphite, mocha, charcoal and some vanilla. Soft tannins, rounded mouthfeel. Lacking structure to age for long time. Elegant. Tanzer and Wine Spectator nailed the score much better than WA.
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Actually a 91+...Lots of graphite, scorched earth, Barrel Char and violets. More Graves like than St. Julien. Just in the drinking window with firm yet velvety tannins. Kind of like a nice Pape Clement...still young... Drink er HOLD will get better fer show.
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Decanted for an hour. Deep garnet colour. Floral cassis nose, a little on the subdued side. Soft tannins. Dry but sumptuous fruitiness mid-palate and hot on the finish. Enjoyable even if maybe astringency on high side. Not sure it merits the accolades given by Parker...
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Very nice, classic Bordeaux with good QPR ($38/bottle). Reflective of the vintage with nose of cassis, earth and a touch of leather, medium bodied with a hint of vanilla on the finish. Not a typical elegant St. Julien - bit more brawny and lacking the meaningful floral component (Margaux-like violets) I often get from this appellation. Drinking well now with a decant and will be interesting to reassess in 2-3 years, though don't see it improving materially.
I can't keep my hands off it. While it will only get better with time, it is smoking good now. Consistent notes with my other tastings. Decanted for two hours and consumed over a two hour period. Smoking good! Hard to believe I paid $38 for this on release.
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Decanted and served. Dark ruby colour. Still very much on the fruit, dark berries, blackcurrants. The oak is well assimilated and on the sidelines at this stage. Touch of a few sharp edges on the palate but overall a very well made wine, well balanced, good acidity and had an elegance to it. Not the most complex wine at this stage but with lots of future ahead. 91
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this feels more "masculine" than the 2003 vintage. the same sweet nose, but yet having hints of mint, forest floor, spices, and that dewy feel after a storm.it's darkness feels foreboding, as if to deliberately hold me at bay. in all, mysterious and intriguing
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From a half bottle. Decanted for 30 mins. Drank over 2 hours. This note is at the end of the 2 hour mark.
Violets, floral nose with a plum and cassis core. Some tea leaf & cigar box as well.
still quite tightly wound but opening up. A mix of red and dark fruit but not much happening. Alcohol pops in and out and the wine has a nice sappy but short-ish finish.
I don't know if this will get better with time. A decent drinking bordeaux but lacks the oomph to make it truly enjoyable.
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This is coming along pretty nicely. While nothing out of the ordinary, it is a very solid wine. I liked the nose quite a bit, with its youthful notes of cassis and redder fruit aromas, hints of oak and wood spice and touches of mint, all just starting to get infused with more interesting secondary notes of meat, earth and wet forest floors. The palate was just a touch one-dimensional, but very Bordeaux, with cassis and blueberry fruits laced with a touch of black tea and roasted capsicums, all couched in fine, chewy tannins and a nice cloak of acidity. The finish still had a little bite, coating the backpalate with a layer of tannins and a blush of spice. It will take a bit of time for the palate to develop in the same way the nose is starting to show, but this has the balance and structure to make a good wine. Try again in 5-6 years.
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Decanted and followed over a few hours. Hasn't evolved much since my last bottle in 2013. Plum and mocha profile. I don't get much cab character other than the tannins which are slightly bitter. A bit shy overall, but reasonably aromatic. Moderate coffee finish. A bit generic and lacking depth but nice enough. Seems to be a big step down from the '01.
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8th note since 2010. In 2011 Mme Cuvelier said wait 5 years. Big cassis and oak nose. Big bodied and also plenty of tannins. Dark cherries on the palate with that touch of bitterness. Long finish. It's getting better. Could still improve over the next few years. Superb for the vintage.
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Given to me after having been open for a day. Excellent. Gorgeously perfumed classic medoc nose rich in fruit with lacings of vanilla, but not at all too sweet or overly extracted. A bit lighter on the palate, but still good weight and depth. I drank this and thought I have to get some!
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Super, like always with Leoville Poyferre. Still young with its 12 years, but really nice to drink now. It's rather on the power side, you feel the acid, so I will wait 2 ore more years for the following bottles.
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A blend of 62% cab Sauvignon, 28% merlot, 8% petit Verdot and 2% cab franc. At 12 years of age, this has a bouquet of black and blue berry cassis, tobacco, smoke and herbs. Ripe and sweet dark berries on the entry. Medium high acidity. The mid is complexed and savory, highlighted with herbs, earth, some graphites and chocolate. Texture is velvety with round and elegant flavors supported by slightly firm tannins and a lingering finish.
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Nose of strong tart red fruits like apple and raspberry. It opened beautifully over the course of a few hours, did not decant.
Attack of cherry and soft rounded syrup, heavy, with an initial cedar back pallet that turned into cherry and sour cherry with some cherry pit.
Acidic, with soft barely present tanins, lacked a rigid structure but made up for it in the purity of its red fruits. Late in the evening it had soft notes of fig; but, it remained tart fruit throughout.
Beautiful.
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This wine is hitting on all cylinders right now. Vibrant and explosive in the glass with tons of licorice, currant, lavender, cedar, and a touch of olive tapenade. The finish is electric with a core of pure fruit that won't quit as the finish pushes through the youthful tannin and goes on and on. Just entering its adulthood, this wine is going to be fun to drink between now and 2025. It will be hard for me to keep my hands off it. Decant for 1 hour and enjoy. Impressive wine!
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1/12. Decanted 1/2 an hour. Deep ruby core, narrow pale ruby rim. Nose is aromatic, youthful, with ripe, rich cedary dark fruit, touch of vanilla, hint of moist earth. Medium/full bodied, plush blackcurrant fruit, cedar, ripe and generous but with lovely vibrant acidity, good depth, tannins a touch grainy on the good length finish but overall excellent. Enjoyable now but should improve providing those tannins mellow.
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New year´s eve with some friends: a fine concentrated cassis nose, somehow perfumed, young appearance with almost grainy tannin, very concentrated fruit body, some overripe aromas, red fruit compote, not my favourite Bordeaux- winestyle......., lacking elegance at the moment, entering the savoury drinking window, hopefully getting more balanced by some more years in the cellar, **(*+-?), 88-91?
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7th note since 2010. Consistent with April 2014. Light nose of undergrowth and cedar. Good tannic backbone but some lack of flavour on the palate. Great persistence and aftertaste. In 2011 Anne Cuvelier advised waiting 5 years, and the wine seems to be about to peak. Drink in the next few years.
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Color:dark red Nose: beautiful nose, floral and very perfumed, nose of the night, drank with 6 other Bordeaux Palate: cherry, black currant, will improve with more age, sophisticated, decanted for 3 hours 93+
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Decanted an hour before dinner. Just starting to enter maturity now. Slightly grippy tannins on the mouth. Will leave my other bottle of this for quite a few more years.
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Second Sunday Group: 1975 Bordeaux (Augie's): Violets, plum, incense and black fruit aromas. The palate follows the bouquet. Lengthy finish dominated by dark fruit, spice and oak qualities.
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Starting to hit its maturity window, though I'd prefer it to age 2-3 more years. Decanted for 2 hours. A pretty wine with good structure... More feminine that I was expecting, but delicious none the less. Black fruit, lavinder, touch of licorice with grainy tannins that should smooth out with age. Secondary characteristics starting to come through with tobacco, cedar, and burnt embers.
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This needed two hours in the decanter before it was even approachable...I had a tentative sip after 30 mins and the phenolics were overwhelming. It has a serious claret nose of maraschino, blackberry, leather, graphite and maybe a little smoke. The palate shows pleasing fruit with lifting acidity, a hit of oak and some vanilla on the finish. Tannins are initially robust and crunchy, becoming silkier as they relax their grip over time. This will keep for sure, but with an adequate decant it's drinking okay now.
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Decanted for about 30mins before drinking and this didn't show much for me. May have been a bad bottle since this didn't seem to be anything like previous bottles. Felt very muted and closed, so maybe it was just in a slumbering state.
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Color: dark red Nose: after 2 hours it has a slight green nose but overall a good primary ripe fruit nose Palate: silky tannins, superb balance Rating: 93
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For the vintage this wine is absolutely fantastic. Still has a decade of enjoyment in front of it. Stellar balance. Nose emits charcoal, tar, dark fruits. Took about an hour to start to open.
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Slight decant. Fairly wooden nose. Entry is also wooden with a fairly dark fruit. Nice mid-mouth with the wooden board dominating the finish. Tannins fine. This needs more time and a nice decant. Fine wine but a bit rustic still.
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Really nice medium bodied claret, albeit a little simple overall. I'm not sure it's getting too much better than this, I don't think there's a monster hiding in there.
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Much better on second day - it was pretty tight and primary on day one. Day two the oak blows off (mostly) and reveals a great nose of red fruits, minerals, smoke (bacon fat?), herbs, etc. Lots of tannic power and great acidity which give the wine a decent punch. Its solid but didn't love it here - I really think it needs another five or 10 years and considering the structure, it will be no problem...
From a 375. Deep ruby-purple color with little to no bricking, youthful; nose has excellent intensity with vanilla, black fruit, slight cigar box, possibly slight green bell pepper underneath; palate is full bodied, still moderately firm tannins throughout, at first the acidity and freshness hits, carries the palate through the midpalate and finish, black fruit density more upfront but carries through the end; finish is medium length. Overall an excellent riper hedonistic but still recognizably left bank bordeaux with good complexity, still very young even from half bottle, and fits with Leoville Poyferre's style of high quality but easy drinking (ie: not cerebral, more just enjoyable) and more modern than the other Leovilles (Barton and Las Cases). 90-91+ but don't try another half for 5 years minimum, more likely 10 years would be better. Update: 30 minutes air - Now showing a little bit of minerality on the nose more characteristic of classic St. Julien.
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With a developed color, forest floor, strawberry jam, truffle and cigar box aromas, the wine really serves up a nice, plummy, sweet, soft and round sensation that is ready to start being opened and enjoyed.
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Decanted for 2 hours. Beautiful promising nose of tobacco leaf, saddle leather, cigar box, a bit of eucalyptus and liquorice. On the palate very deep cherry and blueberry. Excellent wine. I would say on the nose a bit better then on the palate. In general I am a fan of the 2004s St Julians and St Estephes, in my book the vintage makes for great drinking and is better then its reputation. In comparison with the 2004 St Pierre I had recently the LP has to take a back seat though. Reflecting on my red wines in 2014 I have to say that the Saint Pierre 04 was my top experience as it was quite an unexpected over achievement. Happy New Year to you all!
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NYE just mucking around the house with VK, PH, JH and Mrs L (Kashi Lodge, Niseko, Japan): I've had plenty of this wine in the past year and it has never disappointed. Fruity and complex, with a dark brooding mineral character and slightly creamy edge, this is a classic LP from a very drinkable vintage that is unfortunately sandwiched between two headline-grabbing Bordeaux years -- hence offering terrific value for us drinkers.
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I have been disappointed with the 2004 Bordeaux but this was pretty tasty. 2004 was supposed to be approachable early but I have yet to be impressed. This was medium garnet and opaque in color. Had a pretty nice floral nose. Lots of mocha, chocolate and tobacco on the palate. A decent offering but lacking in complexity.
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ilee's note below pretty much captures it for me. a nice wine entering its drinking window. this bottle was decanted for about two hours. I'll save my last three bottles for 2017 or thereabouts...
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Delicious black fruit bouquet with notes of tobacco and tar, this wine is still young but very enjoyable. Plush and expressive on the palate, with a respectably long finish, this is definitely one of Chateau LP's better efforts in the last decade.
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Very strange young showing. Bitter and closed with dark masses of tannin hitting the lower palate like a block of granite. After about 3 hours decanting, the texture loosens up and becomes more velvety. The fruit is primarily concentrated, sweet blackberry (so sweet it is almost like candy, like Pixie Stix when drawing air), bitter tea leaves, Asian spices, some blueberry, darker wood spice, tobacco, cassis. Very dry and reserved, with a somewhat hollow mid-palate that yields an unpleasant aftertaste of, again, overly sweet candied blackberry and bitter tannin. I would say this really needs 2-3 years more.
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Not quite ready. Bitter and un-giving on opening but 3 hours air - in glass - and beautiful, concentrated, spicy dark mahogany and cassis nose. Palate, though, reflects the vintage - fresh, hints of blackcurrant fruit, tobacco / woody spice, plenty of tannic bite but a bit disjointed and overly dry / austere. Prefer the 2002. Give it a couple of years. 88 for now.
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breathed in the bottle for 3 hrs and decanted for another 1 hr.
nose of barnyard, tea leave, and mineral.
smooth and long finishing with slight edgy acidity. may need a few more years in bottle.
as compared to the last bottle i drank 2 yrs+ ago, i noticed the significantly diminished aroma, which impressed me a lot when i first tasted the bottle 2 yrs ago.
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Opened this at home with Mrs L after we polished off a 1964 Ch Canon and still felt thirsty... What a difference 40 years makes! Big, black thick and oily is what I registered in the initial few seconds, though after my taste buds readjusted somewhat (and the wine had a chance to catch a breath) the more subtle ash, mineral and crushed leaves notes started to creep in. But still quite big and black; the dark berries very fresh and primary, though the tannins are just beginning to soften ever so slightly. This wine can easily last 20 years I think...
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Tasted @ big Bordeaux tasting in Zurich. Often one my favorites, Léoville Poyferré hit a homerun in this difficult vintage. Amazing aromatics of flowers, dark fruit (cassis/black currant, dark cherries), roasted coffee, toast and some licorice. It's medium-full bodied and dense, with medium-high acidity and medium+ tannin that is very silky. Great length. A very beautiful classic Bordeaux with a lot of freshness and beautiful flavors.
Rich and complex nose infused with black cherry, gravel, cedar. Though not heavy bodied, the wine has weight and presence. Tannins already well integrated, fruit is not overtly ripe but firm. Nice velvety finish. Overall very poised and not a hair out of place. This should improve for another decade easy, but already enjoyable at the end of its first decade.
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Cassisy notes with a wood overlay. A bit of chocolate. Really impressive extract but a bitter tannic note still quite present through the finish. Not there yet. That said, acquired upon release and stored at 47-52 degrees since. Needs a few more years, if not more.
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Drank Christmas eve with a filet roast. Classic bordeaux, great nose of earth and dark fruit followed by a balance of fruit and oak. Really hitting its drinking prime now and for years to come.
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Second d'une verticale de 5 millésimes, ses tannins commencent à peine à se détendre mais ce qui lui manque le plus, c'est du nez. Le moins apprécié de tous, il faut dire qu'il était d'un millésime ingrat.
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Took a couple hours to wake up, but eventually showed coffee and plum on the nose. Polished, restrained palate, with mocha and currants. Moderate finish. A solid if somewhat "boring" bdx. Typical '04 expression with merlot up front, and without the complexity of the more hyped vintages. Could still use some time.
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Dark wine with moderate opacity. Really lovely cassis/cherry nose with something a bit waxy in there too, a bit of spice, some smoke. Great mouthfeel- super rich, low acidity, a bit of tannin, and great concentration, especially for the vintage. Nothing green or under-ripe about this. It finishes really well, no bite, no hard edges. I'm very pleased with this wine, it's a really pleasure to drink and is the type that would be appreciated by winos and non-winos alike.
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There is a nice softness and polish to the tannins, giving the wine a supple texture to the smoky, black cherries, earth and licorice filled personality. The wine is young, fresh and while still primary, fun to drink as it approaches its 10th birthday.
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Good fruit on th nose, oak integrated now. Good ripeness here; smooth palate, lovely flavour this is good enough to enjoy now. Tannic bite on the finish. Earthy mineral finish. Very good.
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Colour is showing its age a little, turning into a nice garnet at the rim. Sweet fruit, liquorice, cedar and mushrooms on the nose, quite impressive. Good grip, freshness, cherries and red berries on the palate, nicely balanced. As it has been mentioned before, really quite austere with very robust and drying tannins towards the medium+ finish, from 2018+?
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Medium to full bodied, deep ruby/purple colour, strong sweet vanilla nose, the palate is very refreshing with blackberries, bilberries, vanilla and hints of leather, good acidity. Overall very good except a bit too tannic towards the finish.
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The wine looks Inky colored. It has Blackberry, Black currant (cassis), Red Currant, and Dust on the nose. The palate show good black fruit with integrated tannins. The body is Full. The wine has Silky texture. The wine finishes Long. Decanted for 2 hours prior to consumption. This is in a very good place at the moment with decanting.
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tried tis bttl multilple times.a bttl tat is well drinking nw.veri nice secondray notes with gd support of black fruits.take note 1 ting.try nt decant more than 3 hrs.wen the fruits start to fade,its goin to b a disaster
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RockinCab's descriptors virtually mirror my own. An excellent wine that really had a proper chance to shine given its 3 hours in a decanter. An Ivy league education at a State School price. Very nice and much to its credit, each successive pour was more enjoyable than the last one. These 'off vintage' or 'between vintage' wines can really be quite stunning. Certainly in the 'very good' realm now, but better things are surely ahead for this one.
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Nose: blackberry, blueberry, vanilla, cedar and some slight floral notes. Very young, perfumed nose. Palate: leads with blueberry pie, blackberry and plum. Med bodied but dense, with a lot of un integrated oak. Long on the palate with embers and grilled herbs coming through. Finish: berry driven finish that is a bit one dimensional. Inky with some florals.
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try tis bttl again.tis time 1 hr decanting..a gd blend with primary fruits n secondary notes with nice nose.wat i dislike is finishing is slightly a bit dry.it seems to me it nd more longer time to stay in the decanter.though tis time it taste so much different frm wat i hve tasted few mths ago which i like,but overall it is stil a nice bttl tat u wil njoy.
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Decanted for 8 hours. Blueberry chocolate cappuccino! No, this is very good. Exceptionally good in fact, but not going to settle down soon, just like me when I was that age, ahhh.... Rough and fun, black fruit, herbs/spice (whatever the hell they are), and cigarettes mmm. Fun.
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Decanted for 4 hours. Stunning nose of tobacco leaves, game sauce, wild berries and liquorice. Velvety taste, like silk with a long lasting taste and strong aftertaste. Simply stunning and still a few years left to develop further.
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Nose was rather closed when first opened.. developed into some lightly dark chocolate, strawberries and caramel by the 1.5 hour mark. Coke and cinnamon tints also.. nice burgundy colour all the way to the rims and a deep velvet throughout. Flavours were a bit closed though. brick, plums and dark cherries with an extremely short finish... a bit too young right now, could be a 91/92 in a few years time perhaps?
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Maroon color. Medium body. The flavors are typical Medoc and simply delightful, with graphite, dust, leather, black fruit. Needs at least three hours decant for the initially harsh tannins to smooth; after four it really begins to sing. The wine is well balanced with a classic style and nice structure. Excellent; it should continue to improve for many years.
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Judgment of Singapore: Part 2 - Riesling and Cabernet (Ubin Seafood, Sin Ming Indistrial Estate): This was a very good start to the fight of reds. While still far too young to drink, it was certainly better than when I last tried it a few years ago, and is on track to develop into a really nice wine. It had a really alluring nose, with lovely, fruity gobs of blackberries and cassis and plums kissed by smoky tobacco and toasty earthy notes with a little drift of violet flowers at the sides. All those fruit aromas along with some sweet oak notes at the side led me think that this may have been a new world wine. The palate did little to dispell that impression on first blush. Hedonistically rich and ripe (especially for a 2004), it had a wonderfully pure expression of blueberries, cassis and black cherries at the forefront, lined with really fine, ever-so-slightly powdery tannins and some lovely fresh acidity. It was really the balance and purity to the wine and the finesse on its structure that pulled most our guesses back to Bordeaux in spite of all that pirmary fruit. Very delicious stuff, with a strong finish too, brightening up as it pulled away into a fresh display of dark cherries and cassis lined with a little hint of spice and twist orange peel. A very nice which should only improve in time. This should be lovely in a decade or so. The group's #3 out of 10 Cabernet blends.
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Very impressive for the vintage. Not as elegant as Barton or as powerfull as Las Cases, but certainly perfectly balanced. Strong touch of oak and vanilla. Maybe hold for 2 years. I really liked it.
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Woody fruit nose. Smooth light mouth with a woody core of spice and cedar. Quite tannic with a finish a bit like sawdust. There is a lot going on underneath this but it is a bit harsh and lacking elegance at this stage.
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Young. There's clearly a really good wine here but currently it's dominated by primary aromas of dill and vanilla from the oak. Well structured - lots of dense but supple tannin, ample fruit to balance. Will be excellent in time but currently this feels like another example of why it's a waste to drink classed growth Bordeaux before its 10th birthday.
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nice wine... elegant, balanced, merlot showing, silky tannins... just entering its drinking window... will improve over the next few years but can drink now... i wish Leoville Poyferre still cost $40 because this is excellent.
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Decanted a couple hours prior. Interesting to know the blend here as it seems to be showing off its merlot component. Nose of blackberry, with licorice and cedar spice. Lush fleshy palate with plum and currants, touch of spice, seemingly low acidity. Fine tannic finish with subtle oak notes, toasty, with darker fruit. Still quite tannic, slightly bitter, and a little coarse. A very nice bdx in what appears to be the style of '04--lush ripe fruit but lacking a little depth or complexity. Still, a very nice bdx that will please the bdx drinker and continue to improve over the next 5-10yrs.
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Popped and decanted for 4 hours. Dark bluish purple color with a nose of earth, tobacco,leather and currant. Initial alcohol but eventually resolving into favors of black cherry and currant. Nicely balanced and went well with short ribs. Needs lots more time
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Comparing this side by side to the 2001 vintage, the 2004 has probably a bit more structure and backbone to age gracefully long yet being accessible enough for a good taster now. Tannins are more precise here and the body is rounder and fruitier. Yet again dark fruit and spice on the nose. Hold on to this one.
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This wine was like ink to the red rim. Nose was beautifully loaded with dark soft and sweet fruits. In the mouth it was silky and pure. The best young Bordeaux I have had in a very long time!
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Almost darkblue. Dark fruit, with depth. Young, sweet fruit and concentration on the nose. A very serious impression. On the palate, sweet liqouirice, some alcohol to be noticed. Feels like the grapes have had ideal maturity, still very elegant. A word I personally rarely use with wine actually sprung to mind - sexy!
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Dark ruby red with a fresh and fruity blackcurrant filled nose. Substantial and spicy with grippy tannins. Still youthful and dense with lovely weight and depth of fruit.
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Alcohol :: 13.5% From half. Bright deep ruby core with purplish hue. Pop and poured. Tight, austere nose and palate but with excellent focus and transparency, fine-grained tannin, oak infused flavor on the palate with very fine texture, austere finish. 2hrs later, the wine started to unfold itself with more focus, expressive aromas of blackberry fruits, pencil leads, capsicum, coffee, floral and chalky mineral. Bright flavors on the rich, complex palate with great balance of ripe blackberry fruits, earth, spices, coffee and very fine, lively acidity, most importantly, not being sweet and heavy. The freshness and vibrancy really strike me. Mid level of tannin and oak remained un-evolved, but this is nicely cover by the fruits and acid spine. Fine, detail medium length juicy finish with coffee, mineral aftertaste. A classic St-Julien that keep me asked for more. Buy - Yes.
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What is with the colour - are they using Mega Purple? The wine did nothing for me. Perfectly fine with some St-J typicity, but muted, and somewhat anonymous.
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From half-bottle. Really tight right now and not showing much of anything. Firm tannins, quite a bit of oak. A strange showing for this wine. I won't touch another for at least ten years, but I think it's a crap shoot whether this will develop positively.
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Seems a touch closed down from when I had it over the summer. But, I just pulled open the cork so we will see where it goes. A touch stiff across the palate but the fruit, tannin and acidity are all in balance and together.
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Drank from a 375. Decanted for about 2 hours. One dimensional out of the decanter. Opens up to show a bit more character and depth. Not an "over driven" example and consistent with the vintage. Perfectly good wine given time.
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Popped and poured; ate with Chinese food. Initially closed, more wood than expected. Strong blackberry, some cedar, nice acid. Opened up over the course of an hour and by the end was really opening up with richer fruit, tannins died down, good length. Unfortunately half a glass left by that point. Probably should sit on it another year or two.
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This is a very good wine made in classic style with black currant, cedar shavings; the green pepper has faded into the background. Elegant, in the sense that it is lean, but still no magic. We had this with some grilled steaks and the wine was overwhelmed by the smoky meat. On its own though, this was drinking much better now.
note: Had it opened for a few hours before serving, but served the wine below room temperature.
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Tasted three nights in a row off of three different fresh bottles.
This is well made wine. Broader than its two cousins, without the amazing drama of Las Cases in 2004, nor the iron of Barton in 2004. Shows its oak more, shows its fruit more, bigger; if you will. Doesn't have quite the same "breed" as its two cousins. But you already knew that.
All that being said, still fantastic claret. Drinking well now, I would imagine it will drink gracefully for 10 more years as well. Much more harmonious and knit together than the 2005. Drink this first in other words.
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Graphite and sour dark berries on the nose. Has a nice austerity with a hint of medicinal cherry. Overtime, the nose became more lush. Great clarity of flavors on the palate. Tannins have good grip, but well balanced. Gravelly blackberry and stony notes. Long finish of dusty fruit.
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Not quite there yet, but very impressive fruit quality integrated with wood. On the red fruit side with that step up in clarity of fruit. Finishes quite long but not with strength/real palate impact at this point. May go up a point or two from here, but not headed for greatness. That said, will never have a problem drinking a bottle of this.
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Expressive nose with some signs of development. After 6 hrs in the decanter a clear cassis component with restrained oak and some light cedary spice. Delicious on the palate, great fruit, a waft of tobacco, lovely balance but still dominant tannins. Like a slightly unkempt teenager - indications of it's adult form combined with a few remnants of the child.
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gorgeous deep purple on the eyes, this was decanted for 3hrs and consumed over an additional 3hrs, the nose was at its best several hours ago when it gave off smoky dark fruits/now it is readily showing etoh although there is little to be tasted, very tight until opening up after 5 hrs- casis/tobacco/smoke/cedar/earth/touch of dill, finish was long emphasizing the wood and herbs with little fruit.
Let this one rest...
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(Wine tasting at Sogo Dept Store, Yokohama) One of the more promising 2004 Bordeaux wines I've enjoyed so far. Well balanced wine with very nice oak. It is still not quite ready to wake up (I prefer mature wines) but can absolutely be enjoyed by the ones who prefer their wines early.
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smell of floral and berries. medium body. the taste is quite balanced but a bit too much tannin. smooth acid. this seems to be quite young. should wait for for 2-3 years.
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Had over 3 days. On the first day it was next the the 2004 VC Certan which was sadly corked to high heaven. The nose was very nice. Spicy, sappy and leathery. With time there was more brambly along with an iron quality. The dark flavors worked great with the lightish mouthfeel and abundant acidity. Built for food. High acid and medium tannin. It is a bit animal. On the 3rd day it was a bit sour and slightly sherried.
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My faith in claret is renewed with this wine!....just 2 days after the frankly awful 1999 Leoville Las Cases, this has proved that there are better and cheaper wines around. I accept that 1999 is not a great vintage but I expected much more from a £60 wine. This Poyferre was only £30 and despite still way too young offers much more drinking pleasure. The colour is showing no age at all and is still bright red out to the edge. Lovely nose of deep blackcurrant, hedge-row and varnish!...on the palate it is full and ripe with deep blackcurrant, juicy dark fruit and with a hint of cream. The tannins are not particulalry heavy. Mouth-feel is great and finish long. Very pleasurable now but very young so I will leave my next 2 bottles for another 5 years at least.
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Wonderfully rich, smooth and polished, with chocolaty currant, spring Floral, plum, and hints of creosote, it's tightly wound yet plush elegant, and concentrated. Best from 2010-2016)- JD93
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can't rate this since it appears completely closed down, with little primary bouquet, and still it has that stern disciplined balance which promises something good; hints of capsicum, graphite and meat
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This wine has closed up somewhat compared to my last visit last year. Ripe dark fruits, mocha, some leather and spice made this quite a delicious treat despite the somewhat harsh tannins. Probably hinting to be left alone for a few more years.
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Leoville Poyferre masterclass with Didier Cuvelier (St Regis, Singapore): A good wine, intellectual, serious and interesting, but perhaps at a slightly awkward place in its evolution. Lovely nose, with fresh cassis and a hint of capsicum notes, followed by earthier tones of mushroom and leather with some treacle and toffee oak notes. I thought I detected little whiffs of alcohol here and there. The palate had quite a bit of structure, so it seemed a little more tightly put together than the plush 2006. This had clean acidity and firm tannins lending their weight to a solid backbone, with flavours of cassis, a touch of leather and some bittersweet herbs making up the rest of the wine. I got notes of bitter roots, a touch of prunes and more toffee moving into the finish. There is quite a bit of complexity waiting to be revealed in future, but it is a little tough right now. I did find it more interesting than when I tried it last year though. While I am not sure this will ever be a great wine, I think it will be at least a very good one given another 5 years or so.
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Thematic tasting of Bordeaux 2004 (Crystal Wines): Cod liver oil poured over fumey notes of dark plums. Very neutral wine that is neither good nor bad. It doesn't incite any feelings whatsoever although it is neither dull nor badly made. Its just uncontroversial, nonchalent but respectable. Maybe its shut down now? I am at a loss for words. This is that guy in the class that doesn't look average but he is just not noticed. Nobody minds having him around though. I call this a 81+???. I really think this has shut down a lot from the last tasting I had.
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Pop and poured. Bold initial attack. Strong terroir, earthy and bold. Highly recommend pairing with food (cheese or meat). Paired pork. The pork fat and wine tannins just melted and blended into one savory taste. very smooth, very yummy, very decadent. Picture having chocolate mousse cake and washing it down w/ a glass of milk.
wine by itself - 88 wine w/ food pairing - 93
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Quite open. Spice and cassis. Classic St Julien. Delicious fruit - lovely balance. Tannins are there but integrating beautifully. A nice vein of minerality too. Very young - needs plenty of time.
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Almost opaque purple in the glass. Reticent nose of cassis, leather, and pencil shavings. Cassis more pronounced on the palate with a little bit of oak also. Full-bodied with dusty tannins. Strong acidity. Medium length finish.
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Drank this with Willie at the Bordeaux booth at Wine for Asia 2008 at Suntec City. A much forward and under-rated vintage. Was feeling very happy towards the end of the tasting. Typical classy poyferre style. Thinking love it love it love it..
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Wine For Asia 2008 (Suntec City Singapore): Perfumed dark flowers with layered aromas of greeness, mocha and berryfruits. Bright fruits framed by good acidity and tannins with some sweetness. Medium finish. Good!
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WFA Bordeaux 2004 tasting by the Wine Review; 10/16/2008-10/17/2008 (Suntec City, Singapore): I thought this was one of the best wines of the tasting and an affirmation of the growing improvements over the last decade or so. It certainly showed that Poyferre can make good wines in more classic vintages after the stupendous 2003. Slightly darker colour than the other left bank wines. Nose was warm, earthy and meaty, with some spiced cloves and lurking dark fruit. Very complex, very St Julien. Real bright acid on the palate, with a little sprinkling of pepper and pure blackcurrant fruit. Just a little green but very nicely balanced indeed. It finish with a sparkling freshness and some length.The only issue I have with the wine is that it should seem complete, but is somehow lacking something. TK who tasted it with me said that it ticked all the boxes but lacked a little oomph. I think that was just about on the spot. Still, a very well-made wine that deserves cellaring.
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Decanted for about an hour. I find this a bit young, nose of tobacco, black fruits and smoky oaks. The medium bodied taste of this wine, smoky oak with loads of black fruits. The tannin is melting with a medium finished as well. The wine should not be pop for at least abt 3-5 years....nice wine if anyone got this during ep. Eventhough it's good but still cannot match the great 03.
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2004 - The Last Affordable Vintage? (Sweets and Savories. Fullerton near Ashland. Chicago. IL): Sight: Dark deep red, medium viscosity, clarified wine Nose: Brighter on fruit than other 2004 Bordeaux's tasted this evening good amounts of dark red and black fruits - both of the berry and bush variety; lots of florals - especially nice white florals is what stood out to me. Taste: Oak with grippy tannins; Red Fruits really present; Some hints of chocolate; slightly hollow on the mid palate. Overall - plenty of acid still lingers - however, one can tell it will be great in time 91 points was my initial assessment. Revisit: After sitting in glass for about 20 minutes, it became intensely perfumed and seemed to have smoothed out significantly.... 92-93 points was my impression.
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taste: much more smooth on the palate with rich cedar tones, cherries, blackberries, and black currants
overall: VA problems on teh nose? I had a feeling this was an off bottle to begin with, and when revealed, I just knew that this wasn't how a Leoville Poyferre should taste or act. The nose and palate were two completely different beasts, but a few of us came to the conclusion that this had to be a bad bottle as it was just bizzare, and not in a good way
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Popped and poured. The nose started out showing waves of vanilla. Over a few hours it mingled well with dark fruits and became more integrated, infused with currant, earth and a hint of leather. Medium weight, sweet ripe fruit with good mid palate texture, full finish aided by hearty tannins. Pleasant surprise. 92
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This was my favorite wine at the 04 UGC tasting, and not inclined to change my view. Black fruit cassisy with vanilla new wood notes, but all in a closed package with plenty of acid/tannin present. Really impressive extract and refinement/purity. Needs five plus more years, and perhaps more. My thought is that this is a Leoville Poyferre that will show much better than expected in a vertical down the road.
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Inky ruby colour. Elegant, black currant, lead pencil, bread, and toasted nut nose. Focused and precise palate with smoky currant flavours; long, gripping finish. 4.5/5
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Last tasted in January '07. Was hoping for another glimpse of sweet red, vibrant fruit, not this dark, closed, severe wine. Oak/coffee component is dominant. Midpalate is disjointed. Finishes with drying tannin. Still not pleasurable after 2 hours in the decanter. My enthusiasm is not dampened, however. It will be a good one. Give it either a loooong decant or fuggedaboutit for another 3 yrs. [I'm leaning towards the latter.]
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Brought to an 04' Brdx tasting. Opened 48 hrs prior to tasting. Good nose showing some fruit along with a strong mid-palte through the finish. Strong tannic backbone evident. This has the stuffing to evolve into a really solid wine with time and pick up a few points. Wouldn't hesitate to buy more.
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Drank this again last night. I think I like the 2002 a notch better. This wine is very pure and well made, not as restrained as the '02, and somewhat more modernly styled. The 2002 has more personality, though, in my opinion. Nonetheless, they are both satisfying wines meriting scores on my scale in the 90-91 point range. Rating: 90 points.
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Very nice sweet toasty oak Bordeaux nose. Suave taste, shows a lot of class with burnt oak tannins, a sweet kernel in the middle, soft fruit, and a long tannic, somewhat acidic and hot finish. Has a nice brightness and some secondary herbs. The fruit here is denser than some of the less successful 2004's I've had recently, but it shares the angular and somewhat flat feel I've found to be the drawback of most 2004's. There are elements of both 1996 and 1994 in this wine. Overall quite good if not outstanding with a promising future. B/B+
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One of the hallmarks of Leoville Poyferre from a quality vintage is that it builds and evolves with each glass, new layers of flavor and complexity emerging with each taste. Thus the case with the Leoville Poyferre from vintage 2004. This wine will be a beauty in about 2020. It is less severe than the 2002-- I'm not necessarily saying that's a better thing, just different. Both vintages will provide enjoyment for the next two decades, in somewhat different styles. This wine is less dominated by its tannins than the rapturously mouth-puckering 2002. This '04 has some 1996 in it as well, with raspberries and black currant coating the palate... although, likewise, not as big and brooding as the hibernating 1996. A pleasant green note raced across the tounge of this '04, just to add a little pizazz, like a whispy poltergeist briefly sensed in the midsummer air from the corner of your eye, before taking hiding in some unknown corner of your mouth. Again, that's what good Leoville Poyferre does; it is a complex, intellectual St. Julien. I paid the exact same price for this wine-- $43.00-- as I did the other day for the 2003 Joseph Phelps cab. What a joke. In the end, as Rick said in his recent note, one gets the sense that this wine is not showing everything it will eventually offer (true about most young Bordeaux, of course). This is a clean, well-made wine. It is hard to find any flaws. It has nice depth, will age well. Perhaps just a slight vegetal hint, but for me that's not necessarily such a bad thing, if anything it adds personality to this otherwise pretty classic wine. The somewhat restrained nose opened up nicely by evening's end. In the final sips this reminded me more and more of the 1996 Leoville Poyferre, taking on an earthy character with lots of black fruit. I've had about ten vintages of Leoville Poyferre dating back to 1982, and the one vintage I found myself comparing this to with each sip was the '96. This will be a deceptively long-lived wine-- kind of like the 1996? In the end I was left wondering a little about that vegetal streak. I'm not sure which I like better, the 2002 or the 2004. I'll have to taste them side-by-side. I'm wondering if I didn't have a somewhat similar experience with this wine as Richard did with his Durfort Vivens, where the '04 came across perhaps stronger at the outset, but then the appeal of the he 2002 vintage came through in the end.... Anyway, this 2004 is an interesting wine, seems like some interesting things going on here. I need to try it again. For now, I'll rate it 91 points, but it may be better than that. Rating: 91 points.
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Dark ruby. Smoky, spicy nose, with some forest floor, coal, and red fruit jam. Soft, mild palate, with nicely sweet berries, some rum-like overtones, first-phase roastedness, and some chocolate. Well-integrated tannins, medium structure, lower concentration and less depth than 2003, a little short, but very nice and accessible for a young Poyferre. Good potential. Ordered a case within 2 days of the tasting.
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4/27/2024 - johnellis@hey.com Likes this wine: 93 Points
Classic bell pepper and green fruit
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4/15/2024 - Paul D wrote: 90 Points
Jonathan’s 2004 Bordeaux (Hawksmoor, Guildhall, London): 5/12, double decanted about 1 hour before consuming. Immediately open and appealing on the nose with rich, ripe blackcurrant fruit, spice, vanilla notes, touch of mocha. Medium/full bodied, rich and ripe with soft tannins, lashings of blackcurrant fruit, vanilla, fresh acids, good length slightly firm finish. Excellent though and still quite youthful.
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4/15/2024 - oenanthe Likes this wine: 91 Points
Bordeaux 2004 20 years on Part 2 (Hawksmoor Guildhall): A little bit of high-toned polish on this one, it comes across as quite youthful. Just as the last bottle I tasted it March it's rich and round without ever straying from the brief, with sweet red fruit notes mixing with cool deep cassis. This latter tends to take over with time in glass, probably as it should. Nice wine in a good spot, I'd be pleased to have this in the cellar as it should go on for a while.
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4/15/2024 - Vinumming & Ahhing Likes this wine: 90 Points
Jonathan's 2004 Bordeaux Check In (Hawksmoor Guildhall, London, UK): Initially a little high toned. Remains modern but develops interest; there is a beef pho savouriness / meatiness with some delightful hints of lemongrass. With air some hints of cranberry tartness / sweetness and some very agreeable smokiness. Decent; just not at quite the level of the other wines sampled alongside this.
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4/11/2024 - jsander wrote: 87 Points
It was OK but nothing stood out is amazing. Not sure if it’s going through a dumb phase or it’s just on the decline.
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3/25/2024 - Jamieson12o Likes this wine: 93 Points
2004 Bordeaux at Blacklock, City, with NLWTS (Blacklock, City): In a very good place; more developed than the ‘04 Leoville Barton drunk alongside - plenty of leather and forest floor; quite funky. All kept very strictly on the straight and narrow by some relatively prominent tannins and acidity that are quite prominent. Really vivacious; no hurry to drink up!
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3/25/2024 - oenanthe Likes this wine: 91 Points
Bordeaux 2004 20 years on Part 1 (Blacklock City): Instantly in your face, night and day vs the St Estephe flight. Fully on the dark cassis spectrum, there are olive notes, meat, fat. It is richer, rounder, altogether more giving and pleasing, but can’t quite keep up with the Barton for classicism allied with sensual enjoyment.
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3/25/2024 - NickA Likes this wine: 94 Points
Jonathan's 2004 horizontal (Blacklock City): Like its flight-mate, this is in a great place, and a particularly good 2004. Soft, rounded nose, with savoury notes and tobacco. Darker on the palate than the Barton, with cocoa and espresso as well as dark blue fruit, but with good acidity too, which (along with the attractive powdery tannins) made this excellent with the lamb. Really enjoyable even if it lacks the complexity and definition of a truly great wine. My #2 tonight, and the group's #3.
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3/24/2024 - Rugan wrote: 92 Points
Nice for a 2004. Balanced and well structured. Smooth tannins and integrated fruit. at its prime I would say. Medium length.
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3/23/2024 - Papies wrote: 92 Points
We have had this a good few times over the last 8 years and definitely continues to improve. The modern style of it in a way vs a St Julien coupled with the juicy fruit of the appellation helps in a vintage like 2004 and now that is full on into its secondary form is every so classical and classy and just delivers. Very pretty 92+
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2/24/2024 - Cailles wrote: 92 Points
Bordeaux 2004 - 20 Years On - 33 Reds: All wines tasted blind, not decanted. Observations: 1) 2004 is a mediocre vintage overall, with many pleasant wines, but without the depth of better years. 2) At the top, the vintage produced some classic, old-school wines with lots of freshness and fresh fruit. 3) At the lower end, many wines lacked fruit and ripe tannins, resulting in some astringent and slightly drying wines. 4) An alarming number of Right Bank wines (5 out of 16, no Left Bank wine) were oxidized, including some heavyweights like Petrus, Evangile or Figeac. An unacceptably high proportion of faulty wines. 5) I’m not sure that the 2004 are currently in a good phase, many of my scores were lower than in previous tastings. The question is if it’s just a weaker phase or the beginning of the end. 6) At the top and the only wine >95pts was a layered Le Pin (rated 96pts), with a charming Vieux Chateau Certan, a surprising Issan and Clos l'Eglise, as well as an elegant Lafite sharing second place (all rated 94pts).
TN: Medium expressive nose, dark berries, blue berries, ripe but not too ripe. Some fresh herbs. Quite a good nose. On the palate beautiful red berries, some blue fruit, some minerality. Medium complex, good precision. The structure is round with fine tannins, good acidity. This is quite classy and complete. Poyferre is always the most seductive and ripe wine among its St. Julien peers and that works well in this vintage.
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2/16/2024 - Simba-wine Likes this wine: 96 Points
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Wine 10
Clearly the cool vintage in the flight. Super elegant and fully on apex. Unfortunately have only 1 bottle remaining of this overachiever in 2004!
Multiple detailed tasting notes already exist from me and are spot on.
Now - 2032
96p
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12/24/2023 - Léognan Likes this wine: 94 Points
Château Léoville-Poyferré Saint-Julien GCC (13.5% ABV)
62% CS / 28% M / 8% PV / 2% CF
Very much in agreement with the two notes by Chrysostomus in April 2023. The wine from a rather average intermediate year between heat year (2003) and peak year (2005) still seems very young with its clearly noticeable tannins, even after 19 years! It's a power wine, but clearly recognizable as Saint-Julien, with beautiful fruity notes of red and black currants, dark tobacco leaves, graphite and some griotte traces in the long aftertaste. Definitely much better than Ducru-Beaucaillou 2000 tasted one year ago. 94-95
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8/20/2023 - grossie Likes this wine: 90 Points
A bit smoky with great cedar. The fruit suffers a bit from the mediocre vintage but it is a high class wine. No regrets drinking now, or within 5 years.
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7/19/2023 - aagrawal wrote: 90 Points
From 375mL. Medium ruby, age appropriate bricking; integrated black fruit; palate is medium-full bodied, medium-plus alcohol, integrated fruits, transitioned away from primary but not yet a lot of secondary complexity, some persistence through the midpalate; medium-minus finish. A decent Bordeaux, nothing too special, but drinking well now. 90
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7/14/2023 - vinhonotte Likes this wine: 93 Points
2004 Horizontal Dinner (Tunglok Peking Duck Novena): Deep inky ruby core, and some browning edges. Aromas of fresh cut grass, blackberry, plum, cloves, pepper, and somewhat meaty. Bright acids and some tannic bite, and the blackberry fruits seem to have a slight candied character, and within that emerges some rose petals, then fresh green leaves, then bites of peppercorn. Lengthy, and having the floral and fruit notes come back in waves. Nice!
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6/23/2023 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
Very dark red color, 2mm clear edge. Drank a glass plus over 2.5 hours. Cedarbox, earth, high toned lead pencil shavings, potpourri, cassis, minerals and grainy tannins. Improving through the evening. 91+ to 92pts.
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6/11/2023 - JohnLI Likes this wine: 94 Points
Deep red in colour. Great harmonious nose of sweet blackberries and cigar box. Medium length and sof tannins. Compared to 18 months ago, a much more enjoyable wine and may improve further. Think I got it wrong. Went well with barbecued meat. Glad I’ve got a few bottles left.
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5/8/2023 - EricU Likes this wine: 93 Points
Very good. Cassis, fine tannins, mint. Balanced, subtle. Improved after 1-2 hrs of air.
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4/24/2023 - Chrysostomus Likes this wine: 93 Points
Once again very nice effort for a 2004 Bdx. Very young, fruit driven. Tannins pronounced, but not disturbing. Very good example, that 2004 is not that bad...
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4/15/2023 - grossie Likes this wine: 92 Points
Really nice. Good structure, strong fruit. Drink now or within 10 years or so.
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4/13/2023 - Chrysostomus Likes this wine: 94 Points
Dark ruby color. Fresh dark fruit, cigar, wood. In a perfect shape - beautiful wine at the beginning of its drinking window. Give it some air , but also nice at PnP. 94-95
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3/22/2023 - aagrawal wrote: 90 Points
From 375mL. Decanted off a small amount of well settled sediment. Medium ruby, age-appropriate bricking; aromatic, blackcurrant, blackberry, some forest floor, capsicum; palate is full bodied, elegant medium acidity throughout, medium alcohol, mature fruit married to early hints of tertiary complexity; medium length finish. Overall a solid bordeaux at early maturity, nice balance but lacking a bit of next level complexity and depth. Probably the right time to start drinking through these over the next 5-8 years. 90
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3/5/2023 - danckie Likes this wine: 93 Points
Fully agree with the previous tasting note. Wine of the night during our tasting. Still young. Good weight, peppery note, beautiful acidity which gives the wine great balance. No rush but highly enjoyable now. I’m gonna try and get some more bottles
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2/28/2023 - Chrysostomus Likes this wine: 93 Points
I think this vintage is underestimated. This one had deep red opaque color, no signs of ageing here. The same on the nose and on the palate. Very fresh, refined wine with pepper (my wife also found star anise), floral notes, fleshy dark berries. Very fine tannins that are still very pronounced and a little bit drying at the end. I think it could get even better if the tannins melt and integrate more over the following years. Still has a long life ahead...93+ pts
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2/24/2023 - Vancouver wrote: 92 Points
Still opaque at age 18 or so. Deep ruby and just a touch of lightening at the rim.
Text book St Julien on the nose- black fruit (cassis), lead pencil, vanilla , baling spice and maybe a hint of chocolate coated cherry. Fully mature , but no signs of fading.
Medium bodied with plenty of structure. Definitely more "austere" than in a warmer vintage, but still fresh and delicious. The finish is medium plus.
In summary a great example of food friendly Bordeaux and a reminder not to sleep on so called off vintages. Drink now, but this stuff will last forever in a cold cellar....
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2/20/2023 - Biggsy wrote: 91 Points
Lots of blackcurrant on the nose. The fruit aromas are ripe with a touch of cedar. The palate is textured and fresh with very fine dry tannins. A flavour of Blackcurrant jelly sweets and a slight creamy note on the finish.
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11/13/2022 - Dave64 wrote:
Musty, dull, lifeless!!
Obviously corked
What a waste!!!
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9/16/2022 - Papies wrote: 91 Points
A year and a half since we had this last ( Papies 90-91) and this remains a very much on the fruit and rich, almost dark and brooding wine that requires more time. Not austere though as this after all is a St Julien and will even offset the 2004 dryness with its home turf advantage of the juicy St Julien style but still for our liking we would like it with a bit more evolution that hopefully cellaring will deliver. 90-91 once again
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8/1/2022 - Enfantterrible wrote: 92 Points
Such a great QPR. Very underrated vintage
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6/13/2022 - henryd1 wrote: 88 Points
Disappointing for the Chateau. A pretty ordinary Bordeaux.
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6/11/2022 - VinhoVerde Likes this wine: 88 Points
Spicy oak and cassis aromatics. Soft, round, and ready to drink. While a very good wine , I was expecting a little more complexity.
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5/31/2022 - NickA Likes this wine: 94 Points
Really excellent - you could tell as soon as it was decanted, and the bouquet could be detected from metres away. Still very dark in colour, but nicely mature in all other respects, with pencils, dark fruit, sage and gamey notes on the nose, followed by cassis, graphite and fine cocoa-y tannins. Ample acidity, an inky, chocolatey finish and enough stuffing to stand up to some boerewoers.
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4/17/2022 - SadEdjo Likes this wine: 92 Points
WOTN; Dark ruby colour, dark cassis, plush well integrated tannins; long finish; Plenty of life left
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4/2/2022 - spisakc wrote: 94 Points
Perfectly balanced. Notes of leather and plum. Really great fruit still vibrant. Really can't imagine this getting any better so drink it now. Soft ripe tannins and low acidity.
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12/31/2021 - JohnLI Likes this wine: 91 Points
Halfway through a case. Dark red colour. Dark fruits. Some complexity with softening tannins. Flavours persist for a little while. An enjoyable wine. I’m not sure if this will improve anymore with age. I hope I’m wrong and will try again in a year. I think it should last a few more years.
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12/23/2021 - Sean Tay wrote: 92 Points
Medium+ nose intensity with notes of green bell pepper, mint, toast, black currant. Medium+ acidity and medium tannin. Probably at its peak. Decant it to round the tannin.
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11/27/2021 - CHarder Likes this wine: 92 Points
This is excellent classic Claret to me. Not massively complex but for sure delivers real drinking pleasure. Close to peak and will last for 10yrs
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10/30/2021 - Vancouver Likes this wine: 91 Points
Medium ruby in appearance. Still opaque at age 17 or so with no visible lightening.
Evolved nose of black fruit, cassis, vanilla and some tobacco elements. Medium intensity on the nose which is all finesse and elegance.
Medium bodied with plenty of structure and acidity. On the palate this feels like a wine at age 7 or 8, not 17.... Medium plus and delicious finish.
This is by no means a blockbuster, but is an excellent example of a "classic" St Julien from a so called "off " vintage. Drink now , but this will last forever if stored properly.
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9/4/2021 - Rani Likes this wine: 92 Points
Tasted blind. Obviously young. Purple, dark berries, soft tannins. Omnipresent Cabernet Sauvignon presence. Quite monolithic now, somewhat modern and will improve with a few more years, though it is approachable now.
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8/27/2021 - Philipp Biermann Likes this wine: 90 Points
Sehr dunkles rot, die Ränder eher blass als bräunlich; kaum Alterungsspuren. Der erste Eindruck in der Nase ist säurebetont und kräftig; schwarze Johannisbeere, man schmeckt den CS. Auch eine Spur Zwetschenwasser, Thymian und rohes Rindfleisch, sehr männlich herb. Auch am Gaumen eher alkoholisch als süßlich, mittlerer Abgang. Heute für mich ehrliche 90 Punkte.
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8/19/2021 - Marcel NZ wrote: 92 Points
Dark red with no browning, cassis bouquet , ripe rich fruit but tannic backbone suggests further softening ahead - try again in a year or 2
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7/31/2021 - VindependenceDay Likes this wine: 91 Points
Poured out a big fat glass about 4 hours before planned steak dinner. Immediate impressions - red fruit and herbal nose, tart and tannins predominate. Thin in the mouth. 88pts for now. Will return in a few hours….
Ok, day 3 after first coravin tap. Pulled cork and poured out remaining wine. Much improved! 88pts to 91pts. Actually kind of fun to drink now. Much filled out. Nose did not get much bigger; still mostly just red fruit which isn’t bad but one dimensional. It’s picked up more body and smoothness.
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7/19/2021 - Philip Yang wrote: 89 Points
Disappointing from this house, for I have tasted much better ones from them.
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7/15/2021 - aagrawal wrote: 90 Points
From 375mL. Deep ruby, minimal bricking; moderately aromatic, blackberry, some minerals; palate is full bodied, black fruited, still some minerals, medium-plus tannins but soft and approachable, medium-plus acidity, medium alcohol; medium finish. Polished without being overly modern, well balanced, still quite youthful. Certainly fits with the style of Leoville Poyferre and enjoyable in this format although still a bit young. 90
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7/2/2021 - Jeff Leve wrote: 91 Points
Clearly, this is ready to go. It is a soft, easy to like and drink, open, medium-bodied, cherry-filled wine without a lot of depth or complexity or weight. However, there is charm along with touch of herbs and underripeness accompanying the red berry-filled finish.
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6/20/2021 - vide Likes this wine: 92 Points
One hour later here in cold Brisbane (the computer tells me it is 16 degrees).
Re the 2004 Leoville Poyferre. The wine has now fully opened up, still with dark fruits, but there is now an acidity behind it, imposing structure. Depth is slowly giving way to complexity. This is wine that speaks of serious wine-making skills.
mt
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6/20/2021 - vide Likes this wine: 92 Points
Oh, Poyferre, even phonetically you speak of redolent fruit and dark earth, of something being carried (ferried) to the poy. Great depth of petlliant colour, dark, impenetrable. Good solid fruit on the palate, perhaps just a little over-heavy, and lacking in complexity. But this is a house style, which I have known for fifty years, and I have to say that I have enormous respect for this chateau.
Will this wine improve with time? Difficult to say. Even after two hours in the decanter, this wine seems to be just hanging around. Indolent, almost apathetic, monolithically self-gratifying.
mt
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6/5/2021 - Andice wrote: 91 Points
Very settled and assured. Cedar and a touch of old leather on the nose. Resolved and confident palate on the savory spectrum. Not too long or deep due to vintage but certainly an enjoyable claret any day.
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4/23/2021 - Paul D wrote: 89 Points
3/12, vg cork, decanted 1/2 hr.
Deep ruby core, narrow pale rub rim. Rich, inviting Poyferre nose, red and black berries, vanilla, touch of mocha. Some cedar emerging. Medium/full bodied, quite rich and round, blackcurrant fruit, vanilla, touch of fruit cake, attractive vibrant acids, good length finish perhaps a touch sandy still on the tail end.
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4/3/2021 - Papies wrote: 90 Points
4 years since we tried it last and although it’s much more together and smoother on the edges it still lacked a singing great side. Still the juiciness of the St Julien helps the relatively dry 2004 vintage but it’s no where near drinking as pretty as other vintages. Still on the fruit and with a good secondary side but definitely requires some more evolution. 90-91
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3/29/2021 - MRichman wrote:
Very nice, may have a bit more to give with a little maturity.
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2/10/2021 - Yagil wrote: 91 Points
Yagil's WIne Buddies 2021 1st meeting (at Yagil's): a good solid Saint Julien - though from an average quality vintage
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2/4/2021 - wineforth Likes this wine: 93 Points
11th note since 2010. Very similar to the last bottle two years ago except that the tannins are now very soft. Smokey vanilla, cassis and cedar nose. Tannins are beautifully balanced. The finish is of dark fruits and liquorice and is long and penetrating. The wine is fully mature and starting to lose some fruit mid palate so it's time to drink up. Excellent in the context of an average plus vintage. Very charming and moreish.
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1/31/2021 - tomlee wrote: 92 Points
Dark crimson in color. 13.5% ABV. Gorgeous nose of red fruits, leather, cedar and anise. Medium body with ample acidity. Exceptional structure with lush fruits. The wine picks up power and concentration with time in the glass. Currants, cassis, plums and tobacco on the palate. The finish on the wine is long with drying tannins. Lots to like here. Delicious Bordeaux that is ready to drink. I'm not sure this will get better but it will certainly drink beautifully for another 3-5 years.
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1/8/2021 - edjBoca Likes this wine: 92 Points
Beautiful nose...pencil and tar. Dark fruit ...should improve some over 2-3 years...
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11/14/2020 - nverma Likes this wine: 88 Points
Disappointing
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11/2/2020 - Julian Marshall wrote: 87 Points
I bought some a couple of years ago after a recommendation by someone whose palate I respect. The first one I tried was not up to much, but I thought it may have been a bad bottle. Sadly this confirmed my first impression - it's simply not all that good IMO. For those who dislike the LP flamboyance, there is good news because there isn't much, the problem being that there isn't much of anything else either.
I tried decanting this one for several hours but it didn't improve it. The aromas are quite faint, the fruit is rather muted and although there is a certain class, so it does provide a very decent drink (hence the note), it never takes off.
Compared to two Chinons tasted alongside this was just rather dull.
I can't help wondering if some of the better batches found their way into the 03, because this is so inferior to Léoville Barton's effort from next door.
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11/1/2020 - Sinclelz wrote: 90 Points
Utterly textbook St Julien. I have to say this bottle did not blow me away.
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10/24/2020 - C.W.Birdies Likes this wine:
Lighter color than I expected. Nose of dark berries but not much else. Flavor opened up well over the night but didn’t blow me away. Nice bottle, but not worth the price.
3.5
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10/13/2020 - Philipp Biermann Likes this wine: 93 Points
Wirkt noch top-frisch; herbe Nase: Schlehe, sogar Pflaume, Marzipan, Pfeffer, schwarze Johannisbeere, knackige Säure (?), Kokos. Toll im Mund, langer Abgang. Ein Wein der Lust auf Mehr macht, nicht fett sondern elegant.
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9/29/2020 - Loathesome Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very dark red. Nose positive with currant/berry flavours. Good extract and concentration. Soft tannins and plenty of fruit in background. Clearly needs more time but starting to be enjoyable. With time you would get so much more complexity because at present it is a bit one dimensional.
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8/2/2020 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 93 Points
Decanted about 40 min.....taken to HMCs for dinner. Great right from the pnp with rich dark fruit but within 10 minutes, this changed. Redder fruit, lead pencil, orange rind, etc. It evolved about every 15 minutes thereafter up to about the 3 hour mark when it stabilized with a great perfumed, floral, briar nose. This is definitely a sleeper in a sleeper vintage. Kudos to the CT brotherhood for bringing this to my attention the last week or two on its drinkability right now. Much appreciated! This is an easy 93, even HMC liked it early in the evening. Picked up a little weight toward the end of the bottle. Wouldn't take much to make it a 94.....this is really well integrated, with balanced acidity and some nice tannins still in the background....quite a few years to go yet.
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8/2/2020 - rwstorer wrote: 94 Points
Similar note to previous. Popped and let air for one hour. Its a stunning wine paired with flank steak and roasted potatoes. Still going strong with many years ahead
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8/1/2020 - fc1910 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Sitting on the terraces on a hot summer evening waiting for some grilled dishes from ecological producers, such as beef German Bratwurst improved with herbs,
chose this one, cooled down to about 15 degrees celsius, pnp,
strong bramble berry fragrance, the fruits on the bushes are not ripe yet, but in this bottled liquid ..... yes,
some mineral aromas on the palate, a whiff of stone licking , rich, ripe black fruit, very open and therefore elegant, you could call it full of finesse either, but still with some ripe supporting tannin and a lively acid in the background, delicious flow over the mid palate, long aftertaste, would say in the beginning of its prime, enjoy over the next 5- 10(+) years, ***(*-?), around 92(+)
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6/28/2020 - vancouvermatt wrote: 92 Points
A bit more enjoyable than the last bottle... quite modern in style, medium to full bodied, took a while to open up but drank well over 2 days (stored in 1/2 bottle overnight in fridge). Seems like a good drinking window now.
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6/23/2020 - BordeauxBoy wrote: 94 Points
This is just singing right now. Opened for 3 hours before having with a big porterhouse steak... it was fantastic. What a nice left bank wine. Cassis/current flavor dominate the nose along with some nice floral components. The pallet is still fresh and bright but the tannins have softened considerably. Darker fruit follows but is more diminutive in nature. The terroir is upfront but has settled down. Long finish. Perfect time in the window. The wife and I argued over the last drops. Owned since release and it was my last bottle unfortunately.
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6/6/2020 - d'Artagnan wrote: 88 Points
Un bordeaux bien équilibré, digeste, agréable, mais franchement rien pour écrire à sa mère sur ce millésime. 88 pts
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4/17/2020 - rupertg Likes this wine:
Black centre, red rim. Light sediment at end. Mineral and savoury nose, mouth filling, good acidity, with fruit dominating tannin. Delicious. Universally popular, bottle finished with no problem. Aftertaste has blackcurrant in it but is mainly savoury. At the end, there must still be a lot of tannin because teeth are left furry. Still good for five years, but excellent now.
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4/7/2020 - vpoms wrote: 88 Points
Clear medium garnet. Clean nose of medium intensity. Aromas of wet leaves, farmyard, tar, earth, smoke, flint. Wine is fully developed. Palate: dry, medium acidity, low tannins, medium alcohol, medium minus body, strong flavors of mushrooms, game, wet leaves, tar. Finish is disappointing and short. Good wine, drink now, not suitable for further aging
After about another 2 hours the wine improved significantly: less barnyard and earth, more structure and a lot more pleasant.
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3/21/2020 - bethel31 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Quite well integrated but doesn’t feel full bodied. A bit lean but easy drinking with minimal tannins. A bit spicy notes with black fruits and typical Left Bank style.
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3/12/2020 - Renevin Likes this wine: 93 Points
Nez fruits noirs, boisé. En bouche très belle ampleur, les tanins sont fondus, équilibré et longue finale . Très bon, pret à boire mais peut tenir encore plusieurs années
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3/10/2020 - Wine Poor Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dark garnet red
Good fruit.
Tannins well integrated, but still masculine with plenty of structure.
Nice wth roast lamb.
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3/7/2020 - rexmerlot wrote: 91 Points
Dark purple in color. Notes of cassis, dark chocolate, and tobacco. Dry, med body, med acidity and smooth tannins. Drinking really well right now.
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1/1/2020 - UTPK wrote:
Had the Leoville Poyferre 2004 together with the Pontet Canet 2004. The LP was the most classic claret with lovely left bank notes of cassis, green pepper, cedar, etc. Sweet and mature straight from bottle. The PC is more backward and has a more chemical nose. After 1 hour it opens up but does still not have as charming nose a LP. I am not sure the PC will ever become the better wine in this vintage. Seems like they harvested earlier and has achieved less fruit. The acidity is much higher in the PC as well.
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12/25/2019 - jonanator wrote: 91 Points
Still developing but coming along nicely. Getting pretty close to peak drinking.
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12/21/2019 - Francophile1 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Classic Bordeaux Claret. Very much left bank on the nose with black licorice, cedar, pencil lead, and touch of tobacco. It is very much a St. Julien wine containing what I call “St. Julien leanness”. What I mean is that it is not fat like a Pauillac and not as floral and feminine as a Margaux. It fits somewhere in between. Decanted for 2 hours. It is still tightly wound and while mature, it can benefit from a few more years in the bottle.
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12/13/2019 - Ianjaig Likes this wine: 91 Points
In a great drinking window now with blueberries, vanilla and silky tannins all beautifully integrated. This didn't evolve too much as it opened up (decanted half of the bottle). Quite Coleraine like, a tad modern(?) although it did become a touch more tannic later on. Overall, this was very enjoyable though in comparison, there are other equivalent Bordeaux that I prefer i.e. Barton, Segur, et al.
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12/6/2019 - moods wrote: 88 Points
Drank alongside 2004's from Lagrange and Leoville Barton. Beat the Lagrange for density of fruit but lagged the Barton for freshness. Secondary aromas and flavors. Has sufficient oomph to go another 3-4 years.
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7/30/2019 - RN wrote: 90 Points
Needs a good decant. Lean and mean out of the bottle. Even with some time hardly forthcoming or generous. After 2 hours still rather ‘strident’ and not alot of fruit. Great length and tannin structure though. I think time will continue to hollow out the wine. Probably best now.
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5/11/2019 - O'Meara Likes this wine:
Decanted 2 hours and drank over two hours. Like many 2004 medoc, this is drinking well. The tannins are 90% resolved and the fruit is still vigorous. The mid palate is a bit hollow, again, like many 2004 left bank wines. It is less evolved than the Barton, but more accessible than the Las Cases. You could let this mature a few more years...or drink it while your better vintages are gaining momentum. Either way, you can’t lose!
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4/28/2019 - davergny Likes this wine: 93 Points
Nose is a bit shy, but the palate is sublime. Red and dark fruits, tobacco, licorice and cedar notes. Some sharp tannin lingers in the medium length finish. Very good balance but on the riper side as far as the fruit goes. Shows it’s class and is drinking nicely now, but not yet mature and should improve. A pleasure to taste. 93+
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4/22/2019 - Windrider Likes this wine:
Very good. Needs to breath at least 1 hour decanted. Good value wine.
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4/22/2019 - Mhbeaune wrote: 90 Points
Only had a 30 minute decant, big error on my part. Starting to dry out. i am finding a fair bit of bottle variation having invested in 48 bottles en-primeur. Some are like this bottle but most still showing good dark fruit, complexity and elegance.
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2/21/2019 - wineforth Likes this wine: 92 Points
10th note since 2010. Smokey vanilla, cassis and cedar nose. Tannins are balanced and the wine has come out of its shell. The finish is of dark fruits, long and penetrating. Touch of bitterness on the finish has disappeared and the wine is fully mature at last. Excellent wine and superb in the context of an average plus vintage. Overall very moreish.
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2/17/2019 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
Second Sunday Group: 2014 v 2015 Bordeaux (Barb's): Courtesy of R&D, popped and poured. Notes of black fruit, macerated berry and incense. Medium tannins. Black fruit dominates the palate; long and balanced. Starting to drink well but this is still on the young side. I might give this a couple of years yet if I had just a few. 92+ pts.
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2/16/2019 - theusualsuspect wrote: 92 Points
Fully realized. a very nice Leoville Poyferre on the black fruit side. Nice purity and nice balance. Plenty of acid yet. Glides smoothly across the palate to a very good finish. .A really fine effort for the vintage, however, don't think it carries the weight or complexity of a Poyferre in more highly regarded vintages.
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1/18/2019 - dcwino wrote: 95 Points
Chateau Leoville Poyferre vertical with Sarah Cuvelier (Le Cafe Descartes at the French Embassy): Expressive nose displaying youthful concentrated black fruit, crushed blackberry, crème de cassis, black cherry, floral dust, rose, cedar, a hint of leather and caramel, and earth. Excellent concentration, layers upon layers of perfectly ripe black fruit, silky and sensual, very pure, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, and a long sweet black fruit driven finish. This is a pleasant surprise, showing excellent concentration, freshness and sensual palate.
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1/13/2019 - Philippe_C wrote: 89 Points
Delicate nose of peper, cerise rouge, hint of acidity, menthol... high acidity, red berries, drying tannins, rather short.
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1/12/2019 - spineguy Likes this wine: 90 Points
Last bottle of this vintage I tasted was almost 1.5 years ago. This bottle seemed tighter and less dynamic. Drank over 2-3 hours and wonder if a few more would have helped, perhaps not. It came much more into favor with all at dinner when duck and veal chop was served. Much better standing up to big meat flavors that complimented the wine.
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1/10/2019 - Jdog wrote: 92 Points
Stood this bottle up for several days before splash decanting using a Vinturi. Beautiful purplish ruby color. Classic Poyferre nose and flavor profile and still a really fresh, fairly young wine after 15 years in the bottle. Surprisingly fruity as well. This wine is a little hollow in the mid-palate and just doesn't quite have the vibrancy, precision and layering of a great vintage of Poyferre. I don't think it will ever develop into a block buster, but it is an elegant, regal, and lovely expression of classic St. Julien. Every sniff and taste just says "Ah, I'm in Bordeaux!"
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12/29/2018 - Paul S wrote: 91 Points
Supper at Kel's (Kelvin and Joyce's Place, Bishan): Very similar impressions to the last bottle 2 years back. The nose was sweet cassis fruit seasoned with wood spices, like cinnamon and cloves, and then just a drift of cigarette smoke. It was still thick and primary on the palate, with a textured mouthful of powdery tannins and bright acidity framing rich tones of cassis and blackberries, and then drifts of wood spice at a mid-lengthend finish.
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12/26/2018 - riskun Likes this wine: 91 Points
After a good decant. Nose not strong but classic dark wooden fruit. Entry is also following the nose with blackish fruit and charcoal wood. Mouth is smooth and linear with a nice tobacco, leather and white pepper finish. Tannins smooth and well back. Only complaint is is is lacking a bit of energy mid mouth.
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12/14/2018 - O'Meara Likes this wine:
This is rockin’ and rollin’! Vibrant red fruit with exotic spice, lovely glycerin, and fine tannins. Medium body with a 30 second finish. Not the greatest vintage, but who cares?!?! This is a very well made and proper claret at a reasonable price. I’d buy more if I could.
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12/5/2018 - drfloyd Likes this wine: 93 Points
Served at a blind tasting - fruit is wide open, oak well integrated, nice tannins - everything in place and drinking really well now. Impressive
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11/10/2018 - cgtan Likes this wine: 90 Points
3-hour decant
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10/6/2018 - PMJak11 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Wow! Great bottle! 45+ minutes open in the bottle and could use more. Needs a decanter as there was a ton of sediment. Dark purple color. Nose filled with black cherry, tar, and cedar. Nice French terroir on the palate with lush fruit and smoke. Tasted higher in OH than the listed 13.5%, which leads me to believe it has many years left. Great, lengthy finish. I can see this getting better with more age.
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8/19/2018 - Rugan wrote: 88 Points
Pretty closed, structured, lots of tannins, not a lot of fruit. Very little nose.
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6/4/2018 - dbkitc wrote: 89 Points
Not sold on this one. Very deep color - looks modern and over extracted. Nose shows promise with deep cassis fruit and earth. Some oak spice but not out of line. Palate is a bit heavy and monolithic- just a touch. Kind of blah..nondescript. A bit of a surprise as I typically love this Chateau. Based on limited samples, I think many Bordeaux Chateau overdid this vintage trying to please critics. Will keep remaining bottles for a few years to see if any complexity emerges. Very good just not special. (89+?)
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6/1/2018 - vinhonotte Likes this wine: 95 Points
Cellaraid @ Artbox Singapore 2018; 5/27/2018-6/3/2018 (Bayfront Event Space, Marina Bay Sands): deep purple; quite acidic, tannic, fairly intense, fair length; cherry, cassis, cedar, grassy, tea, smoky, meaty; great!
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3/25/2018 - Paul D Likes this wine: 90 Points
2/12, excellent cork, decanted 1 hr.
Deep ruby core, narrow pale ruby/garnet rim. Quite youthful nose - blackcurrant, cedar, vanilla. Medium bodied, ripe blackcurrant fruit, cedar, vanilla just a touch of savoury meatiness showing, tannins now seem better integrated, attractive fresh acidity offers a nice contrast to the polished fruit, good length finish. Drinking well.
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3/3/2018 - mr_rancho Likes this wine: 91 Points
Typical LP, very nice. Goes well with all food, or stand alone.
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2/11/2018 - palfr2 Likes this wine: 90 Points
By way of disclaimer I am only an occasional Bordeaux drinker as my interest these days lie in more northernmost regions of France and Italy. First I am surprised this is not more evolved at 13 years of age. The tannins and wood imprint have receded but there is nothing secondary about this. This is a dark-fruited / tarry with medium+ weight not flat and building up to some pleasant if not very long finish. This is a nice drink but I still find it somewhat formulaic and not something screaming second growth or terroir. Somehow this leaves me feeling the good Medoc experience could have been delivered by a very good cru Bourgeois in a more vaunted vintage.
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1/28/2018 - ctc wrote: 93 Points
I thought this was a wonderful wine. Elegant, fragrant, somewhat reserved in a classical way, very beautiful tannins.
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1/21/2018 - whybuyone wrote:
One word comes to mind. Austere. The cork was perfect and I think the bottle was fine. It just did not show. Three hours in the decanter and a small amount left in the glass for three more hours. I think this is in a closed phase and needs many more years.
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1/12/2018 - etyc Likes this wine:
Off-vintage Bordeaux theme'd dinner
PnP’ed blinded. Wow, this ‘04 LP has certainly improved a lot. Lots of red-fruit intensity/weight! Have no doubt this will continue to improve with age... but alas, my last bottle...
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1/4/2018 - grapenomad wrote: 93 Points
Tasted this along with 2005 and 2010. You can truly see how wines evolve into graceful beasts (taking into consideration you start from youngest to oldest). This one didn't have the power of the 2010, but rather went on mellowness, a silky texture and an overall easy-drinking profile. The tannins calmed down, the acidity is still alive, but not bursting through your eye sockets after the first sip. A wine to sit down, gather the family together, make a hearty meal and enjoy for hours on end.
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12/21/2017 - btock wrote: 90 Points
Softer than expected. Resolved tannins, surprisingly ready. Deeper purple fruit, graphite, loam. Of the '04s I've opened, think this one better met on the younger side. Could see it tipping into bricking territory given already soft styling.
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12/21/2017 - rocknroller wrote: 91 Points
Bordeaux 2005 and Older: A Whole Lot of Leoville (Tilia, Mpls): Very dark red color. Decanted for 1.5hrs, drank 1 glass over 2 hrs. I enjoyed this, finding the nose to be in a better place myself than the palate. The nose offers up a core of cassis and boysenberry along with dried earth and and cedarbox notes. The palate was medium plus bodied, dark fruits, cassis and black cherry, tart black fruits, wood spice, and loam. The '04's have generally drank well young and this does, but maybe not as pretty as some, but I think these are clearly still on the upswing. Glad I've got a stash of these 91+pts.
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12/21/2017 - liquid art wrote: 93 Points
Tasted along with three other Leoville’s (‘94 LLC, ‘96 LP and ‘96 LB) from the mid-90’s, and was surprised this did not stand out as bigger/younger. Had the same elegance as the ‘96, but with a bit more fruit and acid. Question if this will be a long ager.
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10/23/2017 - g-man wrote: 94 Points
My ohh my, this has evolved into a beauty. The tannins are still there to provide some backbone but they integrated well to create such a well balanced wine. I only wish I had bought a full case rather than just a six pack. This is by far the best example of this so far.
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10/20/2017 - wineforth Likes this wine: 93 Points
9th note since 2010. Good vanilla, cassis and cedar nose. Tannins are still high and the wine has gone into its shell a bit. I have a feeling it’ll emerge stronger in a few years because the finish is so long and penetrating. Touch of bitterness on the finish. Excellent wine and superb in the context of the vintage. Not quite as good as the 06 but still a must have for lovers of Poyferre. Don’t hurry to drink this as it’s still improving.
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10/3/2017 - MRichman wrote:
Has good, dark fruit and a smoky, toasted oak profile. Good weight & depth. Iron & mineral. A good, muscular Bordeaux without a ton of complexity. Drinking well in its early window. Drink or hold.
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9/8/2017 - jkoenen wrote: 86 Points
Top Bordeaux 2004 (Restaurant Beluga, Maastricht): Suboptimal bottle. Oxidated?
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8/19/2017 - spineguy Likes this wine: 94 Points
Nose of refined mature crushed black fruit. Great integration of fruit and mellowing tannins. Black fruit continues onto the palate with a touch of anise and leather coming into play. Probably in its prime but definitely has quite a few years of life. Decanted and drank over a few hours with less change/evolution then I would have expected.
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8/2/2017 - jnocera Likes this wine: 94 Points
Classic Bordeaux great balance and complexity.
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7/3/2017 - Teeranun Likes this wine: 92 Points
At the midst of its peak period. Decanted for 2 hours, it delivered much more than I expected. Medium to full body. Well structured. Good are ma, though I yearned for a bit more.
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6/21/2017 - Ianjaig Likes this wine: 94 Points
Day 1: Popped and poured. Wow! This is a stunner. Beautiful, beautiful nose of casis and vanilla. Lovely, silky palate that's beautifully balanced with decent (but diminishing) tannins. In a great drinking window now and personally, I wouldn't hold for much longer.
Day 2 and whilst still lovely, this flattened out a tad and lost some of its X factor. In hindsight, I would pop and pour with the expectation that it will hit its stride around the 2 or 3 hour mark.
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6/15/2017 - mwarren707 Likes this wine: 92 Points
in the decanter i had my doubts, smelled flat, after two hours it opened, initial taste was great the tannins have completely soften and the fruit was forward and balanced . texture was pleasant yet dominant like a Bordeaux and was structured this wine aged fantastically - drink now!
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6/11/2017 - jonanator wrote: 91 Points
This has really developed and blossomed into a beautiful wine. Good concentration and body with beautiful aromatics. On the palate, this was soft and velvety, with tannins nicely integrated. Very good. Has years and years of life left but ready to go after a short decant
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5/23/2017 - vancouvermatt wrote: 90 Points
A bit underwhelming. Dark ruby, notes of earth, graphite, mocha, charcoal and some vanilla. Soft tannins, rounded mouthfeel. Lacking structure to age for long time. Elegant. Tanzer and Wine Spectator nailed the score much better than WA.
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5/6/2017 - Purple Tooth wrote: 92 Points
Actually a 91+...Lots of graphite, scorched earth, Barrel Char and violets. More Graves like than St. Julien. Just in the drinking window with firm yet velvety tannins. Kind of like a nice Pape Clement...still young... Drink er HOLD will get better fer show.
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5/6/2017 - Saadissimo Likes this wine: 89 Points
Decanted for an hour. Deep garnet colour. Floral cassis nose, a little on the subdued side. Soft tannins. Dry but sumptuous fruitiness mid-palate and hot on the finish. Enjoyable even if maybe astringency on high side. Not sure it merits the accolades given by Parker...
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4/28/2017 - Vino_Veritas Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very nice, classic Bordeaux with good QPR ($38/bottle). Reflective of the vintage with nose of cassis, earth and a touch of leather, medium bodied with a hint of vanilla on the finish. Not a typical elegant St. Julien - bit more brawny and lacking the meaningful floral component (Margaux-like violets) I often get from this appellation. Drinking well now with a decant and will be interesting to reassess in 2-3 years, though don't see it improving materially.
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3/18/2017 - Francophile1 Likes this wine: 94 Points
I can't keep my hands off it. While it will only get better with time, it is smoking good now. Consistent notes with my other tastings. Decanted for two hours and consumed over a two hour period. Smoking good! Hard to believe I paid $38 for this on release.
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3/17/2017 - eddie100 wrote: 97 Points
Decanter makes the difference.
Amazing color, smell and complexity.
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3/10/2017 - vinhonotte Likes this wine: 94 Points
SIA Wine Week; 3/6/2017-3/10/2017 (Singapore Airlines): pronounced nose of blackcurrants and stewed fruits; tannins were soft and velvety, and had hints of mint, forest floor, and sweet spices
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3/5/2017 - Papies wrote: 91 Points
Decanted and served.
Dark ruby colour. Still very much on the fruit, dark berries, blackcurrants. The oak is well assimilated and on the sidelines at this stage. Touch of a few sharp edges on the palate but overall a very well made wine, well balanced, good acidity and had an elegance to it. Not the most complex wine at this stage but with lots of future ahead. 91
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2/18/2017 - vinhonotte Likes this wine: 95 Points
this feels more "masculine" than the 2003 vintage. the same sweet nose, but yet having hints of mint, forest floor, spices, and that dewy feel after a storm.it's darkness feels foreboding, as if to deliberately hold me at bay. in all, mysterious and intriguing
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2/11/2017 - ikileo wrote:
From a half bottle. Decanted for 30 mins. Drank over 2 hours. This note is at the end of the 2 hour mark.
Violets, floral nose with a plum and cassis core. Some tea leaf & cigar box as well.
still quite tightly wound but opening up. A mix of red and dark fruit but not much happening. Alcohol pops in and out and the wine has a nice sappy but short-ish finish.
I don't know if this will get better with time. A decent drinking bordeaux but lacks the oomph to make it truly enjoyable.
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12/29/2016 - jnocera wrote: flawed
Corked so sad.
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12/3/2016 - Paul S wrote: 91 Points
This is coming along pretty nicely. While nothing out of the ordinary, it is a very solid wine. I liked the nose quite a bit, with its youthful notes of cassis and redder fruit aromas, hints of oak and wood spice and touches of mint, all just starting to get infused with more interesting secondary notes of meat, earth and wet forest floors. The palate was just a touch one-dimensional, but very Bordeaux, with cassis and blueberry fruits laced with a touch of black tea and roasted capsicums, all couched in fine, chewy tannins and a nice cloak of acidity. The finish still had a little bite, coating the backpalate with a layer of tannins and a blush of spice. It will take a bit of time for the palate to develop in the same way the nose is starting to show, but this has the balance and structure to make a good wine. Try again in 5-6 years.
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10/12/2016 - Nutty08 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Decanted and followed over a few hours. Hasn't evolved much since my last bottle in 2013. Plum and mocha profile. I don't get much cab character other than the tannins which are slightly bitter. A bit shy overall, but reasonably aromatic. Moderate coffee finish. A bit generic and lacking depth but nice enough. Seems to be a big step down from the '01.
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9/17/2016 - wineforth Likes this wine: 92 Points
8th note since 2010. In 2011 Mme Cuvelier said wait 5 years. Big cassis and oak nose. Big bodied and also plenty of tannins. Dark cherries on the palate with that touch of bitterness. Long finish. It's getting better. Could still improve over the next few years. Superb for the vintage.
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6/27/2016 - grossie Likes this wine: 92 Points
Ready to go! Great power, nice round wine. Not sure why I'd wait, although maybe it'll gain some secondaries with time. Right now it's delicious.
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6/16/2016 - wineordeath Likes this wine: 93 Points
Given to me after having been open for a day. Excellent. Gorgeously perfumed classic medoc nose rich in fruit with lacings of vanilla, but not at all too sweet or overly extracted. A bit lighter on the palate, but still good weight and depth. I drank this and thought I have to get some!
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6/13/2016 - winelover20 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Super, like always with Leoville Poyferre. Still young with its 12 years, but really nice to drink now. It's rather on the power side, you feel the acid, so I will wait 2 ore more years for the following bottles.
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4/17/2016 - jmoon Likes this wine: 93 Points
As per prev note. After 1 hrs decant opens beautifully. Old school . 10+ yrs if you want to wait but great now. Well priced
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3/30/2016 - Wardyn Likes this wine: 91 Points
A blend of 62% cab Sauvignon, 28% merlot, 8% petit Verdot and 2% cab franc.
At 12 years of age, this has a bouquet of black and blue berry cassis, tobacco, smoke and herbs. Ripe and sweet dark berries on the entry. Medium high acidity. The mid is complexed and savory, highlighted with herbs, earth, some graphites and chocolate. Texture is velvety with round and elegant flavors supported by slightly firm tannins and a lingering finish.
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3/20/2016 - Ydaucourt wrote: 92 Points
Long, fin, élégant, superbe aujourd'hui. Peut encore tenir quelques années.
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3/12/2016 - bobbycuzzi Likes this wine: 92 Points
Aired it for an hour before serving. Big, ripe with finely grained tannins with a nice lush mouthfeel.
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3/4/2016 - VitisNovice Likes this wine: 92 Points
Developed beautifully.
Deep purple, with browning meniscus.
Nose of strong tart red fruits like apple and raspberry. It opened beautifully over the course of a few hours, did not decant.
Attack of cherry and soft rounded syrup, heavy, with an initial cedar back pallet that turned into cherry and sour cherry with some cherry pit.
Acidic, with soft barely present tanins, lacked a rigid structure but made up for it in the purity of its red fruits. Late in the evening it had soft notes of fig; but, it remained tart fruit throughout.
Beautiful.
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1/30/2016 - Francophile1 Likes this wine: 95 Points
This wine is hitting on all cylinders right now. Vibrant and explosive in the glass with tons of licorice, currant, lavender, cedar, and a touch of olive tapenade. The finish is electric with a core of pure fruit that won't quit as the finish pushes through the youthful tannin and goes on and on. Just entering its adulthood, this wine is going to be fun to drink between now and 2025. It will be hard for me to keep my hands off it. Decant for 1 hour and enjoy. Impressive wine!
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1/24/2016 - Paul D wrote: 90 Points
1/12. Decanted 1/2 an hour. Deep ruby core, narrow pale ruby rim. Nose is aromatic, youthful, with ripe, rich cedary dark fruit, touch of vanilla, hint of moist earth. Medium/full bodied, plush blackcurrant fruit, cedar, ripe and generous but with lovely vibrant acidity, good depth, tannins a touch grainy on the good length finish but overall excellent. Enjoyable now but should improve providing those tannins mellow.
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1/1/2016 - fc1910 wrote: 89 Points
New year´s eve with some friends: a fine concentrated cassis nose, somehow perfumed, young appearance with almost grainy tannin, very concentrated fruit body, some overripe aromas, red fruit compote, not my favourite Bordeaux- winestyle......., lacking elegance at the moment, entering the savoury drinking window, hopefully getting more balanced by some more years in the cellar, **(*+-?), 88-91?
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11/29/2015 - Kris G wrote: 89 Points
too young, typical Cabernet Sauvignon dominated left bank, but not the best QPR
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11/1/2015 - wineforth Likes this wine: 90 Points
7th note since 2010. Consistent with April 2014. Light nose of undergrowth and cedar. Good tannic backbone but some lack of flavour on the palate. Great persistence and aftertaste. In 2011 Anne Cuvelier advised waiting 5 years, and the wine seems to be about to peak. Drink in the next few years.
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10/16/2015 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine: 93 Points
Color:dark red
Nose: beautiful nose, floral and very perfumed, nose of the night, drank with 6 other Bordeaux
Palate: cherry, black currant, will improve with more age, sophisticated, decanted for 3 hours
93+
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9/26/2015 - PhilJ Likes this wine:
Decanted an hour before dinner. Just starting to enter maturity now. Slightly grippy tannins on the mouth. Will leave my other bottle of this for quite a few more years.
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9/13/2015 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
Second Sunday Group: 1975 Bordeaux (Augie's): Violets, plum, incense and black fruit aromas. The palate follows the bouquet. Lengthy finish dominated by dark fruit, spice and oak qualities.
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8/29/2015 - psi wrote: 91 Points
From memory. Great, but had hoped for a bit more complexity. Still to the young side. Did not decant. That was probably a mistake!
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7/28/2015 - wpiers wrote: 92 Points
Brought to River Cafe yyc. Classic bordeux nose, long finish. Still young.
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7/12/2015 - Francophile1 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Starting to hit its maturity window, though I'd prefer it to age 2-3 more years. Decanted for 2 hours. A pretty wine with good structure... More feminine that I was expecting, but delicious none the less. Black fruit, lavinder, touch of licorice with grainy tannins that should smooth out with age. Secondary characteristics starting to come through with tobacco, cedar, and burnt embers.
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4/17/2015 - Poussin wrote: 92 Points
This needed two hours in the decanter before it was even approachable...I had a tentative sip after 30 mins and the phenolics were overwhelming. It has a serious claret nose of maraschino, blackberry, leather, graphite and maybe a little smoke. The palate shows pleasing fruit with lifting acidity, a hit of oak and some vanilla on the finish. Tannins are initially robust and crunchy, becoming silkier as they relax their grip over time. This will keep for sure, but with an adequate decant it's drinking okay now.
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4/12/2015 - jonanator wrote:
Decanted for about 30mins before drinking and this didn't show much for me. May have been a bad bottle since this didn't seem to be anything like previous bottles. Felt very muted and closed, so maybe it was just in a slumbering state.
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4/12/2015 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine: 93 Points
Color: dark red
Nose: after 2 hours it has a slight green nose but overall a good primary ripe fruit nose
Palate: silky tannins, superb balance
Rating: 93
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3/31/2015 - ScottPreston wrote: 95 Points
For the vintage this wine is absolutely fantastic. Still has a decade of enjoyment in front of it. Stellar balance. Nose emits charcoal, tar, dark fruits. Took about an hour to start to open.
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3/21/2015 - riskun Likes this wine: 92 Points
Slight decant. Fairly wooden nose. Entry is also wooden with a fairly dark fruit. Nice mid-mouth with the wooden board dominating the finish. Tannins fine. This needs more time and a nice decant. Fine wine but a bit rustic still.
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2/24/2015 - grossie Likes this wine: 90 Points
Really nice medium bodied claret, albeit a little simple overall. I'm not sure it's getting too much better than this, I don't think there's a monster hiding in there.
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1/18/2015 - drfloyd wrote: 90 Points
Much better on second day - it was pretty tight and primary on day one. Day two the oak blows off (mostly) and reveals a great nose of red fruits, minerals, smoke (bacon fat?), herbs, etc. Lots of tannic power and great acidity which give the wine a decent punch. Its solid but didn't love it here - I really think it needs another five or 10 years and considering the structure, it will be no problem...
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1/17/2015 - aagrawal wrote: 90 Points
From a 375. Deep ruby-purple color with little to no bricking, youthful; nose has excellent intensity with vanilla, black fruit, slight cigar box, possibly slight green bell pepper underneath; palate is full bodied, still moderately firm tannins throughout, at first the acidity and freshness hits, carries the palate through the midpalate and finish, black fruit density more upfront but carries through the end; finish is medium length. Overall an excellent riper hedonistic but still recognizably left bank bordeaux with good complexity, still very young even from half bottle, and fits with Leoville Poyferre's style of high quality but easy drinking (ie: not cerebral, more just enjoyable) and more modern than the other Leovilles (Barton and Las Cases). 90-91+ but don't try another half for 5 years minimum, more likely 10 years would be better.
Update: 30 minutes air - Now showing a little bit of minerality on the nose more characteristic of classic St. Julien.
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1/4/2015 - Jeff Leve wrote: 92 Points
With a developed color, forest floor, strawberry jam, truffle and cigar box aromas, the wine really serves up a nice, plummy, sweet, soft and round sensation that is ready to start being opened and enjoyed.
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12/31/2014 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted for 2 hours. Beautiful promising nose of tobacco leaf, saddle leather, cigar box, a bit of eucalyptus and liquorice. On the palate very deep cherry and blueberry. Excellent wine. I would say on the nose a bit better then on the palate. In general I am a fan of the 2004s St Julians and St Estephes, in my book the vintage makes for great drinking and is better then its reputation. In comparison with the 2004 St Pierre I had recently the LP has to take a back seat though. Reflecting on my red wines in 2014 I have to say that the Saint Pierre 04 was my top experience as it was quite an unexpected over achievement. Happy New Year to you all!
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12/31/2014 - ilee Likes this wine: 93 Points
NYE just mucking around the house with VK, PH, JH and Mrs L (Kashi Lodge, Niseko, Japan): I've had plenty of this wine in the past year and it has never disappointed. Fruity and complex, with a dark brooding mineral character and slightly creamy edge, this is a classic LP from a very drinkable vintage that is unfortunately sandwiched between two headline-grabbing Bordeaux years -- hence offering terrific value for us drinkers.
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12/27/2014 - wconnolly Likes this wine: 88 Points
I have been disappointed with the 2004 Bordeaux but this was pretty tasty. 2004 was supposed to be approachable early but I have yet to be impressed. This was medium garnet and opaque in color. Had a pretty nice floral nose. Lots of mocha, chocolate and tobacco on the palate. A decent offering but lacking in complexity.
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11/17/2014 - Enfantterrible wrote: 91 Points
ilee's note below pretty much captures it for me. a nice wine entering its drinking window. this bottle was decanted for about two hours. I'll save my last three bottles for 2017 or thereabouts...
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11/5/2014 - ilee Likes this wine: 93 Points
Delicious black fruit bouquet with notes of tobacco and tar, this wine is still young but very enjoyable. Plush and expressive on the palate, with a respectably long finish, this is definitely one of Chateau LP's better efforts in the last decade.
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11/3/2014 - slaughterer wrote: 89 Points
Very strange young showing. Bitter and closed with dark masses of tannin hitting the lower palate like a block of granite. After about 3 hours decanting, the texture loosens up and becomes more velvety. The fruit is primarily concentrated, sweet blackberry (so sweet it is almost like candy, like Pixie Stix when drawing air), bitter tea leaves, Asian spices, some blueberry, darker wood spice, tobacco, cassis. Very dry and reserved, with a somewhat hollow mid-palate that yields an unpleasant aftertaste of, again, overly sweet candied blackberry and bitter tannin. I would say this really needs 2-3 years more.
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9/29/2014 - jmoon Likes this wine: 93 Points
Fantastic after a 2-3 hr decant... Tight on opening so pls give her air
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9/14/2014 - alion wrote: 88 Points
Not quite ready. Bitter and un-giving on opening but 3 hours air - in glass - and beautiful, concentrated, spicy dark mahogany and cassis nose. Palate, though, reflects the vintage - fresh, hints of blackcurrant fruit, tobacco / woody spice, plenty of tannic bite but a bit disjointed and overly dry / austere. Prefer the 2002. Give it a couple of years. 88 for now.
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9/5/2014 - Lord Rayas wrote: 93 Points
perfumed and open knit. drinking beautifully now.
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9/2/2014 - mchiew Likes this wine: 92 Points
breathed in the bottle for 3 hrs and decanted for another 1 hr.
nose of barnyard, tea leave, and mineral.
smooth and long finishing with slight edgy acidity. may need a few more years in bottle.
as compared to the last bottle i drank 2 yrs+ ago, i noticed the significantly diminished aroma, which impressed me a lot when i first tasted the bottle 2 yrs ago.
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7/26/2014 - grossie wrote:
Beautiful rich powerful wine, no hard edges. 10 left, wish I had another case!
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7/23/2014 - grossie wrote: 92 Points
Drinking really well. Not harsh in any way. Very powerful, terrific wine. Could probably be more complex, but there's a lot to like in here.
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5/17/2014 - ilee Likes this wine: 93 Points
Opened this at home with Mrs L after we polished off a 1964 Ch Canon and still felt thirsty... What a difference 40 years makes! Big, black thick and oily is what I registered in the initial few seconds, though after my taste buds readjusted somewhat (and the wine had a chance to catch a breath) the more subtle ash, mineral and crushed leaves notes started to creep in. But still quite big and black; the dark berries very fresh and primary, though the tannins are just beginning to soften ever so slightly. This wine can easily last 20 years I think...
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5/16/2014 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 94 Points
Tasted @ big Bordeaux tasting in Zurich. Often one my favorites, Léoville Poyferré hit a homerun in this difficult vintage. Amazing aromatics of flowers, dark fruit (cassis/black currant, dark cherries), roasted coffee, toast and some licorice. It's medium-full bodied and dense, with medium-high acidity and medium+ tannin that is very silky. Great length. A very beautiful classic Bordeaux with a lot of freshness and beautiful flavors.
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3/19/2014 - ilee Likes this wine: 93 Points
Rich and complex nose infused with black cherry, gravel, cedar. Though not heavy bodied, the wine has weight and presence. Tannins already well integrated, fruit is not overtly ripe but firm. Nice velvety finish. Overall very poised and not a hair out of place. This should improve for another decade easy, but already enjoyable at the end of its first decade.
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1/31/2014 - dougie Likes this wine: 91 Points
Great texture and grit. Will improve in a few years.
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1/24/2014 - theusualsuspect wrote: 90 Points
Cassisy notes with a wood overlay. A bit of chocolate. Really impressive extract but a bitter tannic note still quite present through the finish. Not there yet. That said, acquired upon release and stored at 47-52 degrees since. Needs a few more years, if not more.
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12/31/2013 - Abbey Likes this wine: 94 Points
Drank Christmas eve with a filet roast. Classic bordeaux, great nose of earth and dark fruit followed by a balance of fruit and oak. Really hitting its drinking prime now and for years to come.
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11/7/2013 - millesime66 wrote: 89 Points
Second d'une verticale de 5 millésimes, ses tannins commencent à peine à se détendre mais ce qui lui manque le plus, c'est du nez. Le moins apprécié de tous, il faut dire qu'il était d'un millésime ingrat.
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11/3/2013 - Nutty08 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Took a couple hours to wake up, but eventually showed coffee and plum on the nose. Polished, restrained palate, with mocha and currants. Moderate finish. A solid if somewhat "boring" bdx. Typical '04 expression with merlot up front, and without the complexity of the more hyped vintages. Could still use some time.
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9/16/2013 - MemorialWineFan Likes this wine: 90 Points
1.5 hour decant and paired with some steaks. Still has some time it can go in the bottle. Took awhile to open up, but great flavors.
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8/11/2013 - LFCHALA wrote: 91 Points
Closed scents, but delicate. On the palate, little persistence, angular tannins, good acidity and liquorice. Young. Needs time.
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7/29/2013 - grossie Likes this wine: 93 Points
Dark wine with moderate opacity. Really lovely cassis/cherry nose with something a bit waxy in there too, a bit of spice, some smoke. Great mouthfeel- super rich, low acidity, a bit of tannin, and great concentration, especially for the vintage. Nothing green or under-ripe about this. It finishes really well, no bite, no hard edges. I'm very pleased with this wine, it's a really pleasure to drink and is the type that would be appreciated by winos and non-winos alike.
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7/25/2013 - Jeff Leve wrote: 92 Points
There is a nice softness and polish to the tannins, giving the wine a supple texture to the smoky, black cherries, earth and licorice filled personality. The wine is young, fresh and while still primary, fun to drink as it approaches its 10th birthday.
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5/31/2013 - Zweder wrote: flawed
Bordeaux 2004 (@ Bottles; Sas van Gent, Netherlands): Corked
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5/31/2013 - jkoenen wrote: flawed
Bordeaux 2004 - an overview (Restaurant Bottles, Sas van Gent): Corked.
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5/22/2013 - vespasian Likes this wine: 92 Points
Good fruit on th nose, oak integrated now. Good ripeness here; smooth palate, lovely flavour this is good enough to enjoy now. Tannic bite on the finish. Earthy mineral finish. Very good.
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5/22/2013 - rossi.wine wrote: 91 Points
Colour is showing its age a little, turning into a nice garnet at the rim. Sweet fruit, liquorice, cedar and mushrooms on the nose, quite impressive. Good grip, freshness, cherries and red berries on the palate, nicely balanced. As it has been mentioned before, really quite austere with very robust and drying tannins towards the medium+ finish, from 2018+?
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5/11/2013 - GA Old World Guy wrote: 89 Points
Not much going on here. Lacks any real flavor and very tannic at the finish. Only been decanting for an hour, so hopefully it comes around.
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4/26/2013 - RKwok Likes this wine: 92 Points
Medium to full bodied, deep ruby/purple colour, strong sweet vanilla nose, the palate is very refreshing with blackberries, bilberries, vanilla and hints of leather, good acidity. Overall very good except a bit too tannic towards the finish.
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2/17/2013 - phantphant wrote: 93 Points
Excellent Bordeaux earthy flavor and finish.
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2/12/2013 - ludwigbpm wrote: 92 Points
Sans notes
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12/15/2012 - vwsmaltz wrote: 93 Points
The wine looks Inky colored. It has Blackberry, Black currant (cassis), Red Currant, and Dust on the nose. The palate show good black fruit with integrated tannins. The body is Full. The wine has Silky texture. The wine finishes Long. Decanted for 2 hours prior to consumption. This is in a very good place at the moment with decanting.
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11/28/2012 - mfreddi Likes this wine: 92 Points
Too young. Should keep for another 2-3 years. Started to Open up after an hour in the decanter.
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10/21/2012 - JLL wrote: flawed
Corked
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10/4/2012 - clairenclarence wrote: 92 Points
tried tis bttl multilple times.a bttl tat is well drinking nw.veri nice secondray notes with gd support of black fruits.take note 1 ting.try nt decant more than 3 hrs.wen the fruits start to fade,its goin to b a disaster
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9/17/2012 - Tim Heaton wrote:
RockinCab's descriptors virtually mirror my own. An excellent wine that really had a proper chance to shine given its 3 hours in a decanter. An Ivy league education at a State School price. Very nice and much to its credit, each successive pour was more enjoyable than the last one. These 'off vintage' or 'between vintage' wines can really be quite stunning. Certainly in the 'very good' realm now, but better things are surely ahead for this one.
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9/15/2012 - RockinCabs wrote: 91 Points
Nose: blackberry, blueberry, vanilla, cedar and some slight floral notes. Very young, perfumed nose. Palate: leads with blueberry pie, blackberry and plum. Med bodied but dense, with a lot of un integrated oak. Long on the palate with embers and grilled herbs coming through. Finish: berry driven finish that is a bit one dimensional. Inky with some florals.
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8/31/2012 - clairenclarence wrote: 91 Points
try tis bttl again.tis time 1 hr decanting..a gd blend with primary fruits n secondary notes with nice nose.wat i dislike is finishing is slightly a bit dry.it seems to me it nd more longer time to stay in the decanter.though tis time it taste so much different frm wat i hve tasted few mths ago which i like,but overall it is stil a nice bttl tat u wil njoy.
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7/30/2012 - basquey wrote:
Decanted for 8 hours. Blueberry chocolate cappuccino! No, this is very good. Exceptionally good in fact, but not going to settle down soon, just like me when I was that age, ahhh....
Rough and fun, black fruit, herbs/spice (whatever the hell they are), and cigarettes mmm. Fun.
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7/15/2012 - Ltim BE wrote: 93 Points
Decanted for 4 hours. Stunning nose of tobacco leaves, game sauce, wild berries and liquorice. Velvety taste, like silk with a long lasting taste and strong aftertaste. Simply stunning and still a few years left to develop further.
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6/17/2012 - kevincheng wrote: 89 Points
Nose was rather closed when first opened.. developed into some lightly dark chocolate, strawberries and caramel by the 1.5 hour mark. Coke and cinnamon tints also.. nice burgundy colour all the way to the rims and a deep velvet throughout.
Flavours were a bit closed though. brick, plums and dark cherries with an extremely short finish... a bit too young right now, could be a 91/92 in a few years time perhaps?
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6/9/2012 - Mike Ritner Likes this wine:
Maroon color. Medium body. The flavors are typical Medoc and simply delightful, with graphite, dust, leather, black fruit. Needs at least three hours decant for the initially harsh tannins to smooth; after four it really begins to sing. The wine is well balanced with a classic style and nice structure. Excellent; it should continue to improve for many years.
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6/8/2012 - Coollawyer wrote: 94 Points
Very fragrant nose of flowers Spicy. Black pepper Cassis black cherries. Black berries. So delicious so yummy! Very classic. I always liked Poyferre.
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6/7/2012 - Paul S wrote: 92 Points
Judgment of Singapore: Part 2 - Riesling and Cabernet (Ubin Seafood, Sin Ming Indistrial Estate): This was a very good start to the fight of reds. While still far too young to drink, it was certainly better than when I last tried it a few years ago, and is on track to develop into a really nice wine. It had a really alluring nose, with lovely, fruity gobs of blackberries and cassis and plums kissed by smoky tobacco and toasty earthy notes with a little drift of violet flowers at the sides. All those fruit aromas along with some sweet oak notes at the side led me think that this may have been a new world wine. The palate did little to dispell that impression on first blush. Hedonistically rich and ripe (especially for a 2004), it had a wonderfully pure expression of blueberries, cassis and black cherries at the forefront, lined with really fine, ever-so-slightly powdery tannins and some lovely fresh acidity. It was really the balance and purity to the wine and the finesse on its structure that pulled most our guesses back to Bordeaux in spite of all that pirmary fruit. Very delicious stuff, with a strong finish too, brightening up as it pulled away into a fresh display of dark cherries and cassis lined with a little hint of spice and twist orange peel. A very nice which should only improve in time. This should be lovely in a decade or so. The group's #3 out of 10 Cabernet blends.
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4/16/2012 - tbuysse wrote: 92 Points
Very impressive for the vintage. Not as elegant as Barton or as powerfull as Las Cases, but certainly perfectly balanced. Strong touch of oak and vanilla. Maybe hold for 2 years. I really liked it.
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4/1/2012 - riskun wrote: 91 Points
Woody fruit nose. Smooth light mouth with a woody core of spice and cedar. Quite tannic with a finish a bit like sawdust. There is a lot going on underneath this but it is a bit harsh and lacking elegance at this stage.
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3/11/2012 - L Nierop wrote: 93 Points
Young. There's clearly a really good wine here but currently it's dominated by primary aromas of dill and vanilla from the oak. Well structured - lots of dense but supple tannin, ample fruit to balance. Will be excellent in time but currently this feels like another example of why it's a waste to drink classed growth Bordeaux before its 10th birthday.
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2/25/2012 - Shooey wrote: 94 Points
nice wine... elegant, balanced, merlot showing, silky tannins... just entering its drinking window... will improve over the next few years but can drink now... i wish Leoville Poyferre still cost $40 because this is excellent.
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2/12/2012 - mchiew wrote: 90 Points
dark purple color. nose of cedar and oak. on palate, red fruits with smooth tannin and a hint of spice. good stuff !
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2/1/2012 - ianlittler wrote: 90 Points
Drank a i/2 bottle which is slowly getting there. Say two more years. Tannins are softening.
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12/20/2011 - Nutty08 wrote: 91 Points
Decanted a couple hours prior. Interesting to know the blend here as it seems to be showing off its merlot component. Nose of blackberry, with licorice and cedar spice. Lush fleshy palate with plum and currants, touch of spice, seemingly low acidity. Fine tannic finish with subtle oak notes, toasty, with darker fruit. Still quite tannic, slightly bitter, and a little coarse. A very nice bdx in what appears to be the style of '04--lush ripe fruit but lacking a little depth or complexity. Still, a very nice bdx that will please the bdx drinker and continue to improve over the next 5-10yrs.
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11/13/2011 - rwstorer wrote: 93 Points
Popped and decanted for 4 hours. Dark bluish purple color with a nose of earth, tobacco,leather and currant. Initial alcohol but eventually resolving into favors of black cherry and currant. Nicely balanced and went well with short ribs. Needs lots more time
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11/11/2011 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
Roux Weekend with Château Léoville-Poyferré; 11/11/2011-11/12/2011 (Inverlochy Castle *. Torlundy/Fort William, Scotland): Nice depth, easy style, good. Now - 2019.
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10/24/2011 - Porchino wrote: 92 Points
Had at le cirque excellent
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9/3/2011 - Chrisw97 wrote: 94 Points
Comparing this side by side to the 2001 vintage, the 2004 has probably a bit more structure and backbone to age gracefully long yet being accessible enough for a good taster now. Tannins are more precise here and the body is rounder and fruitier. Yet again dark fruit and spice on the nose. Hold on to this one.
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7/8/2011 - Lord Rodney wrote: 94 Points
This wine was like ink to the red rim. Nose was beautifully loaded with dark soft and sweet fruits. In the mouth it was silky and pure. The best young Bordeaux I have had in a very long time!
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5/14/2011 - Lord Rayas wrote: 93 Points
Dinner with Jay/Celine, Martin/Yvonne, Will/Belinda, Peter/Carol (Jay and Celine's): wonderfully floral, yet pretty powerful and well structured. surely among the best from 2004.
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5/12/2011 - Bisty Likes this wine: 93 Points
Almost darkblue. Dark fruit, with depth. Young, sweet fruit and concentration on the nose. A very serious impression.
On the palate, sweet liqouirice, some alcohol to be noticed. Feels like the grapes have had ideal maturity, still very elegant. A word I personally rarely use with wine actually sprung to mind - sexy!
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4/16/2011 - Frommen wrote: 92 Points
great, classic bordeaux. Very structured with good cerise fruit.
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2/21/2011 - Biggsy wrote: 88 Points
Dark ruby red with a fresh and fruity blackcurrant filled nose. Substantial and spicy with grippy tannins. Still youthful and dense with lovely weight and depth of fruit.
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2/16/2011 - henrygjeffreys wrote:
tannic, v. masculine
needs a long time
tick
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2/16/2011 - Sleepy Dave wrote:
Alcohol :: 13.5%
From half. Bright deep ruby core with purplish hue. Pop and poured. Tight, austere nose and palate but with excellent focus and transparency, fine-grained tannin, oak infused flavor on the palate with very fine texture, austere finish. 2hrs later, the wine started to unfold itself with more focus, expressive aromas of blackberry fruits, pencil leads, capsicum, coffee, floral and chalky mineral. Bright flavors on the rich, complex palate with great balance of ripe blackberry fruits, earth, spices, coffee and very fine, lively acidity, most importantly, not being sweet and heavy. The freshness and vibrancy really strike me. Mid level of tannin and oak remained un-evolved, but this is nicely cover by the fruits and acid spine. Fine, detail medium length juicy finish with coffee, mineral aftertaste. A classic St-Julien that keep me asked for more. Buy - Yes.
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2/5/2011 - Ho Bryan wrote:
What is with the colour - are they using Mega Purple? The wine did nothing for me. Perfectly fine with some St-J typicity, but muted, and somewhat anonymous.
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1/30/2011 - ILTDW wrote: 86 Points
My only note: Very Dry
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1/27/2011 - Spencer wrote:
From half-bottle. Really tight right now and not showing much of anything. Firm tannins, quite a bit of oak. A strange showing for this wine. I won't touch another for at least ten years, but I think it's a crap shoot whether this will develop positively.
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11/12/2010 - phantphant wrote: 73 Points
Nothing going for it other than color. No taste, no finish, no intensity, no fruit. Very, very disappointing.
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11/4/2010 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Seems a touch closed down from when I had it over the summer. But, I just pulled open the cork so we will see where it goes. A touch stiff across the palate but the fruit, tannin and acidity are all in balance and together.
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11/2/2010 - pc.jams wrote:
Drank from a 375. Decanted for about 2 hours. One dimensional out of the decanter. Opens up to show a bit more character and depth. Not an "over driven" example and consistent with the vintage. Perfectly good wine given time.
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9/22/2010 - VindependenceDay wrote: 92 Points
Popped and poured; ate with Chinese food. Initially closed, more wood than expected. Strong blackberry, some cedar, nice acid. Opened up over the course of an hour and by the end was really opening up with richer fruit, tannins died down, good length. Unfortunately half a glass left by that point. Probably should sit on it another year or two.
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7/4/2010 - Omar Khayyam wrote: 86 Points
This is a very good wine made in classic style with black currant, cedar shavings; the green pepper has faded into the background.
Elegant, in the sense that it is lean, but still no magic. We had this with some grilled steaks and the wine was overwhelmed by the smoky meat. On its own though, this was drinking much better now.
note: Had it opened for a few hours before serving, but served the wine below room temperature.
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6/27/2010 - nzinkgraf wrote:
(mostly) 2004 2nd growth Bordeaux (Waterford Wine Co., Milwaukee): most upfront fruit expression of the three 04 Leovilles. M/M+ acid. tannins are integrating here. for the flight, this shows a pretty lush and broad palate. width. 75% new oak.
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6/26/2010 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Tasted three nights in a row off of three different fresh bottles.
This is well made wine. Broader than its two cousins, without the amazing drama of Las Cases in 2004, nor the iron of Barton in 2004. Shows its oak more, shows its fruit more, bigger; if you will. Doesn't have quite the same "breed" as its two cousins. But you already knew that.
All that being said, still fantastic claret. Drinking well now, I would imagine it will drink gracefully for 10 more years as well. Much more harmonious and knit together than the 2005. Drink this first in other words.
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6/25/2010 - Beavis77 wrote:
Graphite and sour dark berries on the nose. Has a nice austerity with a hint of medicinal cherry. Overtime, the nose became more lush.
Great clarity of flavors on the palate. Tannins have good grip, but well balanced. Gravelly blackberry and stony notes. Long finish of dusty fruit.
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6/11/2010 - phantphant wrote: 75 Points
Disappointing...quite weak and lacking taste.
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6/8/2010 - theusualsuspect wrote: 90 Points
Not quite there yet, but very impressive fruit quality integrated with wood. On the red fruit side with that step up in clarity of fruit. Finishes quite long but not with strength/real palate impact at this point. May go up a point or two from here, but not headed for greatness. That said, will never have a problem drinking a bottle of this.
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4/1/2010 - ReneB wrote: 88 Points
Round en quite light. Not to young to drink.
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2/28/2010 - fructose wrote: 90 Points
Expressive nose with some signs of development. After 6 hrs in the decanter a clear cassis component with restrained oak and some light cedary spice. Delicious on the palate, great fruit, a waft of tobacco, lovely balance but still dominant tannins. Like a slightly unkempt teenager - indications of it's adult form combined with a few remnants of the child.
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2/13/2010 - JLL wrote: 90 Points
gorgeous deep purple on the eyes, this was decanted for 3hrs and consumed over an additional 3hrs, the nose was at its best several hours ago when it gave off smoky dark fruits/now it is readily showing etoh although there is little to be tasted, very tight until opening up after 5 hrs- casis/tobacco/smoke/cedar/earth/touch of dill, finish was long emphasizing the wood and herbs with little fruit.
Let this one rest...
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12/30/2009 - Shorepower wrote:
Gillade den här läder, mycket tannier, den struktuerade stilen som finns i bordeaux.
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11/28/2009 - StefanAkiko wrote: 88 Points
(Wine tasting at Sogo Dept Store, Yokohama) One of the more promising 2004 Bordeaux wines I've enjoyed so far. Well balanced wine with very nice oak. It is still not quite ready to wake up (I prefer mature wines) but can absolutely be enjoyed by the ones who prefer their wines early.
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11/2/2009 - Frommen wrote: 93 Points
Classic, restrained but oh so pure fruit. A delicious st Julien!
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9/4/2009 - neng wrote: 91 Points
smell of floral and berries. medium body. the taste is quite balanced but a bit too much tannin. smooth acid. this seems to be quite young. should wait for for 2-3 years.
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8/31/2009 - jasonh wrote: 91 Points
Had over 3 days. On the first day it was next the the 2004 VC Certan which was sadly corked to high heaven.
The nose was very nice. Spicy, sappy and leathery. With time there was more brambly along with an iron quality. The dark flavors worked great with the lightish mouthfeel and abundant acidity. Built for food. High acid and medium tannin. It is a bit animal. On the 3rd day it was a bit sour and slightly sherried.
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8/23/2009 - darrenhe wrote: 88 Points
My faith in claret is renewed with this wine!....just 2 days after the frankly awful 1999 Leoville Las Cases, this has proved that there are better and cheaper wines around. I accept that 1999 is not a great vintage but I expected much more from a £60 wine. This Poyferre was only £30 and despite still way too young offers much more drinking pleasure. The colour is showing no age at all and is still bright red out to the edge. Lovely nose of deep blackcurrant, hedge-row and varnish!...on the palate it is full and ripe with deep blackcurrant, juicy dark fruit and with a hint of cream. The tannins are not particulalry heavy. Mouth-feel is great and finish long. Very pleasurable now but very young so I will leave my next 2 bottles for another 5 years at least.
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5/26/2009 - InternationalWineReport wrote: 93 Points
Wonderfully rich, smooth and polished, with chocolaty currant, spring Floral, plum, and hints of creosote, it's tightly wound yet plush elegant, and concentrated. Best from 2010-2016)- JD93
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5/16/2009 - Omar Khayyam wrote:
can't rate this since it appears completely closed down, with little primary bouquet, and still it has that stern disciplined balance which promises something good; hints of capsicum, graphite and meat
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4/22/2009 - sfqwino wrote: 91 Points
This wine has closed up somewhat compared to my last visit last year. Ripe dark fruits, mocha, some leather and spice made this quite a delicious treat despite the somewhat harsh tannins. Probably hinting to be left alone for a few more years.
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4/22/2009 - Paul S wrote: 91 Points
Leoville Poyferre masterclass with Didier Cuvelier (St Regis, Singapore): A good wine, intellectual, serious and interesting, but perhaps at a slightly awkward place in its evolution. Lovely nose, with fresh cassis and a hint of capsicum notes, followed by earthier tones of mushroom and leather with some treacle and toffee oak notes. I thought I detected little whiffs of alcohol here and there. The palate had quite a bit of structure, so it seemed a little more tightly put together than the plush 2006. This had clean acidity and firm tannins lending their weight to a solid backbone, with flavours of cassis, a touch of leather and some bittersweet herbs making up the rest of the wine. I got notes of bitter roots, a touch of prunes and more toffee moving into the finish. There is quite a bit of complexity waiting to be revealed in future, but it is a little tough right now. I did find it more interesting than when I tried it last year though. While I am not sure this will ever be a great wine, I think it will be at least a very good one given another 5 years or so.
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3/21/2009 - Alex H wrote: 81 Points
Thematic tasting of Bordeaux 2004 (Crystal Wines): Cod liver oil poured over fumey notes of dark plums. Very neutral wine that is neither good nor bad. It doesn't incite any feelings whatsoever although it is neither dull nor badly made. Its just uncontroversial, nonchalent but respectable. Maybe its shut down now? I am at a loss for words. This is that guy in the class that doesn't look average but he is just not noticed. Nobody minds having him around though. I call this a 81+???. I really think this has shut down a lot from the last tasting I had.
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3/13/2009 - Rubinstein wrote: 91 Points
Needed air. after 2 hours lovely St. Julien flavours appeared. I liked this a lot.
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2/22/2009 - KDutti wrote: 91 Points
Pop and poured. Bold initial attack. Strong terroir, earthy and bold. Highly recommend pairing with food (cheese or meat). Paired pork. The pork fat and wine tannins just melted and blended into one savory taste. very smooth, very yummy, very decadent. Picture having chocolate mousse cake and washing it down w/ a glass of milk.
wine by itself - 88
wine w/ food pairing - 93
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2/9/2009 - vespasian wrote: 90 Points
Quite open. Spice and cassis. Classic St Julien. Delicious fruit - lovely balance. Tannins are there but integrating beautifully. A nice vein of minerality too. Very young - needs plenty of time.
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12/19/2008 - sfqwino wrote: 90 Points
Ripe berries, cassis, flowers and a nice touch of oak. Delicious and inviting.
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10/24/2008 - chitowncdpguy wrote: 91 Points
Decanted for 5 hours and tasted blind.
Almost opaque purple in the glass. Reticent nose of cassis, leather, and pencil shavings. Cassis more pronounced on the palate with a little bit of oak also. Full-bodied with dusty tannins. Strong acidity. Medium length finish.
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10/18/2008 - m_yang wrote: 90 Points
Drank this with Willie at the Bordeaux booth at Wine for Asia 2008 at Suntec City. A much forward and under-rated vintage. Was feeling very happy towards the end of the tasting. Typical classy poyferre style. Thinking love it love it love it..
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10/16/2008 - Alex H wrote: 86 Points
Wine For Asia 2008 (Suntec City Singapore): Perfumed dark flowers with layered aromas of greeness, mocha and berryfruits. Bright fruits framed by good acidity and tannins with some sweetness. Medium finish. Good!
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10/16/2008 - Paul S wrote: 91 Points
WFA Bordeaux 2004 tasting by the Wine Review; 10/16/2008-10/17/2008 (Suntec City, Singapore): I thought this was one of the best wines of the tasting and an affirmation of the growing improvements over the last decade or so. It certainly showed that Poyferre can make good wines in more classic vintages after the stupendous 2003. Slightly darker colour than the other left bank wines. Nose was warm, earthy and meaty, with some spiced cloves and lurking dark fruit. Very complex, very St Julien. Real bright acid on the palate, with a little sprinkling of pepper and pure blackcurrant fruit. Just a little green but very nicely balanced indeed. It finish with a sparkling freshness and some length.The only issue I have with the wine is that it should seem complete, but is somehow lacking something. TK who tasted it with me said that it ticked all the boxes but lacked a little oomph. I think that was just about on the spot. Still, a very well-made wine that deserves cellaring.
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9/25/2008 - yeoman wrote:
Decanted for about an hour. I find this a bit young, nose of tobacco, black fruits and smoky oaks. The medium bodied taste of this wine, smoky oak with loads of black fruits. The tannin is melting with a medium finished as well. The wine should not be pop for at least abt 3-5 years....nice wine if anyone got this during ep. Eventhough it's good but still cannot match the great 03.
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9/22/2008 - Claudio161 wrote: 91 Points
2004 - The Last Affordable Vintage? (Sweets and Savories. Fullerton near Ashland. Chicago. IL): Sight: Dark deep red, medium viscosity, clarified wine
Nose: Brighter on fruit than other 2004 Bordeaux's tasted this evening good amounts of dark red and black fruits - both of the berry and bush variety; lots of florals - especially nice white florals is what stood out to me.
Taste: Oak with grippy tannins; Red Fruits really present; Some hints of chocolate; slightly hollow on the mid palate.
Overall - plenty of acid still lingers - however, one can tell it will be great in time 91 points was my initial assessment.
Revisit: After sitting in glass for about 20 minutes, it became intensely perfumed and seemed to have smoothed out significantly.... 92-93 points was my impression.
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9/22/2008 - KeithAkers wrote: flawed
2004 Bordeaux- the last affordable vintage? (Sweets and Savories, chicago IL): nose: very odd but pungent nose with bannana tones striking you right off the bat, while tones of nail polish remover, cedar box, orange peels and some red currants lie beneath
taste: much more smooth on the palate with rich cedar tones, cherries, blackberries, and black currants
overall: VA problems on teh nose? I had a feeling this was an off bottle to begin with, and when revealed, I just knew that this wasn't how a Leoville Poyferre should taste or act. The nose and palate were two completely different beasts, but a few of us came to the conclusion that this had to be a bad bottle as it was just bizzare, and not in a good way
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5/31/2008 - Arcturus wrote: 92 Points
Popped and poured. The nose started out showing waves of vanilla. Over a few hours it mingled well with dark fruits and became more integrated, infused with currant, earth and a hint of leather. Medium weight, sweet ripe fruit with good mid palate texture, full finish aided by hearty tannins. Pleasant surprise. 92
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5/7/2008 - theusualsuspect wrote: 91 Points
This was my favorite wine at the 04 UGC tasting, and not inclined to change my view. Black fruit cassisy with vanilla new wood notes, but all in a closed package with plenty of acid/tannin present. Really impressive extract and refinement/purity. Needs five plus more years, and perhaps more.
My thought is that this is a Leoville Poyferre that will show much better than expected in a vertical down the road.
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2/23/2008 - gowrie wrote: 94 Points
Decanter The Great Bordeaux Fine Wine Encounter (The Landmark Hotel, London NW1): Vanilla and spice and all things nice! White and black pepper. Lovely sweetness and balanced fruit. Lovely wine, cracking 2nd growth
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2/23/2008 - Vinoguy wrote: 91 Points
Decanter Bordeaux Fine Wine Encounter (The Landmark Hotel, London): Attractive nose of cassis, lead, earth. Concentrated with aggressive tannins, backward. Should be great. 90 - 91 pts for now.
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2/5/2008 - Double-A Likes this wine: 93 Points
Inky ruby colour. Elegant, black currant, lead pencil, bread, and toasted nut nose. Focused and precise palate with smoky currant flavours; long, gripping finish.
4.5/5
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12/20/2007 - MarkLA wrote:
Last tasted in January '07. Was hoping for another glimpse of sweet red, vibrant fruit, not this dark, closed, severe wine. Oak/coffee component is dominant. Midpalate is disjointed. Finishes with drying tannin. Still not pleasurable after 2 hours in the decanter. My enthusiasm is not dampened, however. It will be a good one. Give it either a loooong decant or fuggedaboutit for another 3 yrs. [I'm leaning towards the latter.]
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11/15/2007 - madia wrote:
In the nose intense fruit and oak. Good body. Strong tannins. Very good!
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10/24/2007 - MRichman wrote:
Bordeaux 2004 horizontal (Frank's Steakhouse, NYC): Bright, high toned fruit and some tight tannins. Smooth, clean, a little sweet with some vanilla. Good, but perhaps a bit too sweet in style.
B/B+
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8/11/2007 - g-man wrote: 91 Points
Brought to an 04' Brdx tasting. Opened 48 hrs prior to tasting. Good nose showing some fruit along with a strong mid-palte through the finish. Strong tannic backbone evident. This has the stuffing to evolve into a really solid wine with time and pick up a few points. Wouldn't hesitate to buy more.
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7/27/2007 - JimHow wrote: 90 Points
Drank this again last night. I think I like the 2002 a notch better. This wine is very pure and well made, not as restrained as the '02, and somewhat more modernly styled. The 2002 has more personality, though, in my opinion. Nonetheless, they are both satisfying wines meriting scores on my scale in the 90-91 point range. Rating: 90 points.
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7/9/2007 - MRichman wrote:
Very nice sweet toasty oak Bordeaux nose. Suave taste, shows a lot of class with burnt oak tannins, a sweet kernel in the middle, soft fruit, and a long tannic, somewhat acidic and hot finish. Has a nice brightness and some secondary herbs. The fruit here is denser than some of the less successful 2004's I've had recently, but it shares the angular and somewhat flat feel I've found to be the drawback of most 2004's. There are elements of both 1996 and 1994 in this wine. Overall quite good if not outstanding with a promising future.
B/B+
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7/6/2007 - JimHow wrote: 91 Points
One of the hallmarks of Leoville Poyferre from a quality vintage is that it builds and evolves with each glass, new layers of flavor and complexity emerging with each taste. Thus the case with the Leoville Poyferre from vintage 2004. This wine will be a beauty in about 2020. It is less severe than the 2002-- I'm not necessarily saying that's a better thing, just different. Both vintages will provide enjoyment for the next two decades, in somewhat different styles. This wine is less dominated by its tannins than the rapturously mouth-puckering 2002. This '04 has some 1996 in it as well, with raspberries and black currant coating the palate... although, likewise, not as big and brooding as the hibernating 1996. A pleasant green note raced across the tounge of this '04, just to add a little pizazz, like a whispy poltergeist briefly sensed in the midsummer air from the corner of your eye, before taking hiding in some unknown corner of your mouth. Again, that's what good Leoville Poyferre does; it is a complex, intellectual St. Julien. I paid the exact same price for this wine-- $43.00-- as I did the other day for the 2003 Joseph Phelps cab. What a joke. In the end, as Rick said in his recent note, one gets the sense that this wine is not showing everything it will eventually offer (true about most young Bordeaux, of course). This is a clean, well-made wine. It is hard to find any flaws. It has nice depth, will age well. Perhaps just a slight vegetal hint, but for me that's not necessarily such a bad thing, if anything it adds personality to this otherwise pretty classic wine. The somewhat restrained nose opened up nicely by evening's end. In the final sips this reminded me more and more of the 1996 Leoville Poyferre, taking on an earthy character with lots of black fruit. I've had about ten vintages of Leoville Poyferre dating back to 1982, and the one vintage I found myself comparing this to with each sip was the '96. This will be a deceptively long-lived wine-- kind of like the 1996? In the end I was left wondering a little about that vegetal streak. I'm not sure which I like better, the 2002 or the 2004. I'll have to taste them side-by-side. I'm wondering if I didn't have a somewhat similar experience with this wine as Richard did with his Durfort Vivens, where the '04 came across perhaps stronger at the outset, but then the appeal of the he 2002 vintage came through in the end.... Anyway, this 2004 is an interesting wine, seems like some interesting things going on here. I need to try it again. For now, I'll rate it 91 points, but it may be better than that. Rating: 91 points.
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7/1/2007 - Wil wrote: 92 Points
Lush, balanced, pleasing; some complexity, good finish. Lovely wine.
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4/26/2007 - slaughterer wrote: 92 Points
Dark ruby. Smoky, spicy nose, with some forest floor, coal, and red fruit jam. Soft, mild palate, with nicely sweet berries, some rum-like overtones, first-phase roastedness, and some chocolate. Well-integrated tannins, medium structure, lower concentration and less depth than 2003, a little short, but very nice and accessible for a young Poyferre. Good potential. Ordered a case within 2 days of the tasting.
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1/22/2007 - winefool wrote: 92 Points
Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2004 Tasting (The Drake): Full deep red color. Medium bright nose of red fruit with spice hints. Nice big black fruit with tar hints. Concentrated, but not overly tight.
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1/22/2007 - plitton wrote: 91 Points
Union Des Grand Crus de Bordeaux 2004 Vintage Tasting (Binny's Clark St.): Lots of character. Notable cherries and cedar. Very enjoyable now.
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