Full bodied and still well structured. An attractive wine, Saint-Julien pur sang: velvety blueberries and graphite. Power and persistency. This wine is in a very nice drinking window right now.
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Thirty eight years later and it still is alive and kicking. Decanted. Ripe tannins. Bright acidity, medium-bodied and fresh, followed by a long, savory finish. Dark fruits, forest floor and leather notes.
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Dark red, no discoloring towards the edges. Dark fruit and lots of Forrest floor. Later more fruit/less Forrest floor and some leather. Soft with some fine tannins and fresh acidity. Lingers on, beautiful aged wine, very much worth drinking.
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Above all this was fresh and nicely in balance, and therefore pleasant to drink. But at the same time it was rather one-dimensional and unmemorable - not really a surprise for a wine of 34 years old. Not worth the high price.
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The 86 Léoville Poyferré takes half an hour to unfurl and show the full panoply of beef blood, marrow, roasted nuts, redcurrant, capsicum, cigar, and leather it has to offer. Still tannic but with pretty, succulent redcurrant on the lithe palate and a finish full of fresh thyme. A touch unripe, this reminds you it is from a very different era of Léoville Poyferré and indeed, of Bordeaux. It doesn’t hold a candle to the 82 or 90 but it’s fresh and pleasant, if rustic. Neck fill, great cork (half saturated)
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2/10/2024 - PoyferrAgent1998 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Full bodied and still well structured. An attractive wine, Saint-Julien pur sang: velvety blueberries and graphite. Power and persistency. This wine is in a very nice drinking window right now.
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1/1/2024 - nnektarios Likes this wine: 92 Points
Thirty eight years later and it still is alive and kicking. Decanted. Ripe tannins. Bright acidity, medium-bodied and fresh, followed by a long, savory finish. Dark fruits, forest floor and leather notes.
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12/2/2023 - Frankie63 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Dark red, no discoloring towards the edges. Dark fruit and lots of Forrest floor. Later more fruit/less Forrest floor and some leather. Soft with some fine tannins and fresh acidity. Lingers on, beautiful aged wine, very much worth drinking.
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12/10/2020 - vinero Likes this wine: 90 Points
Above all this was fresh and nicely in balance, and therefore pleasant to drink. But at the same time it was rather one-dimensional and unmemorable - not really a surprise for a wine of 34 years old. Not worth the high price.
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11/28/2020 - englishman's claret wrote: 89 Points
The 86 Léoville Poyferré takes half an hour to unfurl and show the full panoply of beef blood, marrow, roasted nuts, redcurrant, capsicum, cigar, and leather it has to offer. Still tannic but with pretty, succulent redcurrant on the lithe palate and a finish full of fresh thyme. A touch unripe, this reminds you it is from a very different era of Léoville Poyferré and indeed, of Bordeaux. It doesn’t hold a candle to the 82 or 90 but it’s fresh and pleasant, if rustic. Neck fill, great cork (half saturated)
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